Michael Connell Biehn (born July 31, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood science fiction-action films such as The Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss. He has also acted in other genres, including the 1993 Western Tombstone, the 1996 action film The Rock, and the 2007 zombie action movie Planet Terror. On television, Biehn appeared in the cast of the Emmy-Award winning 1980s television series Hill Street Blues.

Biography

Personal life

Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the son of Marcia (née Connell) and Don Biehn, a lawyer.¹² He has three siblings: Brooks Ann, Jonathon and Steven. Biehn attended high school in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and was a member of the high school drama club. He then attended the drama program at the University of Arizona (where he joined Sigma Nu Fraternity) for two years before heading to Hollywood.

Biehn has been married twice, first to Carlene Olsen (1980 - 1987), and then to Gina Marsh (1988 - currently separated). He has four sons, including twin boys both who are professional poker players.

Career

Perhaps Biehn's most memorable role was that of Kyle Reese in the 1984 movie The Terminator, one of four films directed by James Cameron in which he has appeared, the other three being Aliens (where he played the level-headed Corporal Hicks), The Abyss and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (in which his small reprised role as Reese was cut from the theatrical release). Biehn has also played a Navy SEAL character in three different films: The Abyss, Navy SEALs and The Rock. For his role as Lt. Coffey in The Abyss, the studio lobbied hard to get Biehn nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, but to no avail.

A picture of Biehn as Kyle Reese in The Terminator was reproduced as the cover-art of the 1987 video game Metal Gear,³ which was meant to portray the game's protagonist, Solid Snake.

In the 2000s, Biehn has taken acting roles ranging from big budget movies such as The Art of War and Clockstoppers, to video games like Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, and independent movies, such as Havoc. He also starred in three TV series including the CBS drama The Magnificent Seven (1998-2000), the Tribune Entertainment syndicated TV series Adventure, Inc. (2002-2003), and the NBC TV series Hawaii (2004). All three shows were subsequently cancelled due to low ratings. Biehn is being considered for a role in James Cameron's new sci-fi epic movie Avatar (2009).⁴

On November 7, 2008, TV Guide reported that Biehn will guest-star in a February episode of the CBS drama Criminal Minds.⁵

Filmography

• Grease (1978) (uncredited)
• Coach (1978)
• Hog Wild (1980)
• The Fan (1981)
• The Lords of Discipline (1983)
• The Terminator (1984)
• Aliens (1986)
• Rampage (1987)
• The Seventh Sign (1988)
• The Abyss (1989)
• Navy SEALs (1990)
• Timebomb (1991)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (Special Edition)
• K2 (1992)
• Tombstone (1993)
• Deep Red (1994)
• Jade (1995)
• The Rock (1996)
• Mojave Moon (1996)
• Asteroid (1997)
• The Ride (1997)
• Silver Wolf (1998)
• The Magnificent Seven (1998-2000) (TV series)
• The Art of War (2000)
• Cherry Falls (2000)
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
• Clockstoppers (2002)
• Adventure, Inc (2002-2003) (TV series)
• Havoc (2005)
• Dragon Squad (2005)
• The Insatiable (2006)
• Grindhouse (2007) - segments Planet Terror and Thanksgiving
• They Wait (2007)
• Stiletto (2008)
• Kids in America (2008)
• Saving Grace (2008)
• Streets of Blood (2009)

References

External links

• Michael Biehn at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Biehn at Allmovie