Brendan Fraser’s Family Guide: Get to Know His 3 Sons and Ex-Wife Afton Smith

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In the midst of Brendan Fraser’s comeback — his 2022 movie, The Whale, received much critical acclaim — the Mummy star walked the red carpet with two of his three sons.In November 2022, Fraser attended the New York City screening of the Darren Aronofsky film — in which he portrays an obese English teacher attempting to connect with his estranged daughter (Sadie Sink) — with his two youngest sons, Holden, born in 2004, and Leland, born in 2006, whom he shares with ex-wife Afton Smith.

While Fraser and Smith’s eldest son, Griffin, born in 2002, was not in attendance at the Manhattan screening, the George of the Jungle star opened up about how Griffin helped him connect with his character in the movie.“I have three kids of my own.

My oldest son Griffin has special needs. He’s autistic,” Fraser said in conversation with Freddie Prinze, Jr., one day prior. “He just turned 20.

He’s a big kid. He’s six foot five. He’s got big hands and feet, a big body. I understand intimately what it is to be close to a person who lives with obesity.”The Now and Then star went on to praise his tight-knit family, a unit that includes his ex-wife.“Being with my kids and their mom and our family has given me such love that if ever I needed to hold something of value up to try and translate that to what was important to [my The Whale character] Charlie, I didn’t have to look far,” he told the She’s All That actor.Fraser and Smith did not always have such a harmonious relationship, however.