Alien Resurrection - Cast

Cast

• Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, reprising her role from the previous three Alien films. After having committed suicide at the finale of Alien 3, Ripley has been cloned using blood samples so that the military may extract the Alien queen growing inside her. As a result of the cloning process Ripley has been affected by the Alien queen's DNA. She has enhanced strength and reflexes, acidic blood, and can sense the presence of the Aliens.
• Dan Hedaya as General Perez. Perez is the commanding officer of the Auriga and supervises the experiments to clone Ripley and study the Aliens.
• J. E. Freeman as Dr. Wren. Wren is one of several scientists aboard the Auriga involved in cloning Ripley and studying the Aliens. After the Aliens escape he joins the protagonists in their attempt to flee the ship.
• Brad Dourif as Dr. Gediman, another of the scientists involved in cloning Ripley and studying the Aliens.
• Carolyn Campbell as Dr. Williamson, the third member of the science team responsible for cloning Ripley.
• David St. James as Dr. Sprague, another member of the Auriga's science team.
• Raymond Cruz as DiStefano. DiStefano is a soldier in the United Systems Military, stationed aboard the Auriga. When the Aliens break out, he joins the protagonists in their attempt to escape from the ship.
• Michael Wincott as Frank Elgyn, captain of the mercenary ship Betty. Elgyn brings the Betty to the Auriga in order to sell kidnapped humans in cryostasis to General Perez. He is romantically involved with Hillard.
• Kim Flowers as Sabra Hillard, the assistant pilot of the Betty who is romantically involved with Elgyn.
• Gary Dourdan as Christie, the first mate and second in command of the Betty.
• Ron Perlman as Johner, a mercenary and member of the Betty's crew. Johner plays jokes and has a bad temper, and teases Vriess about his handicap.
• Dominique Pinon as Vriess, the Betty's mechanic. A paraplegic, he uses a motorized wheelchair. Vriess shares a close friendship with Call and an antagonistic relationship with Johner.
• Winona Ryder as Annalee Call, the newest crew member of the Betty. She recognizes Ripley and has knowledge of the Aliens. Call is revealed during the course of the film to be an android and helps the surviving protagonists interface with the Auriga.
• Leland Orser as Purvis. Purvis is one of several humans who have been kidnapped by the crew of the Betty while in cryosleep and delivered to the Auriga to serve as hosts for the Aliens. Despite having an Alien growing inside him, Purvis joins the surviving protagonists in an attempt to escape the Auriga.
• Tom Woodruff, Jr. as the lead Alien. Woodruff had previously played the Alien in Alien 3, and described the Alien in Resurrection as feeling "much more like a dog. It's got dog legs, a more pointed nose, and a more vicious mouth." Weaver praised Woodruff's work, saying that "working with him is like working with Lon Chaney, only Tom's usually covered with K-Y Jelly." Woodruff also played the lead Alien in the sequels Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.