
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
Arthur Schmidt
Editing
Robert Zemeckis
Directing
Steve Starkey
Production
Victoria Burrows
Production
Alan Silvestri
Sound
Michael Goldenberg
Writing
Robert Zemeckis
Production
Carl Sagan
Writing
Don Burgess
Camera
James V. Hart
Writing
Joanna Johnston
Costume & Make-Up
DT
Dennie Thorpe
Sound
TRS
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Camera
HD
Hallie D'Amore
Costume & Make-Up
ACR
Alison C. Rosa
Directing
PN
Peggy Names
Crew
TS
Tony Sereno
Sound
DD
David Dresher
Sound
MAFS
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Camera
SP
Susan Popovic
Sound
MW
Mark Wineman
Visual Effects
VM
Vivian McAteer
Costume & Make-Up
Gary Rizzo
Sound
DWS
Douglas W. Smith
Lighting
SK
Stephen Kearney
Sound
BL
Bruce Lacey
Sound
JA
Janice Alexander
Costume & Make-Up
AC
Andrew Cowitt
Sound
MHL
Mary Helen Leasman
Sound
IT
Ira Toles
Visual Effects
KH
Karen Harding
Sound
MW
Mary Works
Sound
BL
Barbara Lacy
Costume & Make-Up
SB
Sara Bolder
Sound
NM
Ned Martin
Camera
CR
Chad Rivetti
Camera
DS
David Stump
Visual Effects
JR
John Rauh
Visual Effects
SG
Sara Gardner-Gail
Art
RB
Ron Brinkmann
Crew
JFF
Jean François Fontaine
Visual Effects
JA
Joel Aron
Visual Effects
Jerome Chen
Crew
DL
Dawn Llewellyn
Crew
GH
Geoffrey Harvey
Visual Effects
JK
Joanie Karnowski
Visual Effects
MN
Mary Nelson
Visual Effects
JPC
John P. Cazin
Crew
GL
Gregor Lakner
Visual Effects
AS
Aaron Smith
Visual Effects
SK
Spencer Knapp
Visual Effects
SK
Stephen Kennedy
Visual Effects
MSM
M. Scott McKee
Visual Effects
JD
Jeff Doran
Visual Effects
DR
Dylan Robinson
Visual Effects
GC
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Visual Effects
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects
Robert Weaver
Visual Effects
LK
Lisa Kahatriya
Visual Effects
Gary Archer
Costume & Make-Up
JW
John Wright
Crew
MD
Michael Diersing
Art
CE
Carolyn Elias
Costume & Make-Up
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Costume & Make-Up
FM
Frances Mathias
Costume & Make-Up
PP
Paul Pav
Production
KJ
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects
TW
Taryn Weaver
Costume & Make-Up
MT
Michael Taylor
Art
ALA
Audrey L. Anzures
Costume & Make-Up
SEH
Scott E. Handt
Art
JFB
Jerrold F. Brooks
Art
CMD
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects
MB
Marzette Bonar
Crew
HW
Hap Weaver
Art
Gary Rizzo
Sound
MDM
Michael Douglas Middleton
Camera
JR
Jean-Luc Russier
Costume & Make-Up
ST
Sally Thornton
Art
FM
Frank McEldowney
Art
KP
Kristen Pratt
Art
Randy Thom
Sound
LAR
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects
JM
Joe Matza
Visual Effects
EB
Evelyne Barbier
Art
DS
Dennis Sands
Sound
Randy Thom
Sound
JRF
Julia Rivas Frey
Visual Effects
DP
David Presley
Crew
PW
Pamela Wise
Costume & Make-Up
RF
Roxanna Floyd
Costume & Make-Up
BB
Beth Bernstein
Art
DJM
Doug J. Meerdink
Art
EMS
Easton Michael Smith
Art
PB
Phil Benson
Sound
AV
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects
HJM
Heather J. Morrison
Crew
JB
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera
François Duhamel
Camera
JM
Joel Marrow
Crew
JER
Jane E. Russell
Crew
DM
David Manhan
Art
EC
Eric Cook
Crew
MO
Mark O'Kane
Camera
LEN
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Production
Tim Monich
Crew
MEE
Margaret E. Elliott
Costume & Make-Up
TE
Teresa Eckton
Sound
DD
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects
JR
Jay Redd
Crew
BB
Betty Brikowski
Costume & Make-Up
PB
Patricia Bercsi
Costume & Make-Up
CS
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
Editing
EV
Ed Verreaux
Art
JL
Josh Lusby
Art
Steve Boeddeker
Sound
MW
Marian Wilde
Sound
RL
Robert LaBonge
Camera
RRV
Rand R. Vargas
Lighting
KS
Kenn Smiley
Costume & Make-Up
LAH
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art
Tom Johnson
Sound
DJ
David Jones
Crew
MN
Michael Noles
Crew
SJW
Steven J. Winslow
Camera
PP
Peggy Pridemore
Production
JFCS
James F. Claytor Sr.
Art
DW
Dean Wolcott
Art
DM
Douglas Murray
Sound
Matt Aitken
Crew
MM
Michael McGovern
Crew
Nick Phillips
Camera
BC
Bruce Crone
Art
MB
Mariko Braswell
Art
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects
LK
Luca Kouimelis
Directing
MSM
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects
KS
Kosta Saric
Crew
K'H
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Crew
SR
Sam Richards
Crew
LT
Laurence Treweek
Crew
GL
Gregory Lundsgaard
Camera
ROD
R. Orlando Duenas
Editing
KK
Kenneth Karman
Sound
AET
Allen E. Taylor
Production
BR
Brad Ricker
Art
Bud Davis
Crew
SE
Steve Ellsworth
Costume & Make-Up
JO
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Editing
JB
Joan Bradshaw
Production
SJB
Steven J. Boyd
Production
Rick Porras
Production
Carl Sagan
Production
LO
Lynda Obst
Production
AH
Allen Hall
Visual Effects
Carl Sagan
Writing
KAH
Kirk A. Holland
Crew
JF
Jessica Fasman
Costume & Make-Up
RC
Randy Cantor
Crew
IM
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production
EJE
Edward J. Ertel
Crew
Rob Engle
Crew
Jay Caputo
Crew
SS
Steve Smith
Camera
KV
Keith VanderLaan
Costume & Make-Up
KL
Kevin LaRosa
Crew
ME
Michael Egan
Crew
KB
Kathleen Beall
Art
KB
Kathryn Blondell
Costume & Make-Up
JJ
Jeff Johnson
Crew
DD
David Diaz
Crew
MC
Michael Condro
Camera
AET
Allen E. Taylor
Crew
WE
Wayne Eaton
Crew
JBJ
John B. Josselyn
Art
BF
Bill Feightner
Crew
GDS
George Denes Suhayda
Art
JC
James Conroy
Camera
TCM
Thomas C. Mentzer
Crew
DB
Dan Brizendine
Crew
RS
Randolph Saucedo
Sound
RED
Robert E. Denne
Art
VJ
Victor Jimenez
Crew
MV
Michelle Vogler
Crew
JB
Joan Bradshaw
Production
DF
Darcy Fray
Production
WBK
William B. Kaplan
Sound
MAK
Martin A. Kline
Crew
DM
Dave Mikutsky
Lighting
DG
Dawn Guinta
Production
MM
Mark Marcum
Visual Effects
TA
Tim Alexander
Visual Effects
HK
Harry Keramidas
Editing
William Ross
Sound
KB
Kent Brown
Sound
JD
Jeff Deyoe
Visual Effects
NRC
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Production
DM
David Morton
Lighting
ES
Earl Sampson
Sound
BP
Bob Putynkowski
Editing
TC
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects
SB
Scot Boland
Production
TW
Timothy Wilcox
Visual Effects
Ann Druyan
Writing
Ann Druyan
Production
Michael Silvers
Sound
RLM
Robin L. Miller
Art
ES
Ewa Sztompke
Sound
BM
Barbara McBane
Sound
Steve Starkey
Directing
LB
Lindakay Brown
Sound
Bruce Moriarty
Directing
SF
Sue Fox
Sound
DH
Darryl Henley
Art
HS
Hope Slepak
Costume & Make-Up
MW
Mary Works
Sound
CH
Catherine Harper
Sound
NB
Nigel Boyd
Costume & Make-Up
DR
Darin Rivetti
Directing
CTC
Clifton T. Cooper
Art
CC
Carl Catanese
Art
GR
Gerardo Rosette
Costume & Make-Up
CC
Christopher Casey
Art
CR
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Sound
TE
Tony Eckert
Sound
RK
Richard Kriegler
Art
NS
Nina Saxon
Art
Cellin Gluck
Directing
CN
Cheryl Nardi
Sound
RR
Robin Richesson
Costume & Make-Up
SB
Steve Burg
Art
DA
Doreen Austria
Art
WC
William Cueto
Lighting
CB
Charlie Bonilla
Crew
RM
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Camera
MM
Mimi Medel
Visual Effects
CM
Clyde Miller
Camera
MA
Maura Alvarez
Visual Effects
CC
Charlie Clavadetscher
Visual Effects
NB
Nick Booth
Production
MJW
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Crew
KB
Kevin Bowe
Production
RC
Robert Cable
Production
Peter Jackson
Visual Effects
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects
PF
Primrose Fukuchi
Production
FDP
Frank D. Parrish
Camera
JN
John Nicolard
Editing
BG
Bart Giovanetti
Visual Effects
KG
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects
J'H
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Camera
ND
Nikki Dalmau
Production
JK
J.W. Kompare
Crew
JLG
Jana Lynn Gold
Editing
CAM
Craig A. Mumma
Crew
JN
Judd Nissen
Production
KD
Kristin Dehnert
Production
RB
Roland Blancaflor
Crew
SCM
Steven C. McGee
Lighting
JB
Judith Bouley
Production
MH
Mo Henry
Editing
CAB
Carley A. Berkman
Production
LO
Lucille OuYang
Directing
JS
Jill Stokesberry
Crew
Kim Robert Koscki
Crew
DP
Dan Plum
Crew
LS
Lynn Salvatori
Crew
Scott Levy
Sound