Jason Connery Explained

Jason Connery
Birth Name:Jason Joseph Connery
Birth Date:1963 1, df=y
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Years Active:1983–present
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    Children:1

    Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is an Italian-born British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery 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 Michael Praed's character was killed off at the end of the second series.

    Early life

    Connery was born 11 January 1963[1] in Rome and raised in London. He is the son of Australian actress Diane Cilento and Scottish actor Sean Connery. He attended Millfield School, a co-educational private school in the town of Street, in Somerset, England, and later the independent Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland. He was later accepted into the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[2]

    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 Vengeance on Varos in 1985. He also portrayed Robin Hood in the final series of the television series Robin of Sherwood in 1986.

    He later portrayed James Bond creator Ian Fleming in the 1990 television drama . In 1997, he appeared in a fantasy film (originally intended as a pilot episode for a longer series) playing the title role of Merlin in , directed by David Winning. He appeared in Faithful Dealing (2001) in London, an English Restoration Whodunit, 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 Lightspeed (2006), Night Skies (2007) and Brotherhood of Blood (2007).

    In 2014 he took part in BBC One's Celebrity MasterChef and featured in the sitcom George Lopez (2002).

    Directing

    In 2008 he made his directorial début with the film Pandemic[3] [4] [5] and in 2009 directed The Devil's Tomb. Connery directed the 2011 "After Dark Originals" film 51,[6] and The Philly Kid (2012) for the "After Dark Action" series.

    In 2016, Connery directed Tommy's Honour, a film celebrating the lives of golf pioneers Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris.[7] The film opened the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival on 15 June 2016,[8] [9] [10] and won Best Feature Film at the 2016 British Academy Scotland Awards.[11] [12]

    Personal life

    Connery met American actress Mia Sara during the making of Bullet to Beijing in Russia.[13] They married and had a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery. The couple divorced in 2002.[14]

    In April 2021, he married Fiona Ufton, his girlfriend of five years.[15]

    Filmography

    Acting

    YearFilmRoleNotesDirector
    1983The Lords of DisciplineMacKinnonFranc Roddam
    1984The Boy Who Had EverythingJohn KirklandStephen Wallace
    1984Thomas Pelham CurtisAlvin Rakoff
    1984NemoNemo (teen)Arnaud Sélignac
    1985Doctor Who

    Vengeance on Varos

    JondarTV seriesRon Jones
    1986The Venetian WomanJulesMauro Bolognini
    1986Robin of SherwoodRobin / Robert of HuntingdonTV seriesSid Roberson
    Gerry Mill
    Robert Young
    James Allen
    Dennis Abey
    Christopher King
    Ben Bolt
    1987Worlds BeyondTV seriesSue Butterworth
    1988Bye Bye BabyMarcelloEnrico Oldoini
    1988Puss in BootsCorinEugene Marner
    1988Lenin: The TrainDavidTVDamiano Damiani
    1989Tank MallingDunboyneJames Marcus
    1989Casablanca ExpressAlan CooperSergio Martino
    1990Ian FlemingTVFerdinand Fairfax
    1991Mountain of DiamondsMichael CourteneyTVJeannot Szwarc
    1992Beauty and the Beast (Bevanfield Films)Beast (voice)TVTimothy Forder
    1992The Sheltering DesertHenno MartinRegardt van den Bergh
    1992The Other Side of ParadiseChristopher "Kit" MastersTVRenny Rye
    1992Aladdin (Bevanfield Films)The VizierTVDavid Thwaytes
    1994JamilaDaniyar
    1995Bullet to BeijingNikolai "Nick" PetrovGeorge Mihalka
    1995Midnight in Saint PetersburgNikolai "Nick" PetrovDouglas Ryan Jackson
    1996The SuccessorPeter Reardon / RomanovRodoh Seji
    1997MacbethMacbethJeremy Freeston
    1997CasualtyJames DunhamTV seriesBeryl Richards
    1997The Famous FiveJeff ThomasTV seriesJohn Gorrie
    1998Urban Ghost StoryJohn FoxGeneviéve Jolliffe
    1998Young MerlinTVDavid Winning
    2000Shanghai NoonCalvin AndrewsTom Dey
    2000The StripRay BurdenTV series
    2001NicolasPeter Shaner
    2001RequiemMr. HunterJon Kirby
    2001Professor Joel BarashTVChris Angel
    2001–2002Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!Bennington (voice)TV series
    2002Liberty's Kids

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    2001–2003SmallvilleDominic SanatoriTV seriesGreg Beeman
    Terrence O'Hara
    Kenneth Biller
    2003Gadget and the GadgetinisVoiceThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Bruno Bianchi
    2004–2005Shoebox ZooDad (Series 1: eps 1 to 13, Series 2: eps 1, 9–13)TV series
    2005Private MomentsGillianJag Mundhra
    2005AmateurMan on TelevisionShortJoshua Adler
    2005–2006TrollzMr. Trollheimer Star (voice)Karen Hyden
    2006The WildFlamingo (voice)Steve 'Spaz' Williams
    2006LightspeedDaniel Leight / LightspeedTVDon E. Fauntleroy
    2006Captain Carthedan / Karsh the WhispererVideo GameJill Donald
    2006The Far Side of JerichoJohnTim Hunter
    2006Hoboken HollowTrevor LloydGlen Stephens
    2007The Thirst: Blood WarCladiusTom Shell
    2007Night SkiesRichardRoy Knyrim
    2007George LopezMikeTV seriesJoe Regalbuto
    2007VelocityMicJeff Jensen
    2007Brotherhood of BloodKeatonMichael Roesch
    Peter Scheerer
    2007An Accidental ChristmasMylesTVFred Olen Ray
    2008SamOriginal title: Chinaman's Chance: America's Other SlavesAki Aleong
    2008La LineaRandallJames Cotten
    2009Alone in the Dark IIParkerMichael Roesch
    Peter Scheerer
    2009DragonquestGurionMark Atkins
    2010GlazerVideo Game
    2010The Search for Santa PawsHaggis
    2010Old WestFrankShort
    2011John ClayfordTV series
    2011SwordRobert Teasdale Short
    2014Alien StrainPsychiatrist
    2019The Untold Story https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3737840/?ref_=m_nmfmd_act_2Adam

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Sellers, Robert. Sean Connery: A Celebration. London. Robert Hale. 1999. 9780709061250. 168.
    2. Web site: Jason Connery – The Official Site – Biography . Jason Connery . https://web.archive.org/web/20100927103847/http://www.jasonconnery.com/bio.htm . 27 September 2010. 13 October 2012.
    3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/2446461/Nothingrubbish-about-Connerys-Millfield-grenade.html "Nothing 'rubbish' about Connery's Millfield grenade"
    4. Web site: Pandemic . Pulpmovies . 8 November 2009 . Paul . Pritchard . 15 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160107141249/http://www.pulpmovies.com/2009/11/pandemic/ . 7 January 2016 .
    5. Web site: Suspenseful Thriller – Pandemic review . ReelTalk Movie Reviews . Lubischer, Mark . Tucker, Betty Jo . 15 October 2012 .
    6. Web site: After Dark Originals: '51' Finds a Director, New Details on 'Banshee'. Bloody-Discusting.com . 5 April 2010 .
    7. http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/my-dad-is-excited-about-this-movie "My dad is excited about my latest movie"
    8. White, James. "Tommy's Honour opened the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival". Empire. 27 April 2016.
    9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3467914 Tommy's Honour
    10. Wiseman, Andreas. "Peter Mullan, Jack Lowden to star in golf drama Tommy's Honour". Screen Daily. 17 July 2015.
    11. Web site: Crime drama Shetland triumphs at Bafta Scotland – BBC News . BBC . 7 November 2016 . 4 January 2017.
    12. Web site: Jason Connery breaks down in tears as he takes Scottish Bafta for best feature film . Glasgow Live . 7 November 2016 . 4 January 2017.
    13. http://www.klast.net/bond/jason.html Klast.net
    14. News: Life in his shadow. The Times. 6 April 2020. en. 0140-0460.
    15. Web site: Jason Connery takes a weekend off from filming in Edinburgh for his own big day. 2021-07-09. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. en.