Will Smith
Captain Steve Hiller |
Bill Pullman
President Thomas J. Whitmore |
Jeff Goldblum
David Levinson |
Mary McDonnell
First Lady Marilyn Whitmore |
Judd Hirsch
Julius Levinson |
Robert Loggia
General William Gray,
Chairman Joint Chiefs |
Randy Quaid
Russell Casse |
Margaret Colin
Constance Spano,
White House Communications Director |
Vivica A. Fox
Jasmine Dubrow |
James Rebhorn
Albert Nimzicki,
Secretary of Defense |
Harvey Fierstein
Marty Gilbert |
Adam Baldwin
Major Mitchell |
Brent Spiner
Dr. Brakish Okun |
James Duval
Miguel Casse |
Lisa Jakub
Alicia Casse |
Giuseppe Andrews
Troy Casse |
Ross Bagley
Dylan Dubrow |
Bill Smitrovich
Lt. Colonel Watson |
Mae Whitman
Patricia Whitmore |
Harry Connick Jr.
Captain Jimmy "Raven" Wilder |
Kiersten Warren
Tiffany |
John Storey
Dr. Isaacs |
Frank Novak
Teddy |
Devon Gummersall
Philip |
Leland Orser
Tech / Medical Assistant #1 |
Mirron E. Willis
Presidential Aide |
Ross Lacy
Presidential Aide |
David Pressman
Alex, Presidential Aide |
Vivian Palermo
Tech / Medical Assistant #2 |
Raphael Sbarge
Captain, Chief Ground Controller |
Bobby Hosea
Major Danowitz (according to credits)
(Col. Harper according to what's onscreen) |
Dan Lauria
Commanding Officer, Space Command |
Steve Giannelli
Commander, USS Georgia
(listed in credits as Radar Technician) |
Carlos Lacamara
El Toro Radar Operator |
John Bennett Perry
Secret Service Agent |
Troy Willis
Secret Service Agent |
Tim Kelleher
Senior Airman, Ground Controller |
Wayne Wilderson
Area 51 Technician |
Jay Acovone
Area 51 Gate Guard |
James Wong
SETI Technician #1 |
Thom Barry
SETI Technician #2 |
Jana Marie Hupp
SETI Technician #3 |
Matt Pashkow
Second Officer in Space Command
(Major Danowitz according to script) |
Robert Pine
Glenn Parness,
White House Chief of Staff |
Marisa Johnston
Co-Worker #2 (as Marisa Morell) |
Michael Winther
Co-Worker #3 |
Dexter Warren
Co-Worker #4 |
Paul LeClair
Co-Worker #5 |
Michael Vacca
Lieutenant Peterson |
David Chanel
Secret Service Agent |
John Capodice
Mario |
Greg Collins
Military Aide |
Derek Webster
Sky Crane Pilot |
Mark Fite
Marine Fighter Pilot |
Eric Neal Newman
Pilot |
Levan Uchaneishvili
Russian Pilot |
Kristof Konrad
Russian Pilot |
Kevin Sifuentes
Tank Commander |
Elston Ridgle
Soldier Guarding Helicopter |
Randy Oglesby
Mike Dodge |
Jack Moore
Stoney Jackson |
Barry Del Sherman
Street Preacher |
Lyman Ward
Secret Service Agent |
Anthony Crivello
Lincoln |
Richard Speight Jr.
Ed |
Barbara Beck
Monica Soloway |
Joe Fowler
Reporter |
Andrew Warne
Reporter |
Sharon Tay
Reporter |
Peter J. Lucas
Russian Reporter (as Peter Jozef Lucas) |
Yelena Danova
Russian Newscaster |
Johnny Kim
Korean Newscaster (as Derek Kim) |
Vanessa J. Wells
Newscaster |
Gary W. Cruz
Carlos Ortiz, LA Newscaster |
Ron Pitts
Video Newscaster |
Wendy L. Walsh
Herself |
| Christine Devine
Video Newscaster |
 | Mark Thompson
Video Newscaster |
| Ernie Anastos
Rex Black, New York Newscaster |
 | Kevin Cooney
Commander-in-Chief,
US Atlantic Command |
 | Rance Howard
Chaplain |
 | Nelson Mashita
Japanese Technician |
 | Jeff Phillips
B-2 Pilot |
 | Sayed Badreya
Iraqi Pilot |
 | Adam Tomei
Sonarman, USS Georgia |
 | John Bradley
Lucas |
 | Kimberly Beck
Housewife |
 | Thomas F. Duffy
Lieutenant |
 | Andrew Keegan
Older Boy |
 | Jon Matthews
Thomson |
 | Jim Piddock
Reginald |
| Frederic W. Barnes
Himself (as Fred Barnes) |
 | Eleanor Clift
Herself |
| Jerry Dunphy
Himself |
| Jack Germond
Himself |
 | Morton Kondracke
Himself |
 | John McLaughlin
Himself |
| Barry Nolan
Himself |
| George Putnam
Himself |
| Eric Michael Zee
Northridge Field Reporter |
 | Pat Skipper
Redneck |
| Carlos Lara
Farmer Kid |
| Mike Monteleone
Butler |
| Lee Strauss
Elvis Fanatic |
| Lisa Star
Woman on Roof |
 | Malcolm Danare
Intellectual on Roof |
| Arthur Brooks
Trucker on Roof |
| Michael Moertl
Thief |
| James J. Joyce
Master Chief Petty Officer |
| Joyce Cohen
Kim Peters |
 | Julie Moran
Herself - "Entertainment Tonight" Reporter |
| Robin Groth
Flagstaff News Anchor |
| Richard Pachorek
LAPD Helicopter Pilot |
 | Gary A. Hecker
Alien Vocal Effects (as Gary Hecker) |
 | Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects |
| Jonathan Adler
Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
 | Erick Avari
SETI Chief (uncredited) |
 | Greg Bronson
Police Officer at White House (uncredited) |
| Dean Devlin
Eagle 2 Pilot (uncredited) |
| Daren Dochterman
British News Translator (uncredited) |
 | Volker Engel
Man in Office (uncredited) |
 | Bob Friend
Himself - "Sky News" Anchorman (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Gold
German Fighter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Michael Haddad
Trailer Trash (uncredited) |
| Lincoln D. Hiatt
Colin Barclay (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Khan
Pilot (uncredited) |
| Darin Mangan
Staff Sergeant (uncredited) |
 | Scott McKinley
Joint Chiefs of Staff (uncredited) |
| Bryan D. Moss
Israeli Fighter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Roy Newton
Pilot (uncredited) |
| Gary Pike
Helicopter Passenger (uncredited) |
| Darla Rae
Protestor - Omni Hotel (uncredited) |
 | Nectar Rose
Stripper (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Silco
Bride (uncredited) |
 | Tadao Tomomatsu
Big Hat Guy on Tower (uncredited) |
| Michael A. Valenzano
Young Pilot (uncredited) |
 | Tracey Walter
Area 51 Lab Technician (uncredited) |
 | James With
British Pilot (uncredited) |
| James Woodson
Pilot (uncredited) |
 | Dakota
Boomer |
 | Unknown 22068-2
AWACS Pilot |
 | Unknown 22068-3
Area 51 Gate Guard #2 |
 | Unknown 22068-4
Asian Pilot |
 | The White House
The White House |
 | World Trade Center
World Trade Center |