The New Yorker Festival | Commanders-in-Chief: Playing the President

With Tony Goldwyn, Nick Nolte, and Bill Pullman. Moderated by Michael Schulman.

Tony Goldwyn is an actor, director, and producer, and currently stars as President Fitzgerald Grant on the ABC drama “Scandal.” He will appear in the upcoming films “Felt,” “Guardians of the Galaxy 2,” and “The Belko Experiment.” His directing credits include “A Walk On the Moon” and “Conviction,” along with episodes of the television shows “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal,” “Justified,” and “Dexter.”

Nick Nolte is a three-time Academy Award-nominated actor and the star of the upcoming Epix show “Graves,” in which he plays a former President trying to make amends. His notable past films include “48 Hrs.,” “Affliction,” “A Walk in the Woods,” and “Warrior.”

Bill Pullman is a film and stage actor, and has appeared in “Ruthless People,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” and “While You Were Sleeping.” He played President Thomas Whitmore in the 1996 film “Independence Day,” and also starred in its 2016 sequel, “Independence Day: Resurgence.” He will appear in the forthcoming films “Trouble” and “Battle of the Sexes,” both of which will première in 2017.

Michael Schulman has contributed to The New Yorker since 2006 and is the theatre editor of Goings On About Town. His first book, “Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep,” came out in April and was a New York Times best-seller.