Actors and actresses often get type-casted. Some spend years trying to break out a mold from which they were forced to conform. Others, embrace the comfort of their pre-determined role, and thrive. Actors that choose this path, have been Biehn Screened.

The glossary term Beihn Screened, is named after the not so versatile Michael Biehn, who for more than three decades has brought us an onslaught of characters to the big screen. The one common thread that binds these characters is that they are all soldiers. Take a breath, and pack a lunch.

In 1983, Mr. Biehn first got his feet wet in the on-screen military in The Lords of Discipline as a cadet in a West Point type setting. One year later, he gave us Kyle Reese, in the 1984 classic, The Terminator....Reese as you know was a futuristic soldier who served in the 132nd under Perry (it may have been the 134th, but give me a fucking break). Keeping the streak alive, Michael Biehn, returned as Colonial Marine Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in the 1985 thriller Aliens. Taking a few years to reflect, Biehn rebounded hard in 1989, starring as Navy Seal, Lt. Hiram Coffey in The Abyss. He also sported a magnificent regulation moustache that would have made Tom Selleck weep. In 1990 he was obviously the first choice for a movie that was specifically catered to his acting strenghts....Navy Seals! Navy Seals saw Biehn portrayed as one of the Navy's elite frogmen, this time as Lt. James Curran. Mr. Biehn reprised his role as future soldier Kyle Reese in the 1991 sequel to The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Sadly his scenes were left on the cutting room floor never to be seen till the re-release on the Directors Cut version of the DVD. In 1996, Biehn returned as Reese one last time for the Universal Theme Park 3-D experience T2 3-D: Battle Across Time. 1996 was a busy year, as Michael Biehn came back as the role he was meant to play for the third time. A Navy Seal. This time he co-starred as Seal Team Commander Anderson in The Rock.

Not since Tom Cruise, and Kevin Costner have we seen an actor embrace a specific kind of character and ride it like a donkey till its balls fell off. When an actor cannot let go of a role, they, and you have been Biehn Screened.

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