Casts

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  Jodie Foster

  Ellie Arroway

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  Matthew McConaughey

  Palmer Joss

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  James Woods

  Michael Kitz

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  John Hurt

  S. R. Hadden

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  Tom Skerritt

  David Drumlin

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  William Fichtner

  Kent

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  David Morse

  Ted Arroway

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  Angela Bassett

  Rachel Constantine

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  Geoffrey Blake

  Fisher

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  Max Martini

  Willie

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  Rob Lowe

  Richard Rank

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  Jake Busey

  Joseph

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  Tucker Smallwood

  Mission Director

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  Jena Malone

  Young Ellie

• Sami Chester

  Vernon

• Timothy McNeil

  Davio

• Laura Elena Surillo

  Cantina Woman

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  Henry Strozier

  Minister

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  Larry King

  Larry King

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  Thomas Garner

  Ian Broderick

• Conroy Chino

  KOB-TV Reporter

• Dan Gifford

  Jeremy Roth

• 

  Vance Valencia

  Senator Valencia

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  Donna Kelley

  Donna Kelley

• Leon Harris

  Leon Harris

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  Claire Shipman

  Claire Shipman

• Behrooz Afrakhan

  Middle Eastern Anchor

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  Saemi Nakamura

  Japanese Anchor

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  Maria Celeste Arraras

  Latina Anchor

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  Tabitha Soren

  Tabitha Soren

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  Geraldo Rivera

  Geraldo Rivera

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  Ian Whitcomb

  British Anchor

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  Jay Leno

  Jay Leno

• Natalie Allen

  Natalie Allen

• Robert D. Novak

  Robert D. Novak

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  Geraldine A. Ferraro

  Geraldine A. Ferraro

• 

  Ann Druyan

  Ann Druyan

• Kathleen Kennedy

  Kathleen Kennedy

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  Michael Albala

  Decryption Hacker

• Ned Netterville

  Decryption Expert

• 

  Leo Lee

  Major Domo

• 

  William Jordan

  Chairman of Joint Chiefs

• 

  David St. James

  Joint Chief

• Jill Dougherty

  Jill Dougherty

• 

  Haynes Brooke

  Drumlin Aide

• John Holliman

  John Holliman

• Bobbie Battista

  Bobbie Battista

• 

  Dee Dee Myers

  Dee Dee Myers

• 

  Bryant Gumbel

  Bryant Gumbel

• Linden Soles

  Linden Soles

• 

  Steven Ford

  Major Russell

• Alexander Zemeckis

  Major Russell's Son

• Janie Peterson

  Major Russell's Daughter

• 

  Philippe Bergeron

  French Committee Member

• 

  Jennifer Balgobin

  Dr. Patel

• Anthony Hamilton

  British Committee Member

• Rebecca T. Beucler

  NASA Public Relations

• 

  Marc Macaulay

  NASA Technician

• Pamela Wilsey

  Voice of NASA (voice)

• 

  Jeffery Thomas Johnson

  Mechanical

• 

  Yuji Okumoto

  Electrical

• Gerry Griffin

  Dynamics

• Brian Alston

  Communications

• 

  Rob Elk

  Pad Leader

• Mark Thomason

  Security

• José Rey

  Controller #8

• Todd Patrick Breaugh

  New VLA Technician

• 

  Alex Veadov

  Russian Cosmonaut

• Alice Kushida

  Scientist

• 

  Robin Gammell

  Project Official

• Richardson Morse

  Mission Doctor

• Seiji Okamura

  Japanese Ensign

• 

  Bernard Shaw

  Bernard Shaw

• 

  Mak Takano

  Japanese Tech #1

• Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

  Japanese Tech #2

• 

  Catherine Dao

  Life Support

• Kristoffer Ryan Winters

  Dynamics #2

• 

  Valorie Armstrong

  Woman Senator

• Jim Hild

  Reporter #5

• 

  William L. Thomas

  Reporter #6

• Diego Montoya

  School Boy

• Jonathan Adler

  White House Official (uncredited)

• Robert Aguilar Jr.

  NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)

• Mark Bailey

  Four-Star General (uncredited)

• Matt Bennett

  Senate Observer (uncredited)

• 

  Tony Boldi

  Robert Hand (uncredited)

• 

  Christopher Boyer

  Scientist (uncredited)

• Christine Brady

  White House Official (uncredited)

• Ray Buffer

  Press Reporter (uncredited)

• Mark Byrne

  Protester (uncredited)

• Candice T. Cain

  Supporter (uncredited)

• Michael Chaban

  Hadden Suit (uncredited)

• 

  Aixa Clemente

  President's Secretary (uncredited)

• 

  Bill Clinton

  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

• Derrick Damions

  Ailing Believer (uncredited)

• 

  Elaina Erika Davis

  Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)

• Joey Dente

  Factory Worker (uncredited)

• Michael Egan

  IMC Police Officer (uncredited)

• Jeff Elmore

  Monk (uncredited)

• Pamela Fischer

  Pedestrian (uncredited)

• 

  Carl Gilliard

  Controller (uncredited)

• William B. Kaplan

  TV Interviewer (uncredited)

• 

  Boris Lee Krutonog

  Astronaut (uncredited)

• 

  Ming Lo

  Pod Systems Control (uncredited)

• 

  Sunshine Logroño

  Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)

• 

  Denise Loveday

  Press Secretary (uncredited)

• 

  Neal Matarazzo

  Kitz's Aide (uncredited)

• Bill Miller

  Reporter (uncredited)

• Molly Mueller

  Family Exchange (uncredited)

• 

  Paul L. Nolan

  Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)

• 

  Marisa Petroro

  Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)

• Errica Poindexter

  Police Officer (uncredited)

• 

  J.A. Preston

  Senator (uncredited)

• Frank Principe

  Ailing Believer (uncredited)

• Billy Quinn

  Security Guard (uncredited)

• 

  Thomas Reid

  Senate Hearing (uncredited)

• Leo Rogstad

  Ailing Believer (uncredited)

• Russell Sanderlin Sr.

  Photographer (uncredited)

• 

  Frank Silva

  Army Officer (uncredited)

• John A. Taylor

  Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)

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  Todd Thompson

  News Reporter (uncredited)

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  Cenk Uygur

  Reporter (uncredited)

• 

  Holly Cross Vagley

  Religious Zealot (uncredited)

• Eric Alan Wendell

  Protester (uncredited)

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  Delaney Williams

  Believer #1 (uncredited)

• Gregory L. Williams

  Extra (uncredited)