Roland Emmerich Director, Writer, Executive Producer Will Smith Captain Steven 'Eagle' Hiller Actor Bill Pullman President Thomas J. Whitmore Actor Jeff Goldblum David Levinson Actor Mary McDonnell First Lady Marilyn Whitmore Actor Judd Hirsch Julius Levinson Actor Margaret Colin Constance Spano, Levinson Actor Randy Quaid Russell Casse Actor Robert Loggia U.S. Space Command General William Grey Actor James Rebhorn Secretary of Defense Albert Nimzicki Actor Harvey Fierstein Marty Gilbert Actor Adam Baldwin Major Mitchell Actor Brent Spiner Dr. Brakish Okun Actor James Duval Miguel Casse Actor Vivica A. Fox Jasmine Dubrow Actor Lisa Jakub Alicia Casse Actor Ross Bagley Dylan Dubrow Actor Mae Whitman First Daughter Patricia Whitmore Actor Bill Smitrovich Captain Watson Actor Kiersten Warren Tiffany Actor Harry Connick Jr. Captain Jimmy 'Raven' Wilder Actor Christine Devine Video Newscaster Actor Dean Devlin Writer, Producer Ute Emmerich Executive Producer William Fay Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager Peter Winther Associate Producer David Arnold Original Music Karl Walter Lindenlaub Cinematographer David Brenner Film Editing Wendy Kurtzman Casting Oliver Scholl Production Design, Art Director Patrick Tatopoulos Production Design William James Teegarden Art Director Jim Erickson Set Decoration Joseph A. Porro Costume Design Kelly Van Horn Unit Production Manager