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Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley
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Hollywood treasure and legendary “final girl"Sigourney Weaverplayed Ripley in four (yes, four!)Alienmovies. The sequelmarked Weaver’s first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1987. She would receive two Oscar nominations in 1989 for her performances inWorking GirlandGorillas in the Mist.
After 1986’sAliens,she kept the ball rolling with memorable performances inCopycat(1995),Galaxy Quest(1999),Heartbreakers(2001),The Village(2004),Vantage Point(2008),Abduction(2011), The Cabin in the Woods(2011),A Monster Calls (2016) andThe Meyerowitz Stories(2017). Weaver demonstrated her range when she lent her voice toPixarfavorites likeWALL-E(2008)andFinding Dory(2016).
Weaver also starred in other blockbuster franchises likeGhostbustersandAvatar. In addition to theupcomingAvatarinstallments, Weaver is slated to appear on the series adaptation ofThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hartand in the romantic-action filmThe GorgealongsideMiles TellerandAnya Taylor-Joy.
She is also a pro onstage, participating in several theater festivals and productions such asThe Merchant of Venice, The Mercy SeatandVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
Weaver has been married to theater director Jim Simpson since October 1984, and the couple share a daughter, Charlotte.
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Michael Biehn as Corporal Dwayne Hicks
Biehn has been married to actress Jennifer Blanc since 2015, with whom he co-produced and costarred in 2011’sThe Victim.Together, they share son Dashiell King. He has four other children from previous relationships.
03of 07Lance Henriksen as BishopGetty; Everett CollectionSince his turn as Bishop in theAlienfranchise, Lance Henriksen has been a movie mainstay — appearing inNear Dark(1987),Pumpkinhead(1988),Dead Man(1995),Phantom(2013), Mom and Dad(2017),Falling(2020) andThe Artifice Girl(2022).His prolific résumé includes series likeMillennium,The BlacklistandBig Dogs.In 2023, he guest-starred on theKiefer Sutherland-led spy thrillerRabbit Hole. He has also lent his voice toThe Legend of KoraandTron: Uprising, among others.Henriksen co-authored an autobiography,Not Bad for a Human,and a horror-comic book series,To Hell You Ride, set in a small Colorado mountain town. He’s also a muralist and has been making pottery since the ’60s.The actor wed Louise Lunde in 2006, with whom he shares two sons. Henriksen also has two daughters from his previous marriages.
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Lance Henriksen as Bishop
Since his turn as Bishop in theAlienfranchise, Lance Henriksen has been a movie mainstay — appearing inNear Dark(1987),Pumpkinhead(1988),Dead Man(1995),Phantom(2013), Mom and Dad(2017),Falling(2020) andThe Artifice Girl(2022).
His prolific résumé includes series likeMillennium,The BlacklistandBig Dogs.In 2023, he guest-starred on theKiefer Sutherland-led spy thrillerRabbit Hole. He has also lent his voice toThe Legend of KoraandTron: Uprising, among others.
Henriksen co-authored an autobiography,Not Bad for a Human,and a horror-comic book series,To Hell You Ride, set in a small Colorado mountain town. He’s also a muralist and has been making pottery since the ’60s.
The actor wed Louise Lunde in 2006, with whom he shares two sons. Henriksen also has two daughters from his previous marriages.
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Paul Reiser as Carter Burke
Paul Reiser, whose corporate weasel character was the most despicable non-alien entity of the film, has continued to work steadily in Hollywood. Reiser went on to appear inBeverly Hills Cop II(1987),Mr. Write(1994),Funny People(2009),Behind the Candelabra(2013),Whiplash(2014), Life After Beth(2014), Concussion(2015),The Little Hours(2017), The Spy Who Dumped Me(2018) andHorsegirl(2020).
In 2011, the acclaimed actor created, produced and starred in the eponymous NBC sitcom,The Paul Reiser Show.However, it was canceled after only two episodes due to low ratings. He was a cast member of shows likeMarried,Red Oaks,Fosse/Verdon,The Kominsky Method,The BoysandReboot.Reiser is also known for his role as Paul Buchman on the long-running seriesMad About YoucostarringHelen Hunt, for which he earned 10 Emmy nominations throughout its eight-season run. In 2021, he received his 11th Emmy nod for outstanding guest actor onThe Kominsky Method. Since 2017, Reiser has had a recurring role onStranger ThingsasDr. Sam Owens.
Reiser has been married to Paula Ravets since August 1988, with whom he shares two sons: Ezra Samuel and Leon.
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Bill Paxton as Private William Hudson
Bill Paxtoncemented himself as one of sci-fi’s most iconic figures with three little words: “Game over, man!”
He kept busy afterAliens, appearingin Near Dark(1987),Next of Kin(1989),Predator 2(1990),Tombstone(1993),True Lies(1994),Apollo 13(1995),Twister(1996),Titanic(1997),Edge of Tomorrow(2014),Nightcrawler(2014),Term Life(2016) andThe Circle(2017).
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Jenette Goldstein as Private Jenette Vasquez
Perhaps the most memorable team member of theAliens’space marines was Jenette Goldstein’s Private Vasquez — the fierce member of the First Squad with the cool smart gun (Fun fact: She shares the same first name as the character).
In 2009, she founded the lingerie brand, Jenette Bras, providing undergarments and shapewear for women with larger bust sizes. Goldstein is married to painter Aaron Noble.
07of 07Carrie Henn as Rebecca “Newt” JordenGetty; Everett CollectionCarrie Henn portrayed 9-year-old Newt, a shell-shocked alien massacre survivor. Though sci-fi fans and critics praised her performance inAliens, Henn has not returned to the big screen. Instead, she became an elementary school teacher in her native city of Atwater, California.“That’s what a lot of people have a hard time understanding,” Henntold Tulsa Worldin August 2016 of her decision to quit acting. “They don’t understand that [acting] wasn’t my passion. It wasn’t my dream. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Was it an amazing experience? Absolutely. Would I do it again? Of course. But it wasn’t my passion. Teaching was.“Despite the career switch, the former child actor has continued to support the franchise and her costars, celebrating the 20th-anniversary screening ofAliensin December 2006 in Los Angeles and reuniting with the cast and crew in 2016. Henn has also revealed she would be open to appearing in a future installment.“As a busy wife, mom and teacher, I’m not sure I would have the time to devote to reprising my role,” shetold Black Gatein February 2018. “However, I would love to do a cameo in anAlienfranchise film if the opportunity arose.“Henn has been married to her college sweetheart, Nathan Kutcher, since July 2005. The couple has one child together.
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Carrie Henn as Rebecca “Newt” Jorden
Carrie Henn portrayed 9-year-old Newt, a shell-shocked alien massacre survivor. Though sci-fi fans and critics praised her performance inAliens, Henn has not returned to the big screen. Instead, she became an elementary school teacher in her native city of Atwater, California.
“That’s what a lot of people have a hard time understanding,” Henntold Tulsa Worldin August 2016 of her decision to quit acting. “They don’t understand that [acting] wasn’t my passion. It wasn’t my dream. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Was it an amazing experience? Absolutely. Would I do it again? Of course. But it wasn’t my passion. Teaching was.”
Despite the career switch, the former child actor has continued to support the franchise and her costars, celebrating the 20th-anniversary screening ofAliensin December 2006 in Los Angeles and reuniting with the cast and crew in 2016. Henn has also revealed she would be open to appearing in a future installment.
“As a busy wife, mom and teacher, I’m not sure I would have the time to devote to reprising my role,” shetold Black Gatein February 2018. “However, I would love to do a cameo in anAlienfranchise film if the opportunity arose.”
Henn has been married to her college sweetheart, Nathan Kutcher, since July 2005. The couple has one child together.
source: people.com
