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

Michael Praed Michael Praed ( ; born 1 April 1960), birth name Michael David Prince, is a British actor and narrator, probably best remembered for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series '' Robin of Sherwood'', which attained cult statu ...

'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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