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Jason Isaacs

Acting

Jason Isaacs

EN, ZH, PT, ES cinema · 125 credits

Born

6 June 1963 (age 63)

Birthplace

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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.

Known for

Filmography

The Boy at the Back of the Class

The Boy at the Back of the Class

ENNot rated

Actor

Maria poster

Maria

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A Winter's Journey poster

A Winter's Journey

ENNot rated

as Wolfgang

Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 poster

Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2

ENNot rated

as Steve (voice)

Silverback

Silverback

ENNot rated

as Terry

Bad Major

Bad Major

ENNot rated

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Gundam poster

Gundam

ENNot rated

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Tangled Up in Blue

Tangled Up in Blue

ENNot rated

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Girl

Girl

ENNot rated

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Girl

Girl

ENNot rated

Actor

The Bleeding Ground poster

The Bleeding Ground

ENNot rated

Actor

Spy Duo

Spy Duo

ENNot rated

Actor

Viva La Madness poster

Viva La Madness

EN · 2028Not rated

Actor

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk poster

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

EN · 2027Not rated

as (voice)

Heavyweight poster

Heavyweight

EN · 20266.7

as Freddie Goodson

Honey Bunch poster

Honey Bunch

EN · 20265.6

as Joseph

Christmas & Chaos poster

Christmas & Chaos

EN · 2026Not rated

as Spencer

Victorian Psycho poster

Victorian Psycho

EN · 2026Not rated

as Mr. Pounds

Eleven Days poster

Eleven Days

EN · 2026Not rated

as Father Joseph O’Brien

The Julia Set poster

The Julia Set

EN · 2026Not rated

Actor

Vampire Carnival poster

Vampire Carnival

EN · 2026Not rated

Actor

Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special poster

Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special

EN · 2026Not rated

as Self

Juliet & Romeo poster

Juliet & Romeo

EN · 20256.0

as Lord Montague

The Salt Path poster

The Salt Path

EN · 20256.6

as Moth Winn

Words of War poster

Words of War

EN · 20256.8

as Sacha

The Salt Path Scandal poster

The Salt Path Scandal

EN · 20256.0

as Self (archive footage)

Spinning Gold poster

Spinning Gold

EN · 20235.4

as Al Bogatz

Mind-Set poster

Mind-Set

EN · 2023Not rated

as Nick Reynolds

Agent Game poster

Agent Game

EN · 20225.0

as Bill

Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat

EN · 20226.5

as Admiral John Godfrey

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men poster

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

EN · 20221.8

as Indigo

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts poster

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

EN · 20227.3

as Self

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris poster

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

EN · 20227.3

as Archie

Julia

2022

Julia

EN · 2022Not rated

Actor

Cera poster

Cera

EN · 20214.3

as John

Monster Family 2 poster

Monster Family 2

EN · 20216.6

as Dracula (voice)

Streamline poster

Streamline

EN · 20216.7

as Rob Bush

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets poster

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

EN · 20216.9

as Carl

Creation Stories poster

Creation Stories

EN · 20215.9

as Ralph

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob poster

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

EN · 20217.5

as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)

Mass poster

Mass

EN · 20217.3

as Jay

Scoob! poster

Scoob!

EN · 20207.0

as Dick Dastardly (voice)

Superman: Red Son poster

Superman: Red Son

EN · 20207.1

as Superman (voice)

Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait poster

Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait

EN · 20207.2

as Narrator

Occupation: Rainfall poster

Occupation: Rainfall

EN · 20206.2

as Steve (voice)

Hotel Mumbai poster

Hotel Mumbai

EN · 20197.5

as Vasili Orchevsky

Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life poster

Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life

EN · 20196.0

as Narrator

Koko: A Red Dog Story poster

Koko: A Red Dog Story

EN · 20197.2

as Narrator (voice)

Skyfire poster

Skyfire

ZH · 20196.3

as Jack Harris

London Fields poster

London Fields

EN · 20185.1

as Mark Asprey

Medusa's Ankles poster

Medusa's Ankles

EN · 201810.0

as Lucian

Look Away poster

Look Away

EN · 20186.6

as Dan

A Cure for Wellness poster

A Cure for Wellness

EN · 20176.4

as Volmer

The Death of Stalin poster

The Death of Stalin

EN · 20177.0

as Field Marshal Zhukov

Monster Family poster

Monster Family

EN · 20176.0

as Dracula (voice)

Red Dog: True Blue poster

Red Dog: True Blue

EN · 20166.6

as Michael Carter

The Infiltrator poster

The Infiltrator

EN · 20166.7

as Mark Jackowski

Stockholm, Pennsylvania poster

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

EN · 20155.4

as Ben McKay

Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

EN · 20157.1

as Lex Luthor (voice)

Field of Lost Shoes poster

Field of Lost Shoes

EN · 20156.1

as John C. Breckinridge

Dawn poster

Dawn

EN · 20158.5

as Dawson

Lithgow Saint poster

Lithgow Saint

EN · 20158.0

as Lithgow Saint

After the Fall poster

After the Fall

EN · 20145.0

as Frank

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion poster

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

EN · 20147.3

as The Inquisitor (voice)

Fury poster

Fury

EN · 20147.5

as Captain Waggoner

Rio, I Love You poster

Rio, I Love You

PT · 20144.8

as O "Gringo"

A Single Shot poster

A Single Shot

EN · 20135.7

as Waylon

Sweetwater poster

Sweetwater

EN · 20136.1

as Prophet Josiah

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

EN · 20118.1

as Lucius Malfoy

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights poster

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

EN · 20116.7

as Sinestro (voice)

Cars 2 poster

Cars 2

EN · 20116.2

as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)

The Great Ghost Rescue poster

The Great Ghost Rescue

EN · 20114.8

as Narrator (voice)

Abduction poster

Abduction

EN · 20115.8

as Kevin Harper

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments poster

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

EN · 20117.5

as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)

Green Zone poster

Green Zone

EN · 20106.5

as Maj. Briggs

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

EN · 20107.7

as Lucius Malfoy

Batman: Under the Red Hood poster

Batman: Under the Red Hood

EN · 20107.8

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

Skeletons poster

Skeletons

EN · 20105.7

as The Colonel

Pleading Guilty poster

Pleading Guilty

EN · 2010Not rated

as Mack

9/11 State of Emergency poster

9/11 State of Emergency

EN · 20107.7

as Narrator

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

EN · 20097.7

as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)

La conjura de El Escorial poster

La conjura de El Escorial

ES · 20084.7

as Antonio Pérez

Good poster

Good

EN · 20086.0

as Maurice, Executive Producer

The Curse of Steptoe poster

The Curse of Steptoe

EN · 20085.8

as Harry H Corbett

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

EN · 20077.7

as Lucius Malfoy

Grindhouse poster

Grindhouse

EN · 20077.0

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

Friends with Money poster

Friends with Money

EN · 20065.1

as David

Scars poster

Scars

EN · 2006Not rated

as Chris

Tennis Anyone? poster

Tennis Anyone?

EN · 20064.8

as Johnny Green

The Making of 'Event Horizon' poster

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

EN · 20067.4

as Self

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

EN · 20057.8

as Lucius Malfoy

The Chumscrubber poster

The Chumscrubber

EN · 20056.5

as Mr. Parker

Nine Lives poster

Nine Lives

EN · 20056.1

as Damien

Elektra poster

Elektra

EN · 20055.1

as DeMarco (uncredited)

Battle of the Brave poster

Battle of the Brave

FR · 20046.3

as Général James Wolfe

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter poster

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

EN · 20047.6

as Self

Peter Pan poster

Peter Pan

EN · 20037.1

as James Hook / George Darling

Passionada poster

Passionada

EN · 20036.9

as Charles Beck

High Times Potluck poster

High Times Potluck

EN · 20034.7

as Arneu

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

EN · 20027.7

as Lucius Malfoy

The Tuxedo poster

The Tuxedo

EN · 20025.7

as Clark Devlin

Windtalkers poster

Windtalkers

EN · 20026.4

as Major Mellitz

The Last Minute poster

The Last Minute

EN · 20025.5

as Dave “Percy” Sledge

Resident Evil poster

Resident Evil

EN · 20026.7

as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)

Black Hawk Down poster

Black Hawk Down

EN · 20017.4

as Steele

Sweet November poster

Sweet November

EN · 20016.9

as Chaz

Hotel poster

Hotel

EN · 20013.3

as Australian Actor

The Patriot poster

The Patriot

EN · 20007.2

as Col. William Tavington

The Patriot: The Art of War poster

The Patriot: The Art of War

EN · 20007.1

as Self

The Sight poster

The Sight

EN · 20005.3

as Ghost

The End of the Affair poster

The End of the Affair

EN · 19996.6

as Father Richard Smythe

Armageddon poster

Armageddon

EN · 19986.8

as Ronald Quincy

St. Ives poster

St. Ives

EN · 19985.5

as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves

Soldier poster

Soldier

EN · 19986.4

as Colonel Mekum

Divorcing Jack poster

Divorcing Jack

EN · 19986.0

as Cow Pat Keegan

Event Horizon poster

Event Horizon

EN · 19976.6

as D.J.

The Fix poster

The Fix

EN · 19973.8

as Tony Kay

DragonHeart poster

DragonHeart

EN · 19966.6

as Lord Felton

Burn Your Phone poster

Burn Your Phone

EN · 199610.0

as The Killer

A Relative Stranger

1996

A Relative Stranger

EN · 19965.5

as Peter Fraiman

Guardians

1996

Guardians

EN · 199610.0

as Jim Reed

Loved Up poster

Loved Up

EN · 19955.4

as Dez 2

Solitaire for 2 poster

Solitaire for 2

EN · 19956.0

as Harry

Shopping poster

Shopping

EN · 19945.4

as Market Trader

The Tall Guy poster

The Tall Guy

EN · 19895.7

as Doctor