When you’re born to a father with incredible musical skills enough to win multiple Grammys and a mother who’s an amazing role model and great actor, there’s little chance you’ll escape the entertainment business like you did. Duncan Jones, son of the legendary David Bowie and his first wife Angie who, despite his career as a philosopher originally, turned to the profession of filmmaker.
He is best known for his 2009 science fiction film Moon. Although it was his first work, it had the quality of earning him multiple nominations, including two awards, including a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British writer, director or producer.
Duncan Jones has improved over the years, proving he is indeed the son of the talented David Bowie. His other notable films include Source Code (2011), Warcraft (2016) and Silent (2018) which was released on Netflix. Follow us as we try to shed some light on his family and understand how he grew up as the first son of a music superstar.
Duncan Jones father and mother
David Bowie, father of Duncan Jones, and his first wife Angie (née Barnett) had him on May 30, 1971 in Bromley, London. Duncan whose birth name is Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones would become their only son together. His middle name, Zowie, was given to him, obviously to rhyme with his father’s stage name, Bowie.
Duncan’s parents met in 1969 through a mutual friend, record executive Dr. Calvin Mark Lee. His mother at the time was only 19 years old. They had a whirlwind romance which ended in their marriage on March 19, 1970 at Bromley Register Office in Beckenham Lane, London. About a year later is when Duncan arrived.
Early in their union, Duncan’s parents apparently had an unforgettable time, traveling together on international tours. Bowie even wrote a song about her called ‘The Prettiest Star’. However, before Duncan’s 7th birthday, his parents separated and then officially divorced on February 8, 1980 in Switzerland. At the time, Bowie was living in the country where he was exiled due to tax evasion issues.
Duncan Jones, unlike his father, was never a lover of the spotlight, one of the main reasons he never considered a career in music and acting. His father tried to instill a love of music for him, pushing him to learn instruments ranging from guitar to piano and even saxophone, but the young Duncan never found a passion for music. He was instead interested in a vocation that wouldn’t be followed by paparazzi, an opportunity he dreaded growing up with his superstar father.
Watching from behind the scenes as his father sent the paparazzi waiting outside was more or less a nightmare for young Duncan, who for most of his childhood was raised by Scottish nanny Marion Skene.
In an interview with Daily Mail, his first About his father Bowie, Duncan shared how his early years with his father were the best times he had with him. They watched a lot of movies together which would later influence Duncan’s interest in movies and he had dad’s full support. He mentioned on the Nerdist podcast that he was lucky to have the chance to say his final goodbyes to his father.
Although Duncan obviously gets along very well with his father, the same cannot be said for his relationship with his estranged mother. Their relationship began to suffer around the 2010s. Angie while appearing on Celebrity Big Brother said her relationship with her son was beyond recovery. As of 2018, they remain separate. During his interview for Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Duncan said his mother was a “corrosive person.” After divorcing Bowie, Angie entered into a long-term relationship with punk musician Drew Blood and had a daughter with him.
His wife (Rodene Ronquillo)
Duncan Jones is married to photographer Rodene Ronquillo. They married on November 6, 2012, approximately 5 months after Duncan’s engagement was released. Unfortunately for the couple, Ronquillo was diagnosed with breast cancer on the very day of their wedding. In 2013, she was in remission and has since remained cancer-free.
They share at least two children, including a son named Stenton David Jones, born July 10, 2016, and a daughter, Zowie Tala Mabsie Jones, born April 18, 2018.
Height – How tall is it?
Duncan Jones is 5ft 10in which is exactly the height of his dad, David Bowie. Like his father, Duncan has brown hair. Also, he has blue eyes.