Meet Miami Vice actor Don Johnson’s 5 children with 3 different women: from Fifty Shades of Grey actress Dakota Johnson and Twin Peaks star Jesse Wayne Johnson, to Gucci model Atherton Grace

Dec 24 , 2024

Miami Vice actor Don Johnson shares five children with three different women. Photo: @donjohnson/Instagram

Doctor Odyssey actor Don Johnson just celebrated his 75th birthday – surrounded by all 5 of his children

Miami Vice star Don Johnson just celebrated his 75th birthday with all of his children.

“My Kids are my everything! Happy Birthday to me!” the actor wrote on Instagram, alongside a rare family pic. His wife, Kelley Phleger, was also present for his milestone birthday. Here’s what we know about his five children – and what they do for work:

1. Jesse Johnson

Jesse Johnson’s mum is Patti D’Arbanville. Photo: @jaydoubleyoujay/Instagram

Don shares his eldest child, Jesse Wayne Johnson, with his ex-wife Patti D’Arbanville. The 42-year-old was the first of the actor’s offspring to follow in their father’s footsteps, starring in projects such as Hawaii Five-0, Twin Peaks, Grey’s Anatomy and NCIS. He is also a musician in a band called Blame Baby.

2. Dakota Johnson

Actress Dakota Johnson at the 59th New York Film Festival in 2021, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images for Netflix

Dakota, 35, is the most famous of Don’s children, appearing in a number of big projects, including Fifty Shades of Grey and Madame Web, which was panned when it was released earlier this year. Her mother is Johnson’s second wife Melanie Griffith. Dakota is currently dating Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

3. Atherton Grace Johnson

Atherton Grace Johnson has modelled for Gucci. Photo: @athertongracejohnson/Instagram

Johnson and his current wife Kelley Phleger welcomed their daughter Atherton Grace (or just “Grace”) on December 28, 1999. While many of her siblings have taken the acting route, 24-year-old Grace has pursued a modelling career and walked in Gucci’s spring-summer 2025 show earlier this year.