Contact (1997)
Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey)
A renowned Christian philosopher who becomes romantically involved with Arroway.
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Contact Characters
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Eleanor Arroway
The SETI scientist who first discover... -
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Ted Arroway
Ellie's father, who encourages his da... -
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Palmer Joss
A renowned Christian philosopher who ... -
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Michael Kitz
The skeptical National Security Advis... -
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S. R. Hadden
An eccentric and reclusive billionair... -
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David Drumlin
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Kent Clark
A blind SETI scientist who assists Ar... -
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Rachel Constantine
The White House Chief of Staff to Pre...
- Fisher (Geoffrey Blake)
- Willie (Max Martini)
- Richard Rank (Rob Lowe)
- Joseph (Jake Busey)
- Young Ellie (Jena Malone)
- Mission Director (Tucker Smallwood)
- Vernon (Sami Chester)
- Minister (Henry Strozier)
- Drumlin Aide (Haynes Brooke)
- Davio (Timothy McNeil)
- Cantina Woman (Laura Elena Surillo)
- Hadden Suit (Michael Chaban)
- Himself (Larry King)
- Ian Broderick (Thomas Garner)
- KOB-TV Reporter (Conroy Chino)
- Jeremy Roth (Dan Gifford)
- Senator Valencia (Vance Valencia)
- Herself (Donna Kelley)
- Himself (Leon Harris)
- Herself (Claire Shipman)
- Middle Eastern Anchor (Behrooz Afrakhan)
- Japanese Anchor (Saemi Nakamura)
- Latina Anchor (Maria Celeste Arraras)
- Herself (Tabitha Soren)
- Himself (Geraldo Rivera)
- British Anchor (Ian Whitcomb)
- Himself (Jay Leno)
- Decryption Hacker (Michael Albala)
- Decryption Expert (Ned Netterville)
- Major Domo (Leo Lee)
- Chairman of Joint Chiefs (William Jordan)
- Joint Chief (David St. James)
- Major Russell (Steven Ford)
- Major Russell's Son (Alexander Zemeckis)
- Major Russell's Daughter (Janie Peterson)
- French Committee Member (Philippe Bergeron)
- Dr. Patel (Jennifer Balgobin)
- British Committee Member (Anthony Hamilton)
- NASA Public Relations (Rebecca T. Beucler)
- NASA Technician (Marc Macaulay)
- Mechanical (Jeffery Thomas Johnson)
- Electrical (Yuji Okumoto)
- Dynamics (Gerry Griffin)
- Communications (Brian Alston)
- Pad Leader (Rob Elk)
- Security (Mark Thomason)
- Controller #8 (José Rey)
- New VLA Technician (Todd Patrick Breaugh)
- Russian Cosmonaut (Alex Veadov)
- Scientist (Alice Kushida)
- Project Official (Robin Gammell)
- Mission Doctor (Richardson Morse)
- Japanese Ensign (Seiji Okamura)
- Japanese Tech #1 (Mak Takano)
- Japanese Tech #2 (Hiroshi Tom Tanaka)
- Life Support (Catherine Dao)
- Dynamics #2 (Kristoffer Ryan Winters)
- Senator (Valorie Armstrong)
- Reporter #5 (Jim Hild)
- Reporter #6 (William L. Thomas)
- School Boy (Diego Montoya)
- White House Official (Jonathan Adler)
- NASA Controller #2 (Robert Aguilar Jr.)
- Four-Star General (Mark Bailey)
- Senate Observer (Matt Bennett)
- Robert Hand (Tony Boldi)
- Scientist (Christopher Boyer)
- Protester (Mark Byrne)
- Supporter (Candice T. Cain)
- President's Secretary (Aixa Clemente)
- Ailing Believer (Derrick Damions)
- Philanthropy Bureaucrat (Elaina Erika Davis)
- Factory Worker (Joey Dente)
- IMC Police Officer (Michael Egan)
- Monk (Jeff Elmore)
- Controller (Carl Gilliard)
- TV Interviewer (William B. Kaplan)
- Pod Systems Control (Ming Lo)
- Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (Sunshine Logroño)
- Press Secretary (Denise Loveday)
- Kitz's Aide (Neal Matarazzo)
- Student Reporter at NASA (Cassidy McMillan)
- Family Exchange (Molly Mueller)
- Ellie's Attorney (Paul L. Nolan)
- Oval Office Secretary (Marisa Petroro)
- Police Officer (Errica Poindexter)
- Senator (J.A. Preston)
- Ailing Believer (Frank Principe)
- Ailing Believer (Leo Rogstad)
- Photographer (Russell Sanderlin Sr.)
- Army Officer (Frank Silva)
- Senate Hearing Attendee (John A. Taylor)
- News Reporter (Todd Thompson)
- Reporter (Cenk Uygur)
- Religious Zealot (Holly Cross Vagley)
- Protester (Eric Alan Wendell)
- Believer (Delaney Williams)
- Self (archive footage) (Bill Clinton)
- White House Official (Jonathan Adler)
- Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster)
- Kent (William Fichtner)
- Larry King (Larry King)
- Donna Kelley (Donna Kelley)
- Leon Harris (Leon Harris)
- Claire Shipman (Claire Shipman)
- Tabitha Soren (Tabitha Soren)
- Geraldo Rivera (Geraldo Rivera)
- 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)
- Jill Dougherty (Jill Dougherty)
- John Holliman (John Holliman)
- Bobbie Battista (Bobbie Battista)
- Dee Dee Myers (Dee Dee Myers)
- Bryant Gumbel (Bryant Gumbel)
- Linden Soles (Linden Soles)
- Voice of NASA (voice) (Pamela Wilsey)
- Bernard Shaw (Bernard Shaw)
- Woman Senator (Valorie Armstrong)
- White House Official (uncredited) (Jonathan Adler)
- NASA Controller #2 (uncredited) (Robert Aguilar Jr.)
- Four-Star General (uncredited) (Mark Bailey)
- Senate Observer (uncredited) (Matt Bennett)
- Robert Hand (uncredited) (Tony Boldi)
- Scientist (uncredited) (Christopher Boyer)
- White House Official (uncredited) (Christine Brady)
- Press Reporter (uncredited) (Ray Buffer)
- Protester (uncredited) (Mark Byrne)
- Supporter (uncredited) (Candice T. Cain)
- Hadden Suit (uncredited) (Michael Chaban)
- President's Secretary (uncredited) (Aixa Clemente)
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) (Bill Clinton)
- Ailing Believer (uncredited) (Derrick Damions)
- Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited) (Elaina Erika Davis)
- Factory Worker (uncredited) (Joey Dente)
- IMC Police Officer (uncredited) (Michael Egan)
- Monk (uncredited) (Jeff Elmore)
- Pedestrian (uncredited) (Pamela Fischer)
- Controller (uncredited) (Carl Gilliard)
- TV Interviewer (uncredited) (William B. Kaplan)
- Astronaut (uncredited) (Boris Lee Krutonog)
- Pod Systems Control (uncredited) (Ming Lo)
- Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited) (Sunshine Logroño)
- Press Secretary (uncredited) (Denise Loveday)
- Kitz's Aide (uncredited) (Neal Matarazzo)
- Student Reporter at NASA (uncredited) (Cassidy McMillan)
- Reporter (uncredited) (Bill Miller)
- Family Exchange (uncredited) (Molly Mueller)
- Ellie's Attorney (uncredited) (Paul L. Nolan)
- Oval Office Secretary (uncredited) (Marisa Petroro)
- Police Officer (uncredited) (Errica Poindexter)
- Senator (uncredited) (J.A. Preston)
- Ailing Believer (uncredited) (Frank Principe)
- Security Guard (uncredited) (Billy Quinn)
- Senate Hearing (uncredited) (Thomas Reid)
- Ailing Believer (uncredited) (Leo Rogstad)
- Photographer (uncredited) (Russell Sanderlin Sr.)
- Army Officer (uncredited) (Frank Silva)
- Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited) (John A. Taylor)
- News Reporter (uncredited) (Todd Thompson)
- Reporter (uncredited) (Cenk Uygur)
- Religious Zealot (uncredited) (Holly Cross Vagley)
- Protester (uncredited) (Eric Alan Wendell)
- Believer #1 (uncredited) (Delaney Williams)
- Extra (uncredited) (Gregory L. Williams)
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