Edward Furlong

Young John Connor in Terminator 2.

Edward Furlong is the American actor, born August 2, 1977 in Glendale, California, who broke through at 13 as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), winning a Saturn Award and an MTV Movie Award.

Quick Facts

Birth name: Edward Walter Furlong
Born: 2 August 1977
Birthplace: Glendale, California, U.S.
Years active: 1990–present
Occupation: Actor
Children: 1

Career

He followed it with Pet Sematary Two, American Heart, A Home of Our Own, Pecker, American History X, Detroit Rock City and Animal Factory. His adult career was hit by substance use; in 2022 he announced four years of sobriety.

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