View Full Version : 'Terminator': The Multiple Stars Who've Played the Key Characters


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07-06-2015, 02:21 AM
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Sarah Connor

Linda Hamilton originated the role for The Terminator (1984) and followed it up with Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Her character had died by the time Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) rolled around. Lena Headey played Sarah on TV for Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles from 2008-2009. Her fellow Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke picked up the role for Terminator: Genisys (2015).

John Connor

A 13-year-old Edward Furlong was cast as the savior of humanity, and earned praise for his work in Terminator 2, which also featured a glimpse of an adult John, played by Michael Edwards. Furlong was replaced with Nick Stahl for Terminator 3, and fanboys rejoiced when Christian Bale was cast to play John in Terminator: Salvation (2009), which ultimately was poorly received. On TV, Thomas Dekker played a teenage John Connor in The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Jason Clarke steps into the role for Genisys, with the big spoiler revealed months ago in the trailers being that John isn't quite himself in the new film.

Kyle Rease

Michael Biehn solidified his name in the sci-fi hall of fame with his scrappy performance in The Terminator, going on to appear briefly in a bonus dream sequence in Terminator 2. In Terminator Salvation, Anton Yelchin played a teenaged Rease, while Jai Courtney played the most beefed-up version of the character yet in Genisys.

The T-800

Arnold Schwarzenegger has played different versions of the T-800 in The Terminator, Terminator 2 and Terminator 3, for which the then-55-year-old worked out for months to return to his weight for The Terminator. In Terminator Salvation, CGI helped put Schwarzenegger's face on the T-800 in the film. The T-800 looking older is part of the plot of Genisys, which explains that the flesh covering the Terminator's skeleton is real human flesh, and thus ages.

Kate Connor

John Connor's eventual wife, Kate Brewster, was played by Claire Danes in Terminator 3. Kate was married to John in Salvation, with Kate Connor played by Bryce Dallas Howard.