Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is a British actor and director. He is the son of

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

and Diane Cilento. On screen, he is best known for appearing in the third series of the ITV drama series '' Robin of Sherwood'' in 1986. He took over the main role after

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's character was killed off at the end of the second series.

Early life

Connery was born in

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and raised in London. He is the son of Australian actress Diane Cilento and Scottish actor

. He attended Millfield School, a co-educational independent school in the town of

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, in

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, England, and later the independent

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School in Moray, Scotland. He was later accepted into the

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. ...

Career

Connery performed many roles in theatre and subsequently had parts in several B-films. His film début was in '' The Lords of Discipline'' (1983). He appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''

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'' in 1985. He also portrayed

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in the final series of the television series '' Robin of Sherwood'' in 1986. He later portrayed

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creator Ian Fleming in the 1990 television drama '' Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming''. In 1997, he appeared in a fantasy film (originally intended as a pilot episode for a longer series) playing the title role of

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in '' Merlin: The Quest Begins'', directed by

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. He appeared in ''Faithful Dealing'' (2001) in London, an

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, produced by Dominic Madden. In 2003, he toured with a stage production of '' The Blue Room''. In 2004 he was a main character in the children's show '' Shoebox Zoo'' and returned in the second series in September 2005. Connery had starring roles in several horror films, including ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007) and '' Brotherhood of Blood'' (2007). In 2014 he took part in

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's ''

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'' and featured in the sitcom ''George Lopez'' (2002).

Directing

In 2008 he made his directorial début with the film ''Pandemic'' and in 2009 directed '' The Devil's Tomb''. Connery directed the 2011 "After Dark Originals" film '' 51'', and ''

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'' (2012) for the "After Dark Action" series. In 2016, Connery directed ''

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'', a film celebrating the lives of golf pioneers

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and Young Tom Morris. The film opened the 2016

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on 15 June 2016, and won Best Feature Film at the

2016 British Academy Scotland Awards The 26th British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 6 November 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2016. Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades were handed out for the best i ...

Personal life

Connery met American actress

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during the making of '' Bullet to Beijing'' in Russia. They married in 1996, and their son, Dashiell Quinn Connery, was born in June 1997. The couple divorced in 2002. In April 2021, he married Fiona Ufton, his girlfriend of five years.

Filmography

Acting

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Connery, Jason 1963 births Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School English male video game actors English male voice actors English male television actors English male film actors English people of Australian descent English people of Irish descent English people of Italian descent English people of Scottish descent Living people Male actors from London People educated at Ibstock Place School People educated at Millfield People educated at Gordonstoun People educated at Millfield Preparatory School People from Marylebone