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