John Connor is a fictional character in the Terminator franchise. Created by writer/director James Cameron, the character is first referred to in the 1984 film The Terminator and first appears in its 1991 sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day (T2). In the character's first appearance, John is portrayed by Edward Furlong as a child, and briefly by Michael Edwards as an adult in a small role. Other actors have portrayed the character in subsequent films, including Nick Stahl, Christian Bale, and Jason Clarke. In addition, Thomas Dekker portrayed John Connor in the two-season television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Edward Furlong as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Thomas Dekker as John Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
Michael Edwards as the adult John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Nick Stahl as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd and produced by Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cybernetic assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son will one day save mankind from extinction by Skynet, a hostile artificial intelligence in a post-apocalyptic future. Kyle Reese is a soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah. The screenplay is credited to Cameron and Hurd, while co-writer William Wisher Jr. received an "additional dialogue" credit.
Theatrical release poster
Gale Anne Hurd bought the rights to The Terminator from James Cameron for one dollar.
Schwarzenegger with President Ronald Reagan two months before The Terminator's premiere in 1984
Michael Biehn signing a copy of the film during an appearance at Midtown Comics in 2012
