One of Arrow's future archers, Connor Hawke, was not originally intended to be the son of Bronze Tiger. In fact, actor Joseph David-Jones revealed he wasn't aware of Connor's backstory until after he started filming.
"It's difficult, because I don't find out till maybe like an episode before we shoot the episode where, you know, it reveals something," he said in an interview with CBR. "Like, I'll get a call and it's like, 'This is what we've decided' or 'This is where we want to go with Connor.'"
The actor then went on to explain when he found out Connor would be the son of Michael Jai White's Benjamin Turner, also known as the Bronze Tiger. "I started shooting last season and I was about two episodes in before the writers and the producers called me and they're like, 'Hey, we're thinking that you're going to be Bronze Tiger's son and we're going to bring him back in and we're going to change him and make him a good guy.' So for two episodes, I wasn't really aware of what my backstory was, and then I got the call and it was like, 'This is what we settled on.' So it's interesting! It's an interesting reversal."
Originally joining the Arrowverse in DC's Legends of Tomorrow's "Star City 2046" episode, David-Jones admitted he didn't expect to be in the position he's in today. "I kind of thought I would end up being a member of the crew on Legends! So once things went in a different direction with Arrow this season, and then with the entire tone of the show, I guess, I thought I wouldn't really revisit the character anymore. So flash-forward three years later, I get a call from the production offices here at Arrow and they were interested in revisiting Connor and I was like, 'Oh, wow!'"
Connor Hawke was adopted by John Diggle and Lyla Michaels after his father was killed. He was raised alongside their son JJ, who eventually broke bad and became the leader of the Deathstroke gang. Connor, on the other hand, followed in Diggle's footsteps to become an agent in a covert military organization. Now, he is on a mission to stop his brother from terrorizing the Star City of the future.
Airing Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, Arrow's final season stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Rick Gonzalez as Wild Dog, Juliana Harkavy as Black Canary, Katie Cassidy as Black Siren, Katherine McNamara as Mia Smoak, Joseph David-Jones as Connor Hawke and Ben Lewis as William Clayton-Queen.