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Jason Isaacs

Acting

Born June 6, 1963 · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Isaacs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • San Diego Film Critics Society AwardBest Supporting Actor
  • Satellite AwardBest Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Filmography50+ titles

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005as Zhao (voice)

Dawn

2014as Dawson

Castlevania

2017as The Judge (voice)

The West Wing

1999as Colin Ayres

Sex Education

2019as Peter Groff

The Legend of Korra

2012as Zhao (voice)

What If...?

2021as The Eminence (voice)

Inside No. 9

2014as Clifford

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011as Lucius Malfoy

Inspector Morse

1987as Dr. Desmond Collier

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019as skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)

Case Histories

2011as Jackson Brodie

Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

Would I Lie to You?

2007as Self - Panellist

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005as Lucius Malfoy

The Crowded Room

2023as Jack Lamb

Star Wars Rebels

2014as The Inquisitor (voice)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010as Lucius Malfoy

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007as Lucius Malfoy

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002as Lucius Malfoy

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

2021as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)

The White Lotus

2021as Timothy Ratliff

Hotel Mumbai

2018as Vasili Orchevsky

The OA

2016as Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy

Fury

2014as Captain Waggoner

The State Within

2006as Mark Brydon

Entourage

2004as Fredrick 'Freddy' Lyme

Black Hawk Down

2001as CPT Mike Steele

Highlander: The Series

1992as Zachary Blaine

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire

2024as Grand Inquisitor (voice)

Good Sam

2022as Rob Griffith

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022as Archie

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

2022as Self

Mass

2021as Jay

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014as The Inquisitor (voice)

Diabolical

2022as Butcher (voice)

Koko: A Red Dog Story

2019as Narrator (voice)

The Patriot

2000as Col. William Tavington

Superman: Red Son

2020as Superman (voice)

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

2015as Lex Luthor (voice)

Peter Pan

2003as James Hook / George Darling

Scoob!

2020as Dick Dastardly (voice)

Star Trek: Discovery

2017as Gabriel Lorca

The Death of Stalin

2017as Field Marshal Zhukov

Awake

2012as Michael Britten

Grindhouse

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

American Dad!

2005

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

2021as Carl

Passionada

2003as Charles Beck