

Michael Connell Biehn is an American actor whose work in 1980s and 1990s genre cinema helped define the modern action and science-fiction lead. He is most closely associated with James Cameron’s films, where he repeatedly embodied hardened, battle-tested characters grounded in realism rather than spectacle, most famously Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), Corporal Hicks in Aliens (1986), and Lieutenant Coffey in The Abyss (1989). Those performances became blueprints for the emotionally restrained, competent action hero and continue to influence how military and sci-fi protagonists are written and played. Beyond his Cameron collaborations, Biehn appeared in a run of cult and mainstream genre staples, including Navy SEALs (1990), Tombstone (1993), and The Rock (1996), often bringing a grounded intensity that contrasted with larger-than-life co-stars. His portrayal of Johnny Ringo in…
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Criminal Minds
2005 • TV
Detective Ron Fullwood

The Walking Dead
2010 • TV
Ian

The Mandalorian
2019 • TV
Lang

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • TV
Leland Dockerty

Hill Street Blues
1981 • TV

The Terminator
1984 • Movie
Kyle Reese

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 • TV
David Carver

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • TV

ABC Afterschool Special
1972 • TV
Seth

Aliens
1986 • Movie
Corporal Hicks
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