Claim: Sean Connery acted in Dragonheart.

Dragonheart is a 1996 American fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen . It stars Dennis Quaid , David Thewlis , Pete Postlethwaite , Dina Meyer , and the voice of Sean Connery . It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and various other awards in 1996 and 1997 . The film also inspired a direct-to-video sequel , Dragonheart : A New Beginning in 2000 . A direct-to-video prequel , Dragonheart 3 : The Sorcerer 's Curse , was released in 2015 .