Jason Isaacs
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.
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Credits
- 2025 · Words of War as Sacha
- 2025 · The Salt Path as Moth Winn
- 2024 · Star Wars: Tales of the Empire as Grand Inquisitor (voice)
- 2023 · The Crowded Room as Jack Lamb
- 2022 · Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as Archie
- 2022 · Operation Mincemeat as Admiral John Godfrey
- 2022 · The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Butcher (voice)
- 2022 · Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Self
- 2021 · Monster Family 2 as Dracula (voice)
- 2021 · What If...? as The Eminence (voice)
- 2021 · The White Lotus as Timothy Ratliff
- 2021 · Creation Stories as Ralph
- 2021 · Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets as Carl
- 2020 · Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait as Narrator
- 2020 · Scoob! as Dick Dastardly (voice)
- 2020 · Superman: Red Son as Superman (voice)
- 2019 · Skyfire as Jack Harris
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)
- 2019 · Sex Education as Peter Groff
- 2018 · Look Away as Dan Brennan
- 2017 · Star Trek: Discovery as Gabriel Lorca
- 2017 · Castlevania as The Judge (voice)
- 2017 · A Cure for Wellness as Volmer
- 2016 · The OA as Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy
- 2016 · The Infiltrator as Mark Jackowski
- 2015 · Justice League: Gods and Monsters as Lex Luthor (voice)
- 2015 · Field of Lost Shoes as John C. Breckinridge
- 2015 · Stockholm, Pennsylvania as Ben McKay
- 2014 · Fury as Captain Waggoner
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as The Grand Inquisitor (voice)
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as Sentinel (voice)
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as The Inquisitor (voice)
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as The Inquisitor (voice) (archive sound)
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion as The Inquisitor (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · After the Fall as Frank
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Clifford
- 2013 · A Single Shot as Waylon
- 2012 · The Legend of Korra as Zhao (voice)
- 2012 · Awake as Michael Britten
- 2011 · The Great Ghost Rescue as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2011 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Lucius Malfoy
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
- 2010 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Lucius Malfoy
- 2010 · Batman: Under the Red Hood as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
- 2010 · Green Zone as Maj. Briggs
- 2009 · Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)
- 2008 · La conjura de El Escorial as Antonio Pérez
- 2007 · The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self
- 2007 · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Lucius Malfoy
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Brotherhood as Michael Caffee
- 2006 · Friends with Money as David
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Lucius Malfoy
- 2005 · Nine Lives as Damien
- 2005 · Avatar: The Last Airbender as Zhao (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Jumpers (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as
- 2005 · Elektra as DeMarco (uncredited)
- 2004 · Entourage as Fredrick 'Freddy' Lyme
- 2003 · Peter Pan as James Hook / George Darling
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Lucius Malfoy
- 2002 · The Tuxedo as Clark Devlin
- 2002 · Windtalkers as Major Mellitz
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Resident Evil as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
- 2001 · Black Hawk Down as CPT Mike Steele
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2000 · The Patriot as Col. William Tavington
- 1999 · The End of the Affair as Father Richard Smythe
- 1999 · The West Wing as Colin Ayres
- 1998 · Armageddon as Ronald Quincy
- 1997 · Event Horizon as D.J.
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · DragonHeart as Lord Felton
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Zachary Blaine
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Dr. Desmond Collier
- 1983 · Taggart as
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self (uncredited)
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- Future · The Boy at the Back of the Class as
- 2004 · The Magic Touch of Harry Potter as Self
- Future · Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 as Steve (voice)
- 2025 · Juliet & Romeo as Lord Montague
- 2023 · Mind-Set as Nick Reynolds
- 2022 · Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men as Indigo
- 2022 · Agent Game as Bill
- 2022 · Good Sam as Rob Griffith
- 2021 · Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)
- 2020 · Occupation: Rainfall as Steve (voice)
- 2019 · Koko: A Red Dog Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life as Narrator
- 2019 · Hotel Mumbai as Vasili Orchevsky
- 2018 · London Fields as Mark Asprey
- 2017 · The Death of Stalin as Field Marshal Zhukov
- 2017 · Monster Family as Dracula (voice)
- 2016 · Red Dog: True Blue as Michael Carter
- 2015 · Dig as Peter Connelly
- 2014 · Rio, I Love You as O "Gringo" (segment "Texas")
- 2014 · Rosemary's Baby as Roman Castevet
- 2011 · Abduction as Kevin Harper
- 2011 · 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)
- 2011 · Case Histories as Jackson Brodie
- 2011 · Green Lantern: Emerald Knights as Sinestro (voice)
- 2008 · Good as Maurice
- 2008 · The Curse of Steptoe as Harry H Corbett
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- 2006 · The State Within as Mark Brydon
- 2006 · The Making of 'Event Horizon' as Self
- 2005 · The Chumscrubber as Mr. Parker
- 2002 · The Last Minute as Dave “Percy” Sledge
- 2001 · Hotel as Australian Actor
- 2001 · Sweet November as Chaz Watley
- 2000 · The Sight as Ghost
- 2000 · The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
- 1998 · Soldier as Colonel Mekum
- 1997 · The Fix as Tony Kay
- 1995 · Loved Up as Dez 2
- 1995 · Solitaire for 2 as Harry
- 1994 · Shopping as Market Trader
- 1989 · Capital City as Chas Ewell
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · Victorian Psycho as Mr. Pounds
- Future · Eleven Days as Father Joseph O’Brien
- 2026 · Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk as
- 2025 · Heavyweight as Freddie Goodson
- 2025 · Honey Bunch as Joseph
- 2023 · Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant as Cary Grant
- 2023 · Spinning Gold as Al Bogatz
- 2022 · Julia as
- 2021 · Mass as Jay
- 2021 · Streamline as Rob Bush
- 2021 · Cera as John
- 2020 · Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster as
- 2018 · Medusa's Ankles as Lucian
- 2015 · Lithgow Saint as Lithgow Saint
- 2015 · Dawn as Dawson
- 2013 · Sweetwater as Prophet Josiah
- 2010 · 9/11 State of Emergency as Narrator
- 2010 · Pleading Guilty as Mack
- 2010 · Skeletons as The Colonel
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Scars as Chris
- 2006 · Tennis Anyone? as Johnny Green
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Général James Wolfe
- 2003 · High Times Potluck as Arneu
- 2003 · Passionada as Charles Beck
- 2002 · Hooligans as Self - Narrator
- 1998 · Divorcing Jack as Cow Pat Keegan
- 1998 · The Last Don II as Father Luca Tonarini
- 1998 · St. Ives as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
- 1997 · EP Daily as
- 1996 · Burn Your Phone as The Killer
- 1996 · A Relative Stranger as Peter Fraiman
- 1995 · Dangerous Lady as
- 1991 · Ashenden as Andrew Lehman
- 1991 · Civvies as Frank Dillon
- 1990 · TECX as Edward Latham
- 1989 · The Tall Guy as Doctor
- 1988 · This Is David Lander as Dr. Guy Chadbot
- Future · Twisting My Melon as Derek Ryder
- Future · The Julia Set as
- Future · Maria as
- Future · Silverback as
- Future · Guardians as Jim Reed
- Future · A Winter's Journey as Wolfgang
- Future · Mistletoe & Wine as Spencer