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Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway
Actor

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss
Actor

James Woods

Michael Kitz
Actor

John Hurt

S. R. Hadden
Actor

Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin
Actor

William Fichtner

Kent
Actor

David Morse

Ted Arroway
Actor

Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine
Actor

Geoffrey Blake

Fisher
Actor

Max Martini

Willie
Actor

Rob Lowe

Richard Rank
Actor

Jake Busey

Joseph
Actor

Tucker Smallwood

Mission Director
Actor

Jena Malone

Young Ellie
Actor

Henry Strozier

Minister
Actor

Larry King

Larry King
Actor

Thomas Garner

Ian Broderick
Actor

Vance Valencia

Senator Valencia
Actor

Donna Kelley

Donna Kelley
Actor

Claire Shipman

Claire Shipman
Actor

Saemi Nakamura

Japanese Anchor
Actor

Maria Celeste Arraras

Latina Anchor
Actor

Tabitha Soren

Tabitha Soren
Actor

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera
Actor

Ian Whitcomb

British Anchor
Actor

Jay Leno

Jay Leno
Actor

Geraldine A. Ferraro

Geraldine A. Ferraro
Actor

Ann Druyan

Ann Druyan
Actor

Michael Albala

Decryption Hacker
Actor

Leo Lee

Major Domo
Actor

William Jordan

Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Actor

David St. James

Joint Chief
Actor

Haynes Brooke

Drumlin Aide
Actor

Dee Dee Myers

Dee Dee Myers
Actor

Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel
Actor

Steven Ford

Major Russell
Actor

Philippe Bergeron

French Committee Member
Actor

Jennifer Balgobin

Dr. Patel
Actor

Marc Macaulay

NASA Technician
Actor

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Mechanical
Actor

Yuji Okumoto

Electrical
Actor

Rob Elk

Pad Leader
Actor

Alex Veadov

Russian Cosmonaut
Actor

Robin Gammell

Project Official
Actor

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw
Actor

Mak Takano

Japanese Tech #1
Actor

Catherine Dao

Life Support
Actor

Valorie Armstrong

Woman Senator
Actor

William L. Thomas

Reporter #6
Actor

Tony Boldi

Robert Hand (uncredited)
Actor

Christopher Boyer

Scientist (uncredited)
Actor

Aixa Clemente

President's Secretary (uncredited)
Actor

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Actor

Elaina Erika Davis

Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Actor

Carl Gilliard

Controller (uncredited)
Actor

Boris Lee Krutonog

Astronaut (uncredited)
Actor

Ming Lo

Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Actor

Sunshine Logroño

Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Actor

Denise Loveday

Press Secretary (uncredited)
Actor

Neal Matarazzo

Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Actor

Paul L. Nolan

Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Actor

Marisa Petroro

Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Actor

J.A. Preston

Senator (uncredited)
Actor

Thomas Reid

Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Actor

Frank Silva

Army Officer (uncredited)
Actor

Todd Thompson

News Reporter (uncredited)
Actor

Cenk Uygur

Reporter (uncredited)
Actor

Holly Cross Vagley

Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Actor

Delaney Williams

Believer #1 (uncredited)
Actor