Sean Connery Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer, who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films, between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Untouchables". His film career also includes such films as "Marnie", "The Name of
Jason Connery in BBC One's "Celebrity MasterChef". In 2008, he made his directorial début with the film "Pandemic" and in 2009 directed "The Devil's Tomb". Connery directed the 2011 "After Dark Originals" film "51", 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. The film opened the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival on 15 June 2016, and won Best Feature Film at the 2016 British Academy Scotland Awards. Connery met American actress Mia Sara during the making of "Bullet