The Cast of Independence Day Then and Now (1996-2022)

Independence Day was released to theaters on July 3, 1996, and grossed over $817 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 1996, surpassing both Twister and Mission: Impossible. At the time, it was also the second highest-grossing film of all time behind Jurassic Park. The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

The cast of Independence Day consisted of:

Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson
Mary McDonnell as First Lady Marilyn Whitmore, the wife of Thomas Whitmore
Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson, David Levinson’s father
Robert Loggia as General William Grey, USMC, the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
Randy Quaid as Russell Casse, an eccentric, alcoholic former fighter pilot and Vietnam War veteran
Margaret Colin as Constance Spano, Whitmore’s White House Communications Director and David Levinson’s ex-wife
Vivica A. Fox as Jasmine Dubrow, Steven Hiller’s girlfriend and mother of Dylan Dubrow.
James Rebhorn as Albert Nimzicki, the Secretary of Defense and, as former CIA Director, is a member of a governmental faction who are aware of the aliens’ existence due to the ship recovered at Roswell
Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert, David Levinson’s coworker at Compact Cable Television Company.
Adam Baldwin as Major Mitchell, USAF, Area 51’s commanding officer
Brent Spiner as Dr. Brackish Okun, the unkempt and highly excitable scientist in charge of research at Area 51
James Duval as Miguel Casse, the oldest son of Russell Casse
Bill Smitrovich as Lt. Colonel Watson, the commanding officer of the Black Knights
Harry Connick Jr. as Marine Captain Jimmy Wilder, fellow fighter pilot and friend of Steven
Mae Whitman as Patricia Whitmore, the daughter of President Thomas J. Whitmore and First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
Ross Bagley as Dylan Dubrow, Jasmine Dubrow’s son and Steven Hiller’s stepson.
Lisa Jakub as Alicia Casse, the daughter of Russell Casse.
Giuseppe Andrews as Troy Casse, the son of Russell Casse.