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Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Acting

Born: June 6, 1963Liverpool, 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
Victorian Psycho

Victorian Psycho

Mr. Pounds

2026
Honey Bunch

Honey Bunch

Joseph

2026
Heavyweight

Heavyweight

Freddie Goodson

2026
The Salt Path Scandal

The Salt Path Scandal

Self (archive footage)

2025
Juliet & Romeo

Juliet & Romeo

Lord Montague

2025
Words of War

Words of War

Sacha

2025
The Salt Path

The Salt Path

Moth Winn

2025
Mind-Set

Mind-Set

Nick Reynolds

2023
Spinning Gold

Spinning Gold

Al Bogatz

2023

Julia

2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Archie

2022
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men

Indigo

2022
Agent Game

Agent Game

Bill

2022
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Admiral John Godfrey

2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Self

2022
Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

Dracula (voice)

2021
Mass

Mass

Jay

2021
Streamline

Streamline

Rob Bush

2021
Creation Stories

Creation Stories

Ralph

2021
Cera

Cera

John

2021
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

King Arthur Pendragon (voice)

2021
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

Carl

2021
Occupation: Rainfall

Occupation: Rainfall

Steve (voice)

2020
Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait

Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait

Narrator

2020
Scoob!

Scoob!

Dick Dastardly (voice)

2020
Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son

Superman (voice)

2020
Skyfire

Skyfire

Jack Harris

2019
Koko: A Red Dog Story

Koko: A Red Dog Story

Narrator (voice)

2019
Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life

Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life

Narrator

2019
Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai

Vasili Orchevsky

2019
Look Away

Look Away

Dan

2018
London Fields

London Fields

Mark Asprey

2018
Medusa's Ankles

Medusa's Ankles

Lucian

2018
The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

Field Marshal Zhukov

2017
Monster Family

Monster Family

Dracula (voice)

2017
A Cure for Wellness

A Cure for Wellness

Volmer

2017
Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue

Michael Carter

2016
The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

Mark Jackowski

2016
Lithgow Saint

Lithgow Saint

Lithgow Saint

2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Lex Luthor (voice)

2015
Dawn

Dawn

Dawson

2015
Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes

John C. Breckinridge

2015
Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Ben McKay

2015
Fury

Fury

Captain Waggoner

2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

The Inquisitor (voice)

2014
Rio, I Love You

Rio, I Love You

O "Gringo" (segment "Texas")

2014
After the Fall

After the Fall

Frank

2014
Sweetwater

Sweetwater

Prophet Josiah

2013
A Single Shot

A Single Shot

Waylon

2013
The Great Ghost Rescue

The Great Ghost Rescue

Narrator (voice)

2011
Abduction

Abduction

Kevin Harper

2011
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Lucius Malfoy

2011
Cars 2

Cars 2

Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)

2011
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Sinestro (voice)

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Lucius Malfoy

2010
9/11 State of Emergency

9/11 State of Emergency

Narrator

2010
Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

Mack

2010
Batman: Under the Red Hood

Batman: Under the Red Hood

Ra's al Ghul (voice)

2010
Skeletons

Skeletons

The Colonel

2010
Green Zone

Green Zone

Maj. Briggs

2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)

2009
Good

Good

Maurice

2008
La conjura de El Escorial

La conjura de El Escorial

Antonio Pérez

2008
The Curse of Steptoe

The Curse of Steptoe

Harry H Corbett

2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Lucius Malfoy

2007
Grindhouse

Grindhouse

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

2007
Scars

Scars

Chris

2006
The Making of 'Event Horizon'

The Making of 'Event Horizon'

Self

2006
Friends with Money

Friends with Money

David

2006
Tennis Anyone?

Tennis Anyone?

Johnny Green

2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Lucius Malfoy

2005
Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Damien

2005
The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

Mr. Parker

2005
Elektra

Elektra

DeMarco (uncredited)

2005
Battle of the Brave

Battle of the Brave

Général James Wolfe

2004
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

Self

2004
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

James Hook / George Darling

2003
High Times Potluck

High Times Potluck

Arneu

2003
Passionada

Passionada

Charles Beck

2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Lucius Malfoy

2002
The Last Minute

The Last Minute

Dave “Percy” Sledge

2002
The Tuxedo

The Tuxedo

Clark Devlin

2002
Windtalkers

Windtalkers

Major Mellitz

2002
Resident Evil

Resident Evil

Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)

2002
Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

CPT Mike Steele

2001
Hotel

Hotel

Australian Actor

2001
Sweet November

Sweet November

Chaz Watley

2001
The Sight

The Sight

Ghost

2000
The Patriot: The Art of War

The Patriot: The Art of War

Self

2000
The Patriot

The Patriot

Col. William Tavington

2000
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Father Richard Smythe

1999
Soldier

Soldier

Colonel Mekum

1998
Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack

Cow Pat Keegan

1998
Armageddon

Armageddon

Ronald Quincy

1998
St. Ives

St. Ives

Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves

1998
Event Horizon

Event Horizon

D.J.

1997
The Fix

The Fix

Tony Kay

1997
Burn Your Phone

Burn Your Phone

The Killer

1996

A Relative Stranger

Peter Fraiman

1996
DragonHeart

DragonHeart

Lord Felton

1996
Loved Up

Loved Up

Dez 2

1995

Dangerous Lady

1995
Solitaire for 2

Solitaire for 2

Harry

1995
Shopping

Shopping

Market Trader

1994
The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy

Doctor

1989