Mark Donaldson is a writer, podcaster, and film programmer specializing in Star Trek and Doctor Who.
Summary The cast of Independence Day were already big stars, and they've only gone from strength to strength in the intervening years. Roland Emmerich's sci-fi epic made a huge cultural impact on its release in 1996, due to some truly iconic set pieces and an incredible cast that included Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Randy Quaid, and Vivica A. Fox.
Will Smith as Captain Steve Hiller Born: 25 September 1968 Close Will Smith became a household name by playing Will in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air between 1990 and 1996. Independence Day had its premiere screening in Westwood, California, exactly 7 days after the Fresh Prince finale aired, launching Will Smith's Hollywood career in earnest.
In the years since Independence Day, Jeff Goldblum has become part of Wes Anderson's rolling ensemble, appearing in four of the director's movies. Most recently, Jeff Goldblum played an alien in Asteroid City. As well as working with Wes Anderson, Goldblum has also worked with fringe comedy icons Tim & Eric, appearing as Chef Goldblum in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and voicing Bill Joel in their animated series Tom Goes to the Mayor.
Bill Pullman's best-known role since Independence Day was Detective Harry Ambrose in The Sinner. Across four seasons, Pullman played the unorthodox but empathetic detective to critical acclaim, earning a 2018 nomination for Best Actor In A Movie Made for Television or Limited Series at the Critic's Choice Awards. Bill Pullman also appeared in another celebrated 1990s monster movie, 1999's Lake Placid, in which he played Jack Wells.
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