Jason Connery
| Jason Connery | |
|---|---|
 Jason Connery at Doctor Who convention in West Kirby, England | |
| Born |
Jason Joseph Connery 11 January 1963 Marylebone, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mia Sara (m. 1996–2002; divorced) (1 child) |
| Children | Dashiell Quinn Connery |
| Parent(s) |
Sean Connery Diane Cilento (deceased) |
| Relatives | Neil Connery (uncle) |
Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is a British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery. On screen, he is known for appearing in the third series of the ITV drama programme Robin of Sherwood in 1986, taking over the main role after Michael Praed left.
Early life
Connery was born in London and grew up there. He is the son of Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930-) and his first wife, the Australian actress Diane Cilento (1933–2011). He attended Millfield School, a co-educational independent school in the village 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.[1]
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 (a role his father had taken on in the film Robin and Marian) in the final season of the television series Robin of Sherwood in 1986. Connery became well known in the UK for this role.
Connery also portrayed James Bond creator Ian Fleming in the 1990 television drama Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming. (Fleming created the James Bond character, which was the role that made his father Sean Connery a star.) In 1997, he shot a fantasy film (originally intended as a pilot episode for a longer series); playing the title role of Merlin in Merlin: The Quest Begins, directed by David Winning and filmed on location in Peebles, Scotland; 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 starred as a main character in the children's show Shoebox Zoo and returned in the second series in September 2005.
He made many Continental European films in the lead with the lead role in the film Night Skies (2006), and a lead role in the film Lightspeed (2006). He played a vampire hunter in Brotherhood of Blood (2007).
In 2014, Connery took part in BBC One's Celebrity MasterChef.
Directing
In 2008, he made his directorial début with the film Pandemic[2][3][4] and in 2009 directed The Devil's Tomb. Connery directed the 2011 "After Dark Originals" film 51,[5] 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.[6] The film opened the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival on 15 June 2016,[7][8][9] and won Best Feature Film at the 2016 British Academy Scotland Awards.[10][11]
Personal life
Connery was married to American actress Mia Sara in 1996, and in June 1997 they had a son named Dashiell Quinn. They divorced in 2002. The couple met during the making of Bullet to Beijing in Russia.[12] He is also the nephew of Neil Connery.
Filmography
Acting
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline | MacKinnon | Franc Roddam | |
| 1984 | The Boy Who Had Everything | John Kirkland | Stephen Wallace | |
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Thomas Pelham Curtis | Alvin Rakoff | |
| 1984 | Nemo | Nemo (teen) | Arnaud Sélignac | |
| 1985 | Doctor Who:Vengeance on Varos | Jondar | TV series | Ron Jones |
| 1986 | The Venetian Woman | Jules | Mauro Bolognini | |
| 1986 | Robin of Sherwood | Robin / Robert of Huntingdon | TV series | Sid Roberson Gerry Mill Robert Young James Allen Dennis Abey Christopher King Ben Bolt |
| 1987 | Worlds Beyond | TV series | Sue Butterworth | |
| 1988 | Bye Bye Baby | Marcello | Enrico Oldoini | |
| 1988 | Puss in Boots | Corin | Eugene Marner | |
| 1989 | Tank Malling | Dunboyne | James Marcus | |
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Alan Cooper | Sergio Martino | |
| 1990 | Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Ian Fleming | TV | Ferdinand Fairfax |
| 1990 | Lenin: The Train | David | TV | Damiano Damiani |
| 1991 | Mountain of Diamonds | Michael Courteney | TV | Jeannot Szwarc |
| 1992 | Beauty and the Beast | Beast (voice) | TV | Timothy Forder |
| 1992 | The Sheltering Desert | Henno Martin | Regardt van den Bergh | |
| 1992 | The Other Side of Paradise | Chris Masters | TV | Renny Rye |
| 1992 | Aladdin | The Vizier | TV | David Thwaytes |
| 1994 | Jamila | Daniyar | Monica Teuber | |
| 1995 | Bullet to Beijing | Nick | George Mihalka | |
| 1996 | The Successor | Peter Reardon / Romanov | Rodoh Seji | |
| 1996 | Midnight in Saint Petersburg | Nikolai Petrov | Douglas Jackson | |
| 1997 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Jeremy Freeston | |
| 1997 | Casualty | James Dunham | TV series | Beryl Richards |
| 1997 | The Famous Five | Jeff Thomas | TV series | John Gorrie |
| 1998 | Urban Ghost Story | John Fox | Geneviéve Jolliffe | |
| 1998 | Merlin: The Quest Begins | Young Merlin | TV | David Winning |
| 2000 | Shanghai Noon | Calvin Andrews | Tom Dey | |
| 2000 | The Strip | Ray Burden | TV series | |
| 2001 | Nicolas | Peter Shaner | ||
| 2001 | Requiem | Mr. Hunter | Jon Kirby | |
| 2001 | Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell | Professor Joel Barash | TV | Chris Angel |
| 2001–2002 | Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! | Bennington (voice) | TV series | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 | voice | TV series | |
| 2001–2003 | Smallville | Dominic Sanatori | TV series | Greg Beeman Terrence O'Hara Kenneth Biller |
| 2003 | Gadget and the Gadgetinis | Voice | Bruno Bianchi | |
| 2004–2005 | Shoebox Zoo | Dad (Series 1: eps 1 to 13, Series 2: eps 1, 9–13) | TV series | |
| 2005 | Private Moments | Gillian | Jag Mundhra | |
| 2005 | Amateur | Man on Television | Joshua Adler | |
| 2005–2006 | Trollz | Mr. Trollheimer Star (voice) | Karen Hyden | |
| 2006 | The Wild | Flamingo (voice) | Steve 'Spaz' Williams | |
| 2006 | Lightspeed | Daniel Leight / Lightspeed | TV | Don E. FauntLeRoy |
| 2006 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king | Captain Carthedan / Karsh the Whisperer | Video Game | Jill Donald |
| 2006 | The Far Side of Jericho | John | Tim Hunter | |
| 2006 | Hoboken Hollow | Trevor Lloyd | Glen Stephens | |
| 2007 | The Thirst: Blood War | Cladius | Tom Shell | |
| 2007 | Night Skies | Richard | Roy Knyrim | |
| 2007 | George Lopez | Mike | TV series | Joe Regalbuto |
| 2007 | Velocity | Mic | Jeff Jensen | |
| 2007 | Brotherhood of Blood | Keaton | Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer | |
| 2007 | An Accidental Christmas | Myles | TV | Fred Olen Ray |
| 2008 | I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell | Sam | Original title: Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves | Aki Aleong |
| 2008 | La Linea | Randall | James Cotten | |
| 2009 | Alone in the Dark II | Parker | Michael Roesch Peter Scheerer | |
| 2009 | Dragonquest | Gurion | Mark Atkins | |
| 2010 | The Search for Santa Paws | Haggis | ||
| 2010 | Old West | Frank | Short | |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | John Clayford | TV Series | |
| 2011 | Sword | Robert Teasdale | Short | |
| 2014 | Alien Strain | Psychiatrist |
References
- ↑ "Jason Connery – The Official Site – Biography". Jason Connery. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Nothing 'rubbish' about Connery's Millfield grenade". London: The Daily Telegraph, 22 July 2008
- ↑ Pritchard, Paul (8 November 2009). "Pandemic". Pulpmovies. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ Lubischer, Mark; Tucker, Betty Jo. "Suspenseful Thriller – Pandemic review". ReelTalk Movie Reviews. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "After Dark Originals: '51' Finds a Director, New Details on 'Banshee'". Bloody-Discusting.com. 5 April 2010.
- ↑ "My dad is excited about my latest movie". Bunkered. 12 February 2014
- ↑ White, James. "Tommy's Honour opened the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival". Empire. 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Tommy's Honour at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ Wiseman, Andreas. "Peter Mullan, Jack Lowden to star in golf drama Tommy's Honour". Screen Daily. 17 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-37893926
- ↑ http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/jason-connery-breaks-down-tears-12137588
- ↑ Klast.net Archived 28 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.