Michael Connell Biehn (born July 31, 1956) is an American actor,
primarily known for his military roles in science fiction films
directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984)
and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Special Edition
only), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Lt. Coffey in The Abyss
(1989). His other films include The Fan (1981), Navy SEALs (1990),
Tombstone (1993), The Rock (1996), Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001),
and Planet Terror (2007). On television, he has appeared in Hill
Street Blues (1984), The Magnificent Seven (1998â€"2000), and
Adventure Inc. (2002â€"2003). Biehn received a Best Actor Saturn Award
nomination for Aliens, and received The Life Career Award at the 2011
ceremony.Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the second of three boys
born for Marcia (née Connell) and Don Biehn, a lawyer. He is of
German descent on his father's side and Irish on his mother's side.
When he was young, he moved with his family to Lincoln, Nebraska, and
then to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he was a member of the high
school drama club before graduating. He attended the drama program at
the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu
fraternity before moving to Hollywood.Biehn got his start in movies
with a bit part in the film version of Grease in 1978. He appears in
two scenes, in one which John Travolta's character, Danny, hits
Biehn's uncredited character in the stomach while playing basketball.
In 1981, he appeared in the role of Douglas Breen, a stalker, in the
1981 film version of Bob Randall's novel The Fan, starring Lauren
Bacall. In 1984, Biehn played Sgt. Kyle Reese, a soldier sent back in
time by John Connor to save his mother, Sarah Connor, in the film The
Terminator opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. He
starred in two other films directed by James Cameron: Aliens (as
Corporal Hicks) and The Abyss (as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey), and had a
small role in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, briefly reprising his role
as Reese in a scene cut from the final film but restored for the
Director's Cut version. He was considered to portray the film's
antagonist, the T-1000, but the role ultimately went to Robert
Patrick. In 2019, Biehn confirmed in an interview that he will not be
reprising the role for Terminator: Dark Fate or any other future
installments. In the same interview, Biehn claimed that he was
initially not enthusiastic about appearing in a Schwarzenegger film,
as he had hoped to act alongside the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De
Niro.
primarily known for his military roles in science fiction films
directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984)
and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, Special Edition
only), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Lt. Coffey in The Abyss
(1989). His other films include The Fan (1981), Navy SEALs (1990),
Tombstone (1993), The Rock (1996), Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001),
and Planet Terror (2007). On television, he has appeared in Hill
Street Blues (1984), The Magnificent Seven (1998â€"2000), and
Adventure Inc. (2002â€"2003). Biehn received a Best Actor Saturn Award
nomination for Aliens, and received The Life Career Award at the 2011
ceremony.Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the second of three boys
born for Marcia (née Connell) and Don Biehn, a lawyer. He is of
German descent on his father's side and Irish on his mother's side.
When he was young, he moved with his family to Lincoln, Nebraska, and
then to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where he was a member of the high
school drama club before graduating. He attended the drama program at
the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the Sigma Nu
fraternity before moving to Hollywood.Biehn got his start in movies
with a bit part in the film version of Grease in 1978. He appears in
two scenes, in one which John Travolta's character, Danny, hits
Biehn's uncredited character in the stomach while playing basketball.
In 1981, he appeared in the role of Douglas Breen, a stalker, in the
1981 film version of Bob Randall's novel The Fan, starring Lauren
Bacall. In 1984, Biehn played Sgt. Kyle Reese, a soldier sent back in
time by John Connor to save his mother, Sarah Connor, in the film The
Terminator opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. He
starred in two other films directed by James Cameron: Aliens (as
Corporal Hicks) and The Abyss (as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey), and had a
small role in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, briefly reprising his role
as Reese in a scene cut from the final film but restored for the
Director's Cut version. He was considered to portray the film's
antagonist, the T-1000, but the role ultimately went to Robert
Patrick. In 2019, Biehn confirmed in an interview that he will not be
reprising the role for Terminator: Dark Fate or any other future
installments. In the same interview, Biehn claimed that he was
initially not enthusiastic about appearing in a Schwarzenegger film,
as he had hoped to act alongside the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De
Niro.
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