朱迪·福斯特

Jodie Foster

饰：Eleanor Arroway

马修·麦康纳

Matthew McConaughey

饰：Palmer Joss

大卫·摩斯

David Morse

饰：Ted Arroway

吉娜·马隆

Jena Malone

饰：Young Ellie

威廉·菲克纳

William Fichtner

饰：Kent

汤姆·斯凯里特

Tom Skerritt

饰：David Drumlin

拉里·金

Larry King

饰：Himself

詹姆斯·伍兹

James Woods

饰：Michael Kitz

安吉拉·贝塞特

Angela Bassett

饰：Rachel Constantine

中村佐惠美

Saimi Nakamura

饰：Japanese Anchor

杰·雷诺

Jay Leno

饰：Himself

罗伯·劳

Rob Lowe

饰：Richard Rank

约翰·赫特

John Hurt

饰：S.R. Hadden

比尔·克林顿

Bill Clinton

饰：Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

理查德·米尔豪斯·尼克松

Richard Milhous Nixon

饰：Himself - Voice through space (archive footage) (uncredi

杰弗里·布莱克

Geoffrey Blake

饰：Fisher

Sami Chester

饰：Vernon

蒂莫西·麦克尼尔

Timothy McNeil

饰：Davio

马克斯·马蒂尼

Max Martini

饰：Willie (as Maximilian Martini)

杰拉尔多·里维拉

Geraldo Rivera

饰：Himself

Robert D. Novak

饰：Himself

Leo Lee

Leo Lee

饰：Major Domo

大卫·圣·詹姆斯

David St. James

饰：Joint Chief

Haynes Brooke

Haynes Brooke

饰：Drumlin Aide

Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel

饰：Himself

史蒂文·梅格斯·福特

Steven Ford

饰：Major Russell

亚历山大·泽米吉斯

Alexander Zemeckis

饰：Major Russell's Son (as Alex Zemeckis)

菲利普·贝格龙

Philippe Bergeron

饰：French Committee Member (as Phillip Bergeron)

马克·麦考利

Marc Macaulay

饰：NASA Technician

塔克·斯莫尔伍德

Tucker Smallwood

饰：Mission Director

冈本玉二

Yuji Okumoto

饰：Electrical

格里·格里芬

Gerry Griffin

饰：Dynamics

Mark Thomason

Mark Thomason

饰：Security

José Rey

José Rey

饰：Controller #8

亚历克斯·维多夫

Alex Veadov

饰：Russian Cosmonaut

Alice Kushida

饰：Scientist

罗宾·甘梅尔

Robin Gammell

饰：Project Official

Bernard Shaw

饰：Himself

Tom Tanaka

饰：Japanese Tech #2

克里斯托弗·瑞安·温特斯

Kristoffer Ryan Winters

饰：Dynamics #2

Valorie Armstrong

Valorie Armstrong

饰：Woman Senator

Jim Hild

饰：Reporter #5

Jonathan Adler

饰：White House Official (uncredited)

Robert Aguilar Jr.

Robert Aguilar Jr.

饰：NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)

尼尔·阿姆斯特朗

Neil Armstrong

饰：Himself,Voice Through Space (uncredited)

马克·贝利

Mark Bailey

饰：Four-Star General (uncredited)

Matt Bennett

饰：Senate Observer (uncredited)

Russell Darling

饰：Protestor (uncredited)

Pamela Fischer

Pamela Fischer

饰：Pedestrian (uncredited)

卡尔·吉丽亚德

CarlRousseauGilliard(本名)

饰：Controller (uncredited)

威廉·B·卡普兰

William B. Kaplan

饰：TV Interviewer (uncredited)

马丁·路德·金

Martin Luther King

饰：Himself,Voice Through Space (uncredited)

尼尔·马塔拉佐

Neal Matarazzo

饰：Kitz's Aide (uncredited)

Laura Elena Surillo

饰：Cantina Woman

亨利斯·特罗齐尔

Henry Strozier

饰：Minister

Michael Chaban

饰：Hadden Suit

Thomas Garner

饰：Ian Broderick

Conroy Chino

饰：KOB-TV Reporter

Dan Gifford

饰：Jeremy Roth

Vance Valencia

饰：Senator Valencia

Donna J. Kelley

饰：Herself

Claire Shipman

Claire Shipman

饰：Herself

Behrooz Afrakhan

饰：Middle Eastern Anchor

玛丽亚·克莱斯特·阿拉拉斯

Maria Celeste Arraras

饰：Latina Anchor

Tabitha Soren

饰：Herself

Ian Whitcomb

饰：British Anchor

Natalie Allen

饰：Herself

Geraldine A. Ferraro

饰：Herself

安·德鲁扬

Ann Druyan

饰：Herself

Kathleen Kennedy

饰：Herself

Michael Albala

Michael Albala

饰：Decryption Hacker

Ned Netterville

饰：Decryption Expert

William Jordan

William Jordan

饰：Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Jill Dougherty

饰：Herself

John Holliman

饰：Himself

Bobbie Battista

饰：Herself

Dee Dee Myers

饰：Herself

Linden Soles

饰：Himself

Janie Peterson

饰：Major Russell's Daughter

Jennifer Balgobin

Jennifer Balgobin

饰：Dr. Patel

Rebecca T. Beucler

饰：NASA Public Relations

Pamela Wilsey

饰：Voice of NASA

Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson

饰：Mechnical

Brian Alston

饰：Communications

Rob Elk

Rob Elk

饰：Pad Leader

Todd Patrick Breaugh

饰：New VLA Technician

Richardson Morse

Richardson Morse

饰：Mission Doctor

Seiji Okamura

饰：Japanese Ensign

Mak Takano

Mak Takano

饰：Japanese Tech #1

Catherine Dao

Catherine Dao

饰：Life Support

Diego Montoya

饰：School Boy

克里斯托弗·波耶尔

Christopher Boyer

饰：Scientist (uncredited)

艾莎·克莱门特

Aixa Clemente

饰：President's Secretary (uncredited)

Candice Cook

饰：Supporter (uncredited)

Derrick Damions

饰：Ailing Believer (uncredited)

桑娴·洛格罗诺

Sunshine Logroño

饰：Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Paul L. Nolan

饰：Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)

Russell Sanderlin Sr.

饰：Photographer (uncredited)

德莱尼·威廉姆斯

Delaney Williams

饰：Believer #1 (uncredited)

Leon Harris

饰：Himself

道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟

Douglas MacArthur

饰：Himself,Voice Through Space (uncredited)

约瑟夫·雷芒德·麦卡锡

Joseph McCarthy

饰：Himself,Voice Through Space (uncredited)

Walter Winchell

饰：Himself,Voice Through Space (uncredited)

Lo Ming

Lo Ming

饰：Pod Systems Control (uncredited)

玛丽萨·佩特罗

Marisa Petroro

饰：Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)

J·A·普雷斯顿

J.A. Preston

饰：Senator (uncredited)

Frank Principe

Frank Principe

饰：Ailing Believer (uncredited)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

饰：Himself,Voice Through Space (archive footage) (uncredite

Frank Silva

饰：Army Officer (uncredited)

杰克·布塞

Jake Busey

Anthony Hamilton

饰：演员 Actor/Actress

尼尔·阿姆斯特朗

Neil Armstrong

雷·巴佛

Ray Buffer

饰：演员 Actor/Actress

户田惠子

KEIKO TODA

威廉·菲德内尔

William Fichtner

饰：Kent

Donna Kelley

饰：Donna Kelley,(as Donna J. Kelley)

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

饰：Mechnical,(as Jeff Johnson)

William L. Thomas

William L. Thomas

饰：Reporter #6,(as Bill Thomas)