Bill Pullman

William Pullman is an American actor. After graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater, he was an adjunct professor at Montana State University before deciding to pursue acting. He made his film debut in Ruthless People (1986), and starred in Spaceballs (1987), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Casper (1995), Independence Day (1996), Lost Highway (1997), and Lake Placid (1999). He has appeared frequently on television, usually in TV films. Starting in the 2000s he has also acted in miniseries and regular series, such as Torchwood (2011), starring roles in 1600 Penn (2012–13) and The Sinner (2017–2021). In 2021, he had a recurring role in the miniseries Halston.

17 December 1953

Born on the same birth day (17 December): Eva Nansen • Haron Keitany • Jim Bonfanti • Joseph Henry • Jules de Goncourt • Kazys Grinius • Marissa Ribisi • Martin Ødegaard • Mary Cartwright • Mohammad Hidayatullah • Riteish Deshmukh • Russell C. Newhouse • Totka Petrova • Willard Libby • Éric Bédard

Born in the same month (December 1953): Ben Bernanke • Bob Gainey • Chris Bury • Cornelis de Bondt • Dana Key • Graham Vick • J. M. DeMatteis • Jean-Marie Pfaff • Mikael Odenberg • Rebecca Forstadt • René Eespere • Sam Kinison • Stanley Williams • Timothy Carhart • Tom Hulce • Tom Underwood • Toomas Hendrik Ilves • Władysław Kozakiewicz