Sean Connery born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 August 1930. His mother, Euphemia McBain "Effie" (née McLean), was a cleaning woman, and his father, Joseph Connery, was a factory worker and lorry driver. His paternal grandfather's parents emigrated to Scotland from Ireland in the mid-19th century. The remainder of his family was of Scottish descent, and his maternal great-grandparents were native Scottish Gaelic speakers from Fife (unusually, for a speaker of the language), and Uig on the Isle of Skye. His father was a Roman Catholic, and his mother was a Protestant. He has a younger brother, Neil. Connery has said
Sean Gallagher (actor) 2009. He also appeared in the ITV dramas "Eternal Law" and "Leaving" and BBC drama "Our Girl". Gallagher is known to support animal welfare societies. In August 2008, Gallagher appeared as a celebrity contestant on an episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", raising funds for World Animal Protection project to end bear dancing in India, "an issue that he feels strongly about." Sean Gallagher (actor) Sean Campbell Gallagher (born 2 September 1965) is a British actor, trained at the Poor School in London. From 1992 he has appeared in many theatre productions, television series and films. Gallagher was