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 Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
as Lucius Malfoy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
as Lucius Malfoy
Fury (2014)
as Captain Waggoner
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Lucius Malfoy
Vampire Carnival (2026)
Actor
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Lucius Malfoy
Cars 2 (2011)
as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
Peter Pan (2003)
as James Hook / George Darling
Black Hawk Down (2001)
as Steele
Resident Evil (2002)
as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
Armageddon (1998)
as Ronald Quincy
Event Horizon (1997)
as D.J.
Grindhouse (2007)
as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
as Self
The Patriot (2000)
as Col. William Tavington
A Cure for Wellness (2017)
as Volmer
Green Zone (2010)
as Maj. Briggs
DragonHeart (1996)
as Lord Felton
Scoob! (2020)
as Dick Dastardly (voice)
Sweet November (2001)
as Chaz
The Death of Stalin (2017)
as Field Marshal Zhukov
Elektra (2005)
as DeMarco (uncredited)
The Tuxedo (2002)
as Clark Devlin
Spinning Gold (2023)
as Al Bogatz
Windtalkers (2002)
as Major Mellitz
Spy Duo (—)
Actor
Soldier (1998)
as Colonel Mekum
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
as Archie
Abduction (2011)
as Kevin Harper
Victorian Psycho (2026)
as Mr. Pounds
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
as Sinestro (voice)
Monster Family (2017)
as Dracula (voice)
Operation Mincemeat (2022)
as Admiral John Godfrey
Pleading Guilty (2010)
as Mack
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Mark Jackowski
Juliet & Romeo (2025)
as Lord Montague
Hotel Mumbai (2019)
as Vasili Orchevsky
Shopping (1994)
as Market Trader
Monster Family 2 (2021)
as Dracula (voice)
Friends with Money (2006)
as David
The End of the Affair (1999)
as Father Richard Smythe
Occupation: Rainfall (2020)
as Steve (voice)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
as Lex Luthor (voice)
Skyfire (2019)
as Jack Harris
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021)
as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)
Rio, I Love You (2014)
as O "Gringo"
Passionada (2003)
as Charles Beck
Look Away (2018)
as Dan
London Fields (2018)
as Mark Asprey
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments (2011)
as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)
The Salt Path (2025)
as Moth Winn
Good (2008)
as Maurice
Sweetwater (2013)
as Prophet Josiah
Superman: Red Son (2020)
as Superman (voice)
The Tall Guy (1989)
as Doctor
Agent Game (2022)
as Bill
Girl (—)
Actor
Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special (2026)
as Self
Gundam (—)
Actor
Tangled Up in Blue (—)
Actor
Nine Lives (2005)
as Damien
A Single Shot (2013)
as Waylon
Mass (2021)
as Jay
Girl (—)
Actor
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
as John C. Breckinridge
Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
as Michael Carter
Words of War (2025)
as Sacha
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk (2027)
as (voice)
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014)
as The Inquisitor (voice)
The Last Minute (2002)
as Dave “Percy” Sledge
Lithgow Saint (2015)
as Lithgow Saint
Creation Stories (2021)
as Ralph
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021)
as Carl
Silverback (—)
as Terry
The Great Ghost Rescue (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Battle of the Brave (2004)
as Général James Wolfe
Koko: A Red Dog Story (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Viva La Madness (2028)
Actor
The Julia Set (2026)
Actor
Bad Major (—)
Actor
Honey Bunch (2026)
as Joseph
The Chumscrubber (2005)
as Mr. Parker
Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015)
as Ben McKay
Hotel (2001)
as Australian Actor
Streamline (2021)
as Rob Bush
Medusa's Ankles (2018)
as Lucian
A Relative Stranger (1996)
as Peter Fraiman
The Sight (2000)
as Ghost
The Patriot: The Art of War (2000)
as Self
Divorcing Jack (1998)
as Cow Pat Keegan
Julia (2022)
Actor
Heavyweight (2026)
as Freddie Goodson
The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006)
as Self
Eleven Days (2026)
as Father Joseph O’Brien
La conjura de El Escorial (2008)
as Antonio Pérez
Burn Your Phone (1996)
as The Killer
After the Fall (2014)
as Frank
Skeletons (2010)
as The Colonel
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men (2022)
as Indigo
The Salt Path Scandal (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
9/11 State of Emergency (2010)
as Narrator
Christmas & Chaos (2026)
as Spencer
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 (—)
as Steve (voice)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
as Self
Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life (2019)
as Narrator
Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait (2020)
as Narrator
Guardians (1996)
as Jim Reed
The Bleeding Ground (—)
Actor
St. Ives (1998)
as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Mind-Set (2023)
as Nick Reynolds
Loved Up (1995)
as Dez 2
Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Johnny Green
The Boy at the Back of the Class (—)
Actor
The Fix (1997)
as Tony Kay
A Winter's Journey (—)
as Wolfgang
Scars (2006)
as Chris
High Times Potluck (2003)
as Arneu
Dawn (2015)
as Dawson
The Curse of Steptoe (2008)
as Harry H Corbett
Maria (—)
Actor
Solitaire for 2 (1995)
as Harry
Cera (2021)
as John