Jason Connery
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.
Jason Connery
- Actor
- director
1983–present
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- Raphael Cilento (grandfather)
- Phyllis Cilento (grandmother)
- Neil Connery (uncle)
Early life[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
Connery met American actress Mia Sara during the making of Bullet to Beijing in Russia.[13] They married in 1996, and their son, Dashiell Quinn Connery, was born in June 1997 who is also an actor. The couple divorced in 2002.[14]
In April 2021, he married Fiona Ufton, his girlfriend of five years.[15]