
Cast
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
James Woods
Michael Kitz
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Kent
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Max Martini
Willie
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Jake Busey
Joseph
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
SC
Sami Chester
Vernon
TM
Timothy McNeil
Davio
LES
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
CC
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
DG
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
LH
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
BA
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
NA
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
RDN
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
KK
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
NN
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Leo Lee
Major Domo
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James
Joint Chief
JD
Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
JH
John Holliman
John Holliman
BB
Bobbie Battista
Bobbie Battista
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
LS
Linden Soles
Linden Soles
Steven Ford
Major Russell
AZ
Alexander Zemeckis
Major Russell's Son
JP
Janie Peterson
Major Russell's Daughter
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
AH
Anthony Hamilton
British Committee Member
RTB
Rebecca T. Beucler
NASA Public Relations
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
PW
Pamela Wilsey
Voice of NASA (voice)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
GG
Gerry Griffin
Dynamics
BA
Brian Alston
Communications
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
MT
Mark Thomason
Security
JR
José Rey
Controller #8
TPB
Todd Patrick Breaugh
New VLA Technician
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
AK
Alice Kushida
Scientist
Robin Gammell
Project Official
RM
Richardson Morse
Mission Doctor
SO
Seiji Okamura
Japanese Ensign
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
MT
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
HTT
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Japanese Tech #2
Catherine Dao
Life Support
KRW
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Dynamics #2
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
JH
Jim Hild
Reporter #5
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
DM
Diego Montoya
School Boy
JA
Jonathan Adler
White House Official (uncredited)
RAJ
Robert Aguilar Jr.
NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)
MB
Mark Bailey
Four-Star General (uncredited)
MB
Matt Bennett
Senate Observer (uncredited)
TB
Tony Boldi
Robert Hand (uncredited)
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
CB
Christine Brady
White House Official (uncredited)
RB
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
MB
Mark Byrne
Protester (uncredited)
CTC
Candice T. Cain
Supporter (uncredited)
MC
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
DD
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
JD
Joey Dente
Factory Worker (uncredited)
ME
Michael Egan
IMC Police Officer (uncredited)
JE
Jeff Elmore
Monk (uncredited)
PF
Pamela Fischer
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
WBK
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)
BM
Bill Miller
Reporter (uncredited)
MM
Molly Mueller
Family Exchange (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
EP
Errica Poindexter
Police Officer (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
FP
Frank Principe
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
BQ
Billy Quinn
Security Guard (uncredited)
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
LR
Leo Rogstad
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
RSS
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
JAT
John A. Taylor
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
EAW
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
GLW
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Zemeckis
Directing
Michael Goldenberg
Writing
Alan Silvestri
Sound
Carl Sagan
Writing
Robert Zemeckis
Production
Don Burgess
Camera
Joanna Johnston
Costume & Make-Up
James V. Hart
Writing
Steve Starkey
Production
Victoria Burrows
Production
Arthur Schmidt
Editing
SK
Stephen Kearney
Sound
PN
Peggy Names
Crew
JA
Janice Alexander
Costume & Make-Up
BL
Barbara Lacy
Costume & Make-Up
KH
Karen Harding
Sound
SB
Sara Bolder
Sound
BL
Bruce Lacey
Sound
IT
Ira Toles
Visual Effects
Gary Rizzo
Sound
SP
Susan Popovic
Sound
MW
Mark Wineman
Visual Effects
DD
David Dresher
Sound
CR
Chad Rivetti
Camera
VM
Vivian McAteer
Costume & Make-Up
NM
Ned Martin
Camera
DT
Dennie Thorpe
Sound
TS
Tony Sereno
Sound
TRS
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Camera
HD
Hallie D'Amore
Costume & Make-Up
ACR
Alison C. Rosa
Directing
AC
Andrew Cowitt
Sound
MW
Mary Works
Sound
MHL
Mary Helen Leasman
Sound
DWS
Douglas W. Smith
Lighting
MAFS
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Camera
GL
Gregor Lakner
Visual Effects
JA
Joel Aron
Visual Effects
AS
Aaron Smith
Visual Effects
JR
John Rauh
Visual Effects
JK
Joanie Karnowski
Visual Effects
MN
Mary Nelson
Visual Effects
DL
Dawn Llewellyn
Crew
SG
Sara Gardner-Gail
Art
JD
Jeff Doran
Visual Effects
GH
Geoffrey Harvey
Visual Effects
LK
Lisa Kahatriya
Visual Effects
JPC
John P. Cazin
Crew
JFF
Jean François Fontaine
Visual Effects
DR
Dylan Robinson
Visual Effects
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects
SK
Stephen Kennedy
Visual Effects
SK
Spencer Knapp
Visual Effects
Robert Weaver
Visual Effects
RB
Ron Brinkmann
Crew
Jerome Chen
Crew
DS
David Stump
Visual Effects
MSM
M. Scott McKee
Visual Effects
GC
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Visual Effects
Gary Archer
Costume & Make-Up
JW
John Wright
Crew
KP
Kristen Pratt
Art
BB
Beth Bernstein
Art
BR
Brad Ricker
Art
JL
Josh Lusby
Art
Steve Boeddeker
Sound
LAH
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art
K'H
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Crew
SR
Sam Richards
Crew
LAR
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects
GL
Gregory Lundsgaard
Camera
BB
Betty Brikowski
Costume & Make-Up
TW
Taryn Weaver
Costume & Make-Up
PP
Peggy Pridemore
Production
AET
Allen E. Taylor
Production
JR
Jean-Luc Russier
Costume & Make-Up
ST
Sally Thornton
Art
ALA
Audrey L. Anzures
Costume & Make-Up
CE
Carolyn Elias
Costume & Make-Up
JFB
Jerrold F. Brooks
Art
DM
David Manhan
Art
Gary Rizzo
Sound
Matt Aitken
Crew
LT
Laurence Treweek
Crew
MM
Michael McGovern
Crew
PP
Paul Pav
Production
TE
Teresa Eckton
Sound
MT
Michael Taylor
Art
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Costume & Make-Up
SEH
Scott E. Handt
Art
FM
Frank McEldowney
Art
MB
Mariko Braswell
Art
JFCS
James F. Claytor Sr.
Art
DW
Dean Wolcott
Art
DS
Dennis Sands
Sound
MW
Marian Wilde
Sound
MSM
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects
AV
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects
KS
Kosta Saric
Crew
JB
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera
François Duhamel
Camera
JO
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Editing
JER
Jane E. Russell
Crew
RF
Roxanna Floyd
Costume & Make-Up
DJM
Doug J. Meerdink
Art
HJM
Heather J. Morrison
Crew
SJW
Steven J. Winslow
Camera
JM
Joel Marrow
Crew
LK
Luca Kouimelis
Directing
CMD
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects
MB
Marzette Bonar
Crew
HW
Hap Weaver
Art
JRF
Julia Rivas Frey
Visual Effects
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects
ROD
R. Orlando Duenas
Editing
CS
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
Editing
Tom Johnson
Sound
DP
David Presley
Crew
EV
Ed Verreaux
Art
MEE
Margaret E. Elliott
Costume & Make-Up
RRV
Rand R. Vargas
Lighting
MD
Michael Diersing
Art
EB
Evelyne Barbier
Art
Randy Thom
Sound
Bud Davis
Crew
Nick Phillips
Camera
PW
Pamela Wise
Costume & Make-Up
DD
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects
JR
Jay Redd
Crew
KJ
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects
RL
Robert LaBonge
Camera
PB
Patricia Bercsi
Costume & Make-Up
KS
Kenn Smiley
Costume & Make-Up
SE
Steve Ellsworth
Costume & Make-Up
DM
Douglas Murray
Sound
LEN
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Production
Tim Monich
Crew
BC
Bruce Crone
Art
FM
Frances Mathias
Costume & Make-Up
EMS
Easton Michael Smith
Art
MN
Michael Noles
Crew
DJ
David Jones
Crew
JM
Joe Matza
Visual Effects
KK
Kenneth Karman
Sound
PB
Phil Benson
Sound
Randy Thom
Sound
EC
Eric Cook
Crew
MO
Mark O'Kane
Camera
MDM
Michael Douglas Middleton
Camera
JB
Joan Bradshaw
Production
Carl Sagan
Production
LO
Lynda Obst
Production
Rick Porras
Production
SJB
Steven J. Boyd
Production
AH
Allen Hall
Visual Effects
Carl Sagan
Writing
KAH
Kirk A. Holland
Crew
TCM
Thomas C. Mentzer
Crew
MC
Michael Condro
Camera
WE
Wayne Eaton
Crew
RC
Randy Cantor
Crew
JBJ
John B. Josselyn
Art
KB
Kathleen Beall
Art
KB
Kathryn Blondell
Costume & Make-Up
MV
Michelle Vogler
Crew
VJ
Victor Jimenez
Crew
IM
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production
Rob Engle
Crew
DG
Dawn Guinta
Production
DM
David Morton
Lighting
DB
Dan Brizendine
Crew
WBK
William B. Kaplan
Sound
TA
Tim Alexander
Visual Effects
RED
Robert E. Denne
Art
KV
Keith VanderLaan
Costume & Make-Up
BF
Bill Feightner
Crew
JB
Joan Bradshaw
Production
SB
Scot Boland
Production
William Ross
Sound
MM
Mark Marcum
Visual Effects
HK
Harry Keramidas
Editing
EJE
Edward J. Ertel
Crew
BP
Bob Putynkowski
Editing
DF
Darcy Fray
Production
SS
Steve Smith
Camera
AET
Allen E. Taylor
Crew
RS
Randolph Saucedo
Sound
DM
Dave Mikutsky
Lighting
TC
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects
MAK
Martin A. Kline
Crew
JF
Jessica Fasman
Costume & Make-Up
JJ
Jeff Johnson
Crew
DD
David Diaz
Crew
JD
Jeff Deyoe
Visual Effects
KB
Kent Brown
Sound
NRC
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Production
ES
Earl Sampson
Sound
GDS
George Denes Suhayda
Art
JC
James Conroy
Camera
KL
Kevin LaRosa
Crew
ME
Michael Egan
Crew
Jay Caputo
Crew
TW
Timothy Wilcox
Visual Effects
Ann Druyan
Production
Ann Druyan
Writing
RLM
Robin L. Miller
Art
SF
Sue Fox
Sound
LB
Lindakay Brown
Sound
Bruce Moriarty
Directing
Michael Silvers
Sound
BM
Barbara McBane
Sound
Steve Starkey
Directing
ES
Ewa Sztompke
Sound
DH
Darryl Henley
Art
GR
Gerardo Rosette
Costume & Make-Up
TE
Tony Eckert
Sound
MM
Mimi Medel
Visual Effects
ND
Nikki Dalmau
Production
MA
Maura Alvarez
Visual Effects
RC
Robert Cable
Production
DR
Darin Rivetti
Directing
CTC
Clifton T. Cooper
Art
RM
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Camera
JLG
Jana Lynn Gold
Editing
Cellin Gluck
Directing
RK
Richard Kriegler
Art
DA
Doreen Austria
Art
FDP
Frank D. Parrish
Camera
JN
John Nicolard
Editing
BG
Bart Giovanetti
Visual Effects
CC
Charlie Clavadetscher
Visual Effects
HS
Hope Slepak
Costume & Make-Up
CM
Clyde Miller
Camera
CAM
Craig A. Mumma
Crew
RR
Robin Richesson
Costume & Make-Up
SB
Steve Burg
Art
Peter Jackson
Visual Effects
NS
Nina Saxon
Art
CN
Cheryl Nardi
Sound
RB
Roland Blancaflor
Crew
MW
Mary Works
Sound
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects
PF
Primrose Fukuchi
Production
NB
Nick Booth
Production
CR
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Sound
JN
Judd Nissen
Production
CC
Christopher Casey
Art
KB
Kevin Bowe
Production
MJW
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Crew
CB
Charlie Bonilla
Crew
KG
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects
J'H
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Camera
CAB
Carley A. Berkman
Production
JB
Judith Bouley
Production
MH
Mo Henry
Editing
CC
Carl Catanese
Art
SCM
Steven C. McGee
Lighting
JK
J.W. Kompare
Crew
KD
Kristin Dehnert
Production
NB
Nigel Boyd
Costume & Make-Up
CH
Catherine Harper
Sound
WC
William Cueto
Lighting
LO
Lucille OuYang
Directing
JS
Jill Stokesberry
Crew
DP
Dan Plum
Crew
Kim Robert Koscki
Crew
LS
Lynn Salvatori
Crew
Scott Levy
Sound