Jason Isaacs

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 6, 1963 (63 yrs)

place of birth

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot (2000), Michael D. Steele in Black Hawk Down (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise series (2002–2011), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003), James Wolfe in Battle of the Brave (2004), Antonio Pérez in The Escorial Conspiracy (2007), Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin (2017), and John Godfrey in Operation Mincemeat (2021).

His television roles include Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural mystery drama streaming series The OA (2016–2019) and Captain Gabriel Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2018).

His voice acting roles include Admiral Zhao in the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) and the second season of The Legend of Korra (2013), and the Grand Inquisitor/Sentinel in Star Wars Rebels (2014–2016).

Isaacs has appeared on stage as Louis Ironson in Declan Donnellan's 1992 and 1993 Royal National Theatre premiere of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes and as hitman Ben in a 2007 revival of Harold Pinter's 1957 play The Dumb Waiter at Trafalgar Studios in the West End.

He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film for The State Within (2006) and for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Harry H. Corbett in The Curse of Steptoe (2008). He also was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor, won the Satellite Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film for Case Histories (2011–2013), and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor—Television Series Drama for Brotherhood (2006–2008).

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Known For

Filmography

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.7

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011as Lucius Malfoy
Cars 2
6.2

Cars 2

2011as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
Fury
7.5

Fury

2014as Captain Waggoner
Black Hawk Down
7.4

Black Hawk Down

2001as CPT Mike Steele
Armageddon
6.8

Armageddon

1998as Ronald Quincy
The Patriot
7.2

The Patriot

2000as Col. William Tavington
Event Horizon
6.6

Event Horizon

1997as D.J.
Peter Pan
7.1

Peter Pan

2003as James Hook / George Darling
The Tuxedo
5.7

The Tuxedo

2002as Clark Devlin
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
7.3

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022as Self
A Cure for Wellness
6.3

A Cure for Wellness

2017as Volmer
Elektra
5.1

Elektra

2005as DeMarco (uncredited)
Resident Evil
6.7

Resident Evil

2002as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
Scoob!
7.0

Scoob!

2020as Dick Dastardly (voice)
Windtalkers
6.3

Windtalkers

2002as Major Mellitz
DragonHeart
6.6

DragonHeart

1996as Lord Felton
Batman: Under the Red Hood
7.8

Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Soldier
6.4

Soldier

1998as Colonel Mekum
Grindhouse
7.0

Grindhouse

2007as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Abduction
5.8

Abduction

2011as Kevin Harper
The Death of Stalin
7.0

The Death of Stalin

2017as Field Marshal Zhukov
Green Zone
6.5

Green Zone

2010as Maj. Briggs
Hotel Mumbai
7.5

Hotel Mumbai

2019as Vasili Orchevsky
The Infiltrator
6.7

The Infiltrator

2016as Mark Jackowski
Sweet November
6.9

Sweet November

2001as Chaz Watley
London Fields
5.1

London Fields

2018as Mark Asprey
Skyfire
6.3

Skyfire

2019as Jack Harris
Juliet & Romeo
6.1

Juliet & Romeo

2025as Lord Montague
Look Away
6.5

Look Away

2018as Dan
Monster Family 2
6.6

Monster Family 2

2021as Dracula (voice)
Superman: Red Son
7.1

Superman: Red Son

2020as Superman (voice)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
7.3

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022as Archie
Operation Mincemeat
6.5

Operation Mincemeat

2022as Admiral John Godfrey
Victorian Psycho

Victorian Psycho

2026as Mr. Pounds
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
6.7

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011as Sinestro (voice)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
7.1

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

2015as Lex Luthor (voice)
Mass
7.3

Mass

2021as Jay
Occupation: Rainfall
6.2

Occupation: Rainfall

2020as Steve (voice)
The Salt Path
6.7

The Salt Path

2025as Moth Winn
Nine Lives
6.1

Nine Lives

2005as Damien
The End of the Affair
6.6

The End of the Affair

1999as Father Richard Smythe
Words of War
6.7

Words of War

2025as Sacha
Monster Family
6.0

Monster Family

2017as Dracula (voice)
Friends with Money
5.1

Friends with Money

2006as David
Sweetwater
6.1

Sweetwater

2013as Prophet Josiah