Michael Biehn
Acting
Born: Jul 31, 1956
From: Anniston, Alabama, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 Tombstone is frequently cited as one of the era’s most memorable villains, defined by menace, precision, and restraint rather than excess. His cult status was later reinforced during the Tarantino–Rodriguez Grindhouse era with his appearance in Planet Terror (2007), part of the double-feature project released alongside Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, linking Biehn’s legacy to modern exploitation-inspired genre cinema. That legacy carried into modern franchise television with his appearance as Lang …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminator: Hunter Killer | Kyle Reese (voice) (archive footage) | 2021 | 8.5 |
| Sushi Girl | Mike | 2012 | 5.5 |
| The Divide | Mickey | 2012 | 5.885 |
| The Victim | Kyle | 2011 | 4.8 |
| Take Me Home Tonight | Bill Franklin | 2011 | 6.0 |
| Saving Grace B. Jones | Landy Bretthorst | 2009 | 5.3 |
| Streets of Blood | Agent Brown | 2009 | 4.3 |
| Stiletto | Lee | 2008 | 4.7 |
| Planet Terror | Sheriff Hague | 2007 | 6.7 |
| They Wait | O'Connell | 2007 | 5.3 |
| The Insatiable | Strickland | 2006 | 4.859 |
| Dragon Squad | Petros Angelo | 2005 | 5.703 |
| Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' | Self | 2003 | 7.548 |
| Clockstoppers | Henry Gates | 2002 | 5.309 |
| Borderline | Det. Macy Kobacek | 2002 | 5.18 |
| Cherry Falls | Sherrif Brent Marken | 2000 | 5.365 |
| Asteroid | FEMA Director Jack Wallach | 1997 | 5.816 |
| Mojave Moon | Boyd | 1996 | 4.909 |
| The Rock | Commander Charles Anderson | 1996 | 7.1 |
| Tombstone | Johnny Ringo | 1993 | 7.583 |
| Strapped | Matthew McRae | 1993 | 5.929 |
| Deadfall | Joe Donan | 1993 | 4.107 |
| K2 | Taylor Brooks | 1991 | 5.708 |
| Timebomb | Eddy Kay / Oliver Dykstra | 1991 | 5.196 |
| The Abyss | Lieutenant Hiram Coffey | 1989 | 7.347 |
| The Seventh Sign | Russell Quinn | 1988 | 5.987 |
| Aliens | Corporal Hicks | 1986 | 7.962 |
| The Terminator | Kyle Reese | 1984 | 7.678 |
| The Lords of Discipline | John Alexander | 1983 | 6.644 |
| Zuma Beach | J.D. | 1978 | 5.333 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1956 |
| From | Anniston, Alabama, USA |