Editing Jason Connery

{{short description|British actor (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jason Connery
| image              = Jason Connery.jpg
| alt                = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption            = Connery at ''[[Doctor Who]]'' convention in [[West Kirby]] in 2015
| birth_name         = Jason Joseph Connery
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1963|1|11}}
| birth_place        = [[Rome]], Italy
|nationality=British
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Actor
*director
}}
| years_active       = 1983–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Mia Sara]]|1996|2002|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Fiona Ufton|2021}}
}}
| children           = 1
| parents            = {{ubl|[[Diane Cilento]]|[[Sean Connery]]}}
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Raphael Cilento]] (maternal grandfather)|[[Phyllis Cilento]] (maternal grandmother)|[[Charles Thomas McGlew]] (maternal great-grandfather)|[[Neil Connery]] (uncle)|[[Margaret Cilento]] (aunt)}}
}}

'''Jason Joseph Connery''' (born 11 January 1963) is an English 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 (TV channel)|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<ref>{{cite book|last=Sellers|first=Robert|title=Sean Connery: A Celebration|location=London|publisher=Robert Hale|date=1999|isbn=9780709061250|page=168}}</ref> 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 schools in the United Kingdom|private school]] in the town of [[Street, Somerset|Street]], in [[Somerset]], England, and later the independent [[Gordonstoun]] School in [[Moray]], Scotland. He was later accepted into the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jason Connery – The Official Site – Biography |url=http://www.jasonconnery.com/bio.htm|publisher=Jason Connery |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927103847/http://www.jasonconnery.com/bio.htm |archive-date=27 September 2010|access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Connery performed many roles in theatre and subsequently had parts in several B-films. His film début was in ''[[The Lords of Discipline (film)|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 ''[[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 [[Merlin]] in ''[[Merlin: The Quest Begins]]'', 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 (play)|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 (film)|Lightspeed]]'' (2006), ''[[Night Skies (2007 film)|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''<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/2446461/Nothingrubbish-about-Connerys-Millfield-grenade.html "Nothing 'rubbish' about Connery's Millfield grenade"]. London: ''The Daily Telegraph'', 22 July 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pandemic |publisher=Pulpmovies |date=8 November 2009 |first=Paul |last=Pritchard |url=http://www.pulpmovies.com/2009/11/pandemic/ |access-date=15 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107141249/http://www.pulpmovies.com/2009/11/pandemic/ |archive-date= 7 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suspenseful Thriller – ''Pandemic'' review |publisher= ReelTalk Movie Reviews |author1=Lubischer, Mark |author2=Tucker, Betty Jo |url=http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=review&id=3140 |access-date=15 October 2012 }}</ref> and in 2009 directed ''[[The Devil's Tomb]]''. Connery directed the 2011 "After Dark Originals" film ''[[51 (film)|51]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19698|title=After Dark Originals: '51' Finds a Director, New Details on 'Banshee'|publisher=Bloody-Discusting.com |date=5 April 2010 }}</ref> and ''[[The Philly Kid]]'' (2012) for the [[After Dark Films|"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]].<ref>[http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/my-dad-is-excited-about-this-movie "My dad is excited about my latest movie"]. ''[[Bunkered]]''. 12 February 2014</ref> The film opened the 2016 [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] on 15 June 2016,<ref>White, James. [http://www.empireonline.com/people/jack-lowden/tommy-honour-will-open-70th-edinburgh-international-film-festival/ "''Tommy's Honour'' opened the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival"]. ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]''. 27 April 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3467914 ''Tommy's Honour''] at the [[IMDb]]. Retrieved 21 February 2016.</ref><ref>Wiseman, Andreas. [http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/peter-mullan-jack-lowden-to-star-in-golf-drama-tommys-honour/5090641.article "Peter Mullan, Jack Lowden to star in golf drama ''Tommy's Honour''"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]''. 17 July 2015.</ref> and won Best Feature Film at the [[2016 British Academy Scotland Awards]].<ref name=bbcbafta>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-37893926 |title=Crime drama Shetland triumphs at Bafta Scotland – BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/jason-connery-breaks-down-tears-12137588 |title=Jason Connery breaks down in tears as he takes Scottish Bafta for best feature film |publisher=Glasgow Live |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Connery met American actress [[Mia Sara]] during the making of ''[[Bullet to Beijing]]'' in Russia.<ref>[http://www.klast.net/bond/jason.html Klast.net] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028152642/http://www.klast.net/bond/jason.html |date=28 October 2012 }}</ref> They married and had a son, Dashiell Quinn Connery (b. 1997) who is also an actor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Connery's grandson Dashiell in new Paramount+ series Tulsa King |url=https://jamesbond007.se/eng/nyheter/dashiell_connery_clint_tulsa_king |website=jamesbond007.se}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/life-in-his-shadow-mcnmw09bqbk|title=Life in his shadow|newspaper=[[The Times]]|access-date=6 April 2020|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

In April 2021, he married Fiona Ufton, his girlfriend of five years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Connery takes a weekend off from filming in Edinburgh for his own big day|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/must-read/jason-connery-takes-a-weekend-off-from-filming-in-edinburgh-for-his-own-big-day-3198872|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|date=13 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Acting===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
! Director
|-
| 1983
| ''[[The Lords of Discipline (film)|The Lords of Discipline]]''
| MacKinnon
|
| [[Franc Roddam]]
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Boy Who Had Everything]]''
| John Kirkland
|
| [[Stephen Wallace]]
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The First Olympics: Athens 1896]]''
| [[Thomas Curtis (athlete)|Thomas Pelham Curtis]]
|
| [[Alvin Rakoff]]
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Nemo (1984 film)|Nemo]]''
| Nemo (teen)
|
| Arnaud Sélignac
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Doctor Who]]'': ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' 
| Jondar
| TV series
| [[Ron Jones (television director)|Ron Jones]]
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Venetian Woman]]''
| Jules
|
| [[Mauro Bolognini]]
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Robin of Sherwood]]''
| Robin / Robert of Huntingdon
| TV series
| [[Sidney Percy Roberson|Sid Roberson]]<br />Gerry Mill<br />[[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]]<br />James Allen<br />Dennis Abey<br />Christopher King<br />Ben Bolt
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Worlds Beyond (TV series)|Worlds Beyond]]''
|
| TV series
| Sue Butterworth
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Bye Bye Baby (film)|Bye Bye Baby]]''
| Marcello
|
| [[Enrico Oldoini]]
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Puss in Boots (1988 film)|Puss in Boots]]''
| Corin
|
| Eugene Marner
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Lenin...The Train|Lenin: The Train]]''
| David
| TV
| [[Damiano Damiani]]
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Tank Malling]]''
| Dunboyne
|
| [[James Marcus (English actor)|James Marcus]]
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Casablanca Express]]''
| Alan Cooper
|
| [[Sergio Martino]]
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming]]''
| Ian Fleming
| TV
| Ferdinand Fairfax
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Burning Shore#1991 film adaptation|Mountain of Diamonds]]''
| Michael Courteney
| TV
| [[Jeannot Szwarc]]
|-
| 1992
| ''Beauty and the Beast (Bevanfield Films)''
| Beast (voice)
| TV
| Timothy Forder
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Sheltering Desert]]''
| [[Henno Martin]]
|
| [[Regardt van den Bergh]]
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Other Side of Paradise]]''
| Christopher "Kit" Masters
| TV
| [[Renny Rye]]
|-
| 1992
| ''Aladdin (Bevanfield Films)''
| The Vizier
| TV
| David Thwaytes
|-
| 1994
| ''Jamila''
| Daniyar
|
| {{Interlanguage link multi|Monica Teuber|de|Monika Teuber}}
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Bullet to Beijing]]''
| Nikolai "Nick" Petrov
|
| [[George Mihalka]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Midnight in Saint Petersburg]]''
| Nikolai "Nick" Petrov
|
| [[Douglas Jackson (filmmaker)|Douglas Ryan Jackson]]
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Successor (1996 film)|The Successor]]''
| Peter Reardon / Romanov
|
| Rodoh Seji
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| Macbeth
|
| Jeremy Freeston
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| James Dunham
| TV series
| Beryl Richards
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Famous Five (1995 TV series)|The Famous Five]]''
| Jeff Thomas
| TV series
| [[John Gorrie (director)|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 (American TV series)|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 (TV series)|Smallville]]''
| Dominic Sanatori
| TV series
| [[Greg Beeman]]<br />[[Terrence O'Hara]]<br />[[Kenneth Biller]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Gadget and the Gadgetinis]]''
| Voice
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen  
|
| [[Bruno Bianchi (cartoonist)|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
| Short
| Joshua Adler
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[Trollz (TV series)|Trollz]]''
| Mr. Trollheimer Star (voice)
|
| Karen Hyden
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Wild]]''
| Flamingo (voice)
|
| [[Steve 'Spaz' Williams]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Lightspeed (film)|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 (director)|Tim Hunter]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Hoboken Hollow]]''
| Trevor Lloyd
|
| Glen Stephens
|-
| 2007
| ''The Thirst: Blood War''
| Cladius
|
| Tom Shell
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Night Skies (2007 film)|Night Skies]]''
| Richard
|
| Roy Knyrim
|-
| 2007
| ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]''
| Mike
| TV series
| [[Joe Regalbuto]]
|-
| 2007
| ''Velocity''
| Mic
|
| Jeff Jensen
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Brotherhood of Blood]]''
| Keaton
|
| [[Michael Roesch]]<br />[[Peter Scheerer]]
|-
| 2007
| ''An Accidental Christmas''
| Myles
| TV
| [[Fred Olen Ray]]
|-
| 2008
| ''{{Interlanguage link multi|I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell|it|3=Chinaman's Chance|lt=I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell}}''
| Sam
|Original title: ''Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves''
| [[Aki Aleong]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[La Linea (film)|La Linea]]''
| Randall
| 
| [[James Cotten]]
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Alone in the Dark II (film)|Alone in the Dark II]]''
| Parker
| 
| [[Michael Roesch]]<br />[[Peter Scheerer]]
|-
| 2009
| ''Dragonquest''
| Gurion
| 
| Mark Atkins
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days]]''
| Glazer
| Video Game
|
|-
| 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
|
|
|-
| 2019
| ''The Untold Story [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3737840/?ref_=m_nmfmd_act_2]''
| Adam
|
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0001064}}

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