Alexander Dalton is the son of British actor Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett. Alexander’s father Timothy Dalton gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).
Alexander Dalton: Bio Summary
Name | Alexander Dalton |
Age | 26 years old as of 2023 |
Date of birth | 7 August 1997 |
Place of birth | London, United Kingdom |
Famous as | son of Timothy Dalton and Oksana Grigorieva |
Nationality | British |
Ethnicity | White |
Parents | Timothy Dalton and Oksana Grigorieva |
Siblings | Lucia Gibson |
Who Is Timothy Dalton’s Son, Alexander Dalton?
Alexander Dalton was born on 7 August 1997, in London, United Kingdom. As of 2023, Alexander is 26 years old. Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett and his ex-partner Oksana Petrovna Chernukha (Oksana Grigorieva) are his parents. His father is a British actor while his mother is a Russian singer-songwriter and pianist.
Alexander Dalton is the only child of his parents. His parents never got married. They were in a relationship after they met in 1995 while his mother was employed as a translator for filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov. However, Alexander has a maternal half-sister Lucia Gibson, born on October 30, 2009. Lucia was born from Alexander’s mother’s relationship with Mel Gibson.
Mel Gibson is an American actor, film director, and producer. Alexander’s paternal grandparents were Peter Dalton Leggett, a captain in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War and an advertising executive, and Dorothy Scholes, of Italian and Irish descent. Alexander’s maternal grandparents were Petr Chernukha and Ludmila Grigorieva-Chernukha.
Alexander’s maternal grandparents were both music professors. Although Alexander’s parents have divorced, they raised him together. His mother Oksana said of his father Timothy: “He’s very good,” she tells PEOPLE. “We raise our son together. He’s a good father and they have a very good relationship.” Alexander was raised away from the spotlight.
Speaking of Alexander, his father Timothy Dalton said in an interview: “A kid really completes you and makes you far more tolerant of humankind in general, because you realize everyone started out with this deeply precious, wonderful energy and innocence,” he told the DailyMail.
“Alexander’s a real individual. He’s great,” Timothy Dalton added. “It’s strange, you realize when it’s too late that when they were six, seven and eight they still had all these fantastic qualities, but they were children; they were dependent on you. Now you say, ‘We’re going to do this’, and they say, ‘No, I don’t want to. I want to do that.’”
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Timothy said that such “beginnings of independence” from his son was “wonderful” to witness, even if the upbringing gets more sophisticated. He said at the time: “Now he comes back from school and says, ‘Dad, what’s the difference between a metaphor and a simile?” How do you explain the difference between “stuck in the mud” and “stubborn as a pig” so a nine-year-old understands?”
“Of course, it’s a challenge being a parent, but it’s a wonderful challenge.” When Alexander was a teenager, he once appeared in the news after he threw a party at his father’s mansion and neighbors complained about it. This led to the Los Angeles Police Department being called to Alexander’s father’s home.
When the police arrived, they found 300 friends of Alexander partying. Per reports, a fight broke out as the police attempted to stop the party. The police had to call back up. Alexander’s father Timothy wasn’t home at the time. The officers made everyone leave and there were no arrests. Alexander has chosen to live a private life.
Nothing is known regarding Alexander Dalton’s education, career, love life, etc. Alexander’s parents Timothy Dalton and Oksana Grigorieva are the reason he is in the spotlight. His father Timothy made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama The Lion in Winter. He appeared in the films Wuthering Heights, Cromwell, and Mary, Queen of Scots.
Timothy Dalton has also appeared in Flash Gordon, The Rocketeer, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Hot Fuzz, and The Tourist. He appeared in TV Series including Tales from the Crypt, Cleopatra, Marple, Unknown Sender, Doctor Who, Chuck, Penny Dreadful, Doom Patrol, The Crown, and 1923.
Alexander Dalton’s mother, Oksana Grigorieva gained attention as a songwriter in 2006, after a song that she wrote, “Un día llegará”, became popular on the Josh Groban album Awake. In 2009, her album Beautiful Heartache was released. She taught music in the U.S. and patented a technique for teaching musical notation to children.
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