Michael Biehn Movies and Career Information

Michael Connell Biehn (born July 31, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in James Cameron's science fiction action films The Terminator as Kyle Reese, Aliens as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks, and The Abyss as Lt. Coffey. He has also acted in other genres in such films as Tombstone, The Rock, and Planet Terror. On television, Biehn appeared in the cast of the Emmy Award-winning 1980s television series Hill Street Blues. Biehn was born in Anniston, Alabama, the son of Marcia (née Connell) and Don Biehn, a lawyer, and grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. 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 three times, first to Carlene Olsen (1980–1987), then to Gina Marsh (1988-2008), and currently to Jennifer Blanc-Biehn. He has four sons, including twin boys. Michael Biehn got his start with a bit part in the film version of Grease in 1978. After a few more movies Biehn played Kyle Reese, a lonely sergeant