Cast and Crew
Cast 126
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
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
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
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
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)
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
Crew 268
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
Stephen Kearney
Sound
Peggy Names
Crew
Janice Alexander
Costume & Make-Up
Barbara Lacy
Costume & Make-Up
Karen Harding
Sound
Sara Bolder
Sound
Bruce Lacey
Sound
Ira Toles
Visual Effects
Gary Rizzo
Sound
Susan Popovic
Sound
Mark Wineman
Visual Effects
David Dresher
Sound
Chad Rivetti
Camera
Vivian McAteer
Costume & Make-Up
Ned Martin
Camera
Dennie Thorpe
Sound
Tony Sereno
Sound
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Camera
Hallie D'Amore
Costume & Make-Up
Alison C. Rosa
Directing
Andrew Cowitt
Sound
Mary Works
Sound
Mary Helen Leasman
Sound
Douglas W. Smith
Lighting
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Camera
Gregor Lakner
Visual Effects
Joel Aron
Visual Effects
Aaron Smith
Visual Effects
John Rauh
Visual Effects
Joanie Karnowski
Visual Effects
Mary Nelson
Visual Effects
Dawn Llewellyn
Crew
Sara Gardner-Gail
Art
Jeff Doran
Visual Effects
Geoffrey Harvey
Visual Effects
Lisa Kahatriya
Visual Effects
John P. Cazin
Crew
Jean François Fontaine
Visual Effects
Dylan Robinson
Visual Effects
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects
Stephen Kennedy
Visual Effects
Spencer Knapp
Visual Effects
Robert Weaver
Visual Effects
Ron Brinkmann
Crew
Jerome Chen
Crew
David Stump
Visual Effects
M. Scott McKee
Visual Effects
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Visual Effects
Gary Archer
Costume & Make-Up
John Wright
Crew
Kristen Pratt
Art
Beth Bernstein
Art
Brad Ricker
Art
Josh Lusby
Art
Steve Boeddeker
Sound
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Crew
Sam Richards
Crew
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects
Gregory Lundsgaard
Camera
Betty Brikowski
Costume & Make-Up
Taryn Weaver
Costume & Make-Up
Peggy Pridemore
Production
Allen E. Taylor
Production
Jean-Luc Russier
Costume & Make-Up
Sally Thornton
Art
Audrey L. Anzures
Costume & Make-Up
Carolyn Elias
Costume & Make-Up
Jerrold F. Brooks
Art
David Manhan
Art
Gary Rizzo
Sound
Matt Aitken
Crew
Laurence Treweek
Crew
Michael McGovern
Crew
Paul Pav
Production
Teresa Eckton
Sound
Michael Taylor
Art
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Costume & Make-Up
Scott E. Handt
Art
Frank McEldowney
Art
Mariko Braswell
Art
James F. Claytor Sr.
Art
Dean Wolcott
Art
Dennis Sands
Sound
Marian Wilde
Sound
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects
Kosta Saric
Crew
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera
François Duhamel
Camera
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Editing
Jane E. Russell
Crew
Roxanna Floyd
Costume & Make-Up
Doug J. Meerdink
Art
Heather J. Morrison
Crew
Steven J. Winslow
Camera
Joel Marrow
Crew
Luca Kouimelis
Directing
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects
Marzette Bonar
Crew
Hap Weaver
Art
Julia Rivas Frey
Visual Effects
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects
R. Orlando Duenas
Editing
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
Editing
Tom Johnson
Sound
David Presley
Crew
Ed Verreaux
Art
Margaret E. Elliott
Costume & Make-Up
Rand R. Vargas
Lighting
Michael Diersing
Art
Evelyne Barbier
Art
Randy Thom
Sound
Bud Davis
Crew
Nick Phillips
Camera
Pamela Wise
Costume & Make-Up
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects
Jay Redd
Crew
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects
Robert LaBonge
Camera
Patricia Bercsi
Costume & Make-Up
Kenn Smiley
Costume & Make-Up
Steve Ellsworth
Costume & Make-Up
Douglas Murray
Sound
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Production
Tim Monich
Crew
Bruce Crone
Art
Frances Mathias
Costume & Make-Up
Easton Michael Smith
Art
Michael Noles
Crew
David Jones
Crew
Joe Matza
Visual Effects
Kenneth Karman
Sound
Phil Benson
Sound
Randy Thom
Sound
Eric Cook
Crew
Mark O'Kane
Camera
Michael Douglas Middleton
Camera
Joan Bradshaw
Production
Carl Sagan
Production
Lynda Obst
Production
Rick Porras
Production
Steven J. Boyd
Production
Allen Hall
Visual Effects
Carl Sagan
Writing
Kirk A. Holland
Crew
Thomas C. Mentzer
Crew
Michael Condro
Camera
Wayne Eaton
Crew
Randy Cantor
Crew
John B. Josselyn
Art
Kathleen Beall
Art
Kathryn Blondell
Costume & Make-Up
Michelle Vogler
Crew
Victor Jimenez
Crew
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production
Rob Engle
Crew
Dawn Guinta
Production
David Morton
Lighting
Dan Brizendine
Crew
William B. Kaplan
Sound
Tim Alexander
Visual Effects
Robert E. Denne
Art
Keith VanderLaan
Costume & Make-Up
Bill Feightner
Crew
Joan Bradshaw
Production
Scot Boland
Production
William Ross
Sound
Mark Marcum
Visual Effects
Harry Keramidas
Editing
Edward J. Ertel
Crew
Bob Putynkowski
Editing
Darcy Fray
Production
Steve Smith
Camera
Allen E. Taylor
Crew
Randolph Saucedo
Sound
Dave Mikutsky
Lighting
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects
Martin A. Kline
Crew
Jessica Fasman
Costume & Make-Up
Jeff Johnson
Crew
David Diaz
Crew
Jeff Deyoe
Visual Effects
Kent Brown
Sound
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Production
Earl Sampson
Sound
George Denes Suhayda
Art
James Conroy
Camera
Kevin LaRosa
Crew
Michael Egan
Crew
Jay Caputo
Crew
Timothy Wilcox
Visual Effects
Ann Druyan
Production
Ann Druyan
Writing
Robin L. Miller
Art
Sue Fox
Sound
Lindakay Brown
Sound
Bruce Moriarty
Directing
Michael Silvers
Sound
Barbara McBane
Sound
Steve Starkey
Directing
Ewa Sztompke
Sound
Darryl Henley
Art
Gerardo Rosette
Costume & Make-Up
Tony Eckert
Sound
Mimi Medel
Visual Effects
Nikki Dalmau
Production
Maura Alvarez
Visual Effects
Robert Cable
Production
Darin Rivetti
Directing
Clifton T. Cooper
Art
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Camera
Jana Lynn Gold
Editing
Cellin Gluck
Directing
Richard Kriegler
Art
Doreen Austria
Art
Frank D. Parrish
Camera
John Nicolard
Editing
Bart Giovanetti
Visual Effects
Charlie Clavadetscher
Visual Effects
Hope Slepak
Costume & Make-Up
Clyde Miller
Camera
Craig A. Mumma
Crew
Robin Richesson
Costume & Make-Up
Steve Burg
Art
Peter Jackson
Visual Effects
Nina Saxon
Art
Cheryl Nardi
Sound
Roland Blancaflor
Crew
Mary Works
Sound
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects
Primrose Fukuchi
Production
Nick Booth
Production
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Sound
Judd Nissen
Production
Christopher Casey
Art
Kevin Bowe
Production
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Crew
Charlie Bonilla
Crew
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Camera
Carley A. Berkman
Production
Judith Bouley
Production
Mo Henry
Editing
Carl Catanese
Art
Steven C. McGee
Lighting
J.W. Kompare
Crew
Kristin Dehnert
Production
Nigel Boyd
Costume & Make-Up
Catherine Harper
Sound
William Cueto
Lighting
Lucille OuYang
Directing
Jill Stokesberry
Crew
Dan Plum
Crew
Kim Robert Koscki
Crew
Lynn Salvatori
Crew
Scott Levy
Sound