Jason Isaacs
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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
Credits
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as CPT Mike Steele
Fury (2014)
as Captain Waggoner
Cars 2 (2011)
as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
The Patriot (2000)
as Col. William Tavington
Armageddon (1998)
as Ronald Quincy
Event Horizon (1997)
as D.J.
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
as Self
Resident Evil (2002)
as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
as Volmer
Peter Pan (2003)
as James Hook / George Darling
The Tuxedo (2002)
as Clark Devlin
Elektra (2005)
as DeMarco (uncredited)
Soldier (1998)
as Colonel Mekum
Look Away (2018)
as Dan
Skyfire (2019)
as Jack Harris
Windtalkers (2002)
as Major Mellitz
DragonHeart (1996)
as Lord Felton
Scoob! (2020)
as Dick Dastardly (voice)
The Death of Stalin (2017)
as Field Marshal Zhukov
Abduction (2011)
as Kevin Harper
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Mark Jackowski
Green Zone (2010)
as Maj. Briggs
Sweet November (2001)
as Chaz Watley
Superman: Red Son (2020)
as Superman (voice)
Hotel Mumbai (2019)
as Vasili Orchevsky
Grindhouse (2007)
as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Juliet & Romeo (2025)
as Lord Montague
Nine Lives (2005)
as Damien
London Fields (2018)
as Mark Asprey
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
as Archie
Operation Mincemeat (2022)
as Admiral John Godfrey
Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
as Steve (voice)
Agent Game (2022)
as Bill
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
as Sinestro (voice)
The Tall Guy (1989)
as Doctor
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Monster Family 2 (2021)
as Dracula (voice)
Victorian Psycho (2026)
as Mr. Pounds
Friends with Money (2006)
as David
Words of War (2025)
as Sacha
Monster Family (2017)
as Dracula (voice)
A Single Shot (2013)
as Waylon
Mass (2021)
as Jay
Battle of the Brave (2004)
as Général James Wolfe
Good (2008)
as Maurice
The End of the Affair (1999)
as Father Richard Smythe
The Salt Path (2025)
as Moth Winn
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (2011)
as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)
Eleven Days (—)
as Father Joseph O’Brien
Rio, I Love You (2014)
as O "Gringo" (segment "Texas")
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)
Spinning Gold (2023)
as Al Bogatz
Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
as Michael Carter
Sweetwater (2013)
as Prophet Josiah
Honey Bunch (2026)
as Joseph
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk (2027)
Actor
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 (—)
as Steve (voice)
The Sight (2000)
as Ghost
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
as John C. Breckinridge
The Chumscrubber (2005)
as Mr. Parker
Shopping (1994)
as Market Trader
The Fix (1997)
as Tony Kay
Loved Up (1995)
as Dez 2
Viva la Madness (—)
Actor
Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Johnny Green
Divorcing Jack (1998)
as Cow Pat Keegan
Creation Stories (2021)
as Ralph
Gundam (—)
Actor
St. Ives (1998)
as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Hotel (2001)
as Australian Actor
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014)
as The Inquisitor (voice)
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
as Carl
The Last Minute (2002)
as Dave “Percy” Sledge
Lithgow Saint (2015)
as Lithgow Saint
Crave (—)
Actor
Mind-Set (2023)
as Nick Reynolds
Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015)
as Ben McKay
Heavyweight (2026)
as Freddie Goodson
After the Fall (2014)
as Frank
Tangled Up in Blue (—)
Actor
The Julia Set (—)
Actor
The Great Ghost Rescue (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Passionada (2003)
as Charles Beck
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
as Self
Streamline (2021)
as Rob Bush
Dangerous Lady (1995)
Actor
Bad Major (—)
Actor
Pleading Guilty (2010)
as Mack
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)
as Indigo
A Relative Stranger (1996)
as Peter Fraiman
Burn Your Phone (1996)
as The Killer
Koko: A Red Dog Story (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Medusa's Ankles (2018)
as Lucian
Solitaire for 2 (1995)
as Harry
Twisting My Melon (—)
as Derek Ryder
The Boy at the Back of the Class (—)
Actor
A Winter's Journey (—)
as Wolfgang
The Patriot: The Art of War (2000)
as Self
High Times Potluck (2003)
as Arneu
Mistletoe & Wine (—)
as Spencer
Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life (2019)
as Narrator
The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006)
as Self
Skeletons (2010)
as The Colonel
Dawn (2015)
as Dawson
The Curse of Steptoe (2008)
as Harry H Corbett
Maria (—)
Actor
Julia (2022)
Actor
Cera (2021)
as John
Silverback (—)
Actor
La conjura de El Escorial (2008)
as Antonio Pérez
The Salt Path Scandal (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait (2020)
as Narrator
9/11 State of Emergency (2010)
as Narrator
Guardians (—)
as Jim Reed
Scars (2006)
as Chris