Jason Isaacs
Born: 1963-06-06 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Juliet & Romeo as Lord Montague
- Honey Bunch as Joseph
- Words of War as Sacha
- The Salt Path as Moth Winn
- The Lil Peepz in Gocity - The Movie as Jason Smith
- Heavyweight as Freddie Goodson
2024
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire as Grand Inquisitor (voice)
2023
- The Crowded Room as Jack Lamb
- Mind-Set as Nick Reynolds
- Spinning Gold as Al Bogatz
- Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant as Cary Grant
2022
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Self
- Agent Game as Bill
- Operation Mincemeat as Admiral John Godfrey
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Butcher (voice)
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as Archie
- Good Sam as Rob Griffith
- Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men as Indigo
- Julia
2021
- The White Lotus as Timothy Ratliff
- What If...? as The Eminence (voice)
- Streamline as Rob Bush
- Creation Stories as Ralph
- Monster Family 2 as Dracula (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)
- Cera as John
- Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets as Carl
- Mass as Jay
2020
- Occupation: Rainfall as Steve (voice)
- Scoob! as Dick Dastardly (voice)
- Superman: Red Son as Superman (voice)
- Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait as Narrator
- Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Sex Education as Peter Groff
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)
- Skyfire as Jack Harris
- Hotel Mumbai as Vasili Orchevsky
- Koko: A Red Dog Story as Narrator (voice)
- Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life as Narrator
2018
- Look Away as Dan Brennan
- London Fields as Mark Asprey
- Medusa's Ankles as Lucian
2017
- Star Trek: Discovery as Gabriel Lorca
- Monster Family as Dracula (voice)
- Castlevania as The Judge (voice)
- A Cure for Wellness as Volmer
- The Death of Stalin as Field Marshal Zhukov
2016
- The OA as Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy
- The Infiltrator as Mark Jackowski
- Red Dog: True Blue as Michael Carter
2015
- Dawn as Dawson
- Lithgow Saint as Lithgow Saint
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters as Lex Luthor (voice)
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania as Ben McKay
- Field of Lost Shoes as John C. Breckinridge
- Dig as Peter Connelly
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Fury as Captain Waggoner
- Star Wars Rebels as The Grand Inquisitor (voice)
- Inside No. 9 as Clifford
- Rio, I Love You as O "Gringo" (segment "Texas")
- After the Fall as Frank
- Rosemary's Baby as Roman Castevet
- Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion as The Inquisitor (voice)
2013
- Sweetwater as Prophet Josiah
- A Single Shot as Waylon
2012
- Awake as Michael Britten
- The Legend of Korra as Zhao (voice)
2011
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Lucius Malfoy
- Cars 2 as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- Abduction as Kevin Harper
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Sinestro (voice)
- Case Histories as Jackson Brodie
- 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)
- The Great Ghost Rescue as Narrator (voice)
2010
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Lucius Malfoy
- Green Zone as Maj. Briggs
- Batman: Under the Red Hood as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- Skeletons as The Colonel
- 9/11 State of Emergency as Narrator
- Pleading Guilty as Mack
2009
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)
- The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
2008
- Good as Maurice
- The Curse of Steptoe as Harry H Corbett
- La conjura de El Escorial as Antonio Pérez
2007
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Lucius Malfoy
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- Grindhouse as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Brotherhood as Michael Caffee
- Tennis Anyone? as Johnny Green
- Friends with Money as David
- The State Within as Mark Brydon
- The Making of 'Event Horizon' as Self
- Scars as Chris
2005
- American Dad! as Jumpers (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Lucius Malfoy
- Avatar: The Last Airbender as Zhao (voice)
- Elektra as DeMarco (uncredited)
- Nine Lives as Damien
- The Chumscrubber as Mr. Parker
2004
- Entourage as Fredrick 'Freddy' Lyme
- Battle of the Brave as Général James Wolfe
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Peter Pan as James Hook / George Darling
- Passionada as Charles Beck
- High Times Potluck as Arneu
2002
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Lucius Malfoy
- The Tuxedo as Clark Devlin
- Resident Evil as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
- V Graham Norton as Self
- Windtalkers as Major Mellitz
- The Last Minute as Dave “Percy” Sledge
- Hooligans as Self - Narrator
2001
- Richard & Judy as Self
- Black Hawk Down as CPT Mike Steele
- Sweet November as Chaz Watley
- Hotel as Australian Actor
2000
- The Patriot as Col. William Tavington
- The Sight as Ghost
- The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
1999
- The West Wing as Colin Ayres
- The End of the Affair as Father Richard Smythe
1998
- Armageddon as Ronald Quincy
- Soldier as Colonel Mekum
- Divorcing Jack as Cow Pat Keegan
- The Last Don II as Father Luca Tonarini
- St. Ives as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
1997
- The View as Self
- Event Horizon as D.J.
- The Fix as Tony Kay
- EP Daily
1996
- DragonHeart as Lord Felton
- A Relative Stranger as Peter Fraiman
- Burn Your Phone as The Killer
1995
- Dangerous Lady
- Loved Up as Dez 2
- Solitaire for 2 as Harry
1994
- Shopping as Market Trader
1993
- GMTV as Self
1992
- Highlander: The Series as Zachary Blaine
1990
- TECX as Edward Latham
1989
- The Tall Guy as Doctor
- Capital City as Chas Ewell
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- This Is David Lander as Dr. Guy Chadbot
1987
- Inspector Morse as Dr. Desmond Collier
1983
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self (uncredited)