Jason Isaacs
Acting·June 6, 1963 — 63 years old·Liverpool, 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).
Known For
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002·7.7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005·7.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011·8.1
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007·7.7
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009·7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010·7.7
Fury
2014·7.5
Armageddon
1998·6.8
Cars 2
2011·6.2
Sex Education
2019·8.2
Resident Evil
2002·6.7
Black Hawk Down
2001·7.4
Filmography · 179
—The Boy at the Back of the Class—Maria—A Winter's JourneyWolfgang—Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2Steve (voice)—Twisting My MelonDerek Ryder—Mistletoe & WineSpencer—GuardiansJim Reed—Eleven DaysFather Joseph O’Brien—The Julia Set—Silverback—Viva la Madness—Bad Major—Crave—Gundam—Tangled Up in Blue—Tomb RaiderTVAtlas DeMornay2027Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk2026Victorian PsychoMr. Pounds2026HeavyweightFreddie Goodson2026Honey BunchJoseph2025The Salt Path ScandalSelf (archive footage)2025Juliet & RomeoLord Montague2025Words of WarSacha2025The Salt PathMoth Winn2024Star Wars: Tales of the EmpireTVGrand Inquisitor (voice)2023Archie: The Man Who Became Cary GrantTVCary Grant · Executive Producer2023Mind-SetNick Reynolds2023The Crowded RoomTVJack Lamb2023Spinning GoldAl Bogatz2022Julia2022Mrs. Harris Goes to ParisArchie2022Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About MenIndigo2022Agent GameBill2022Operation MincemeatAdmiral John Godfrey2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalTVButcher (voice)2022Good SamTVRob Griffith2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsSelf2021Monster Family 2Dracula (voice)2021MassJay2021StreamlineRob Bush2021What If...?TVThe Eminence (voice)2021The White LotusTVTimothy Ratliff2021Creation StoriesRalph2021CeraJohn2021Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the ScoobKing Arthur Pendragon (voice)2021Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad PoetsCarl2020Occupation: RainfallSteve (voice)2020Henry VIII: Man Monarch MonsterTV2020Liverpool FC: The 30 Year WaitNarrator2020Scoob!Dick Dastardly (voice)2020Superman: Red SonSuperman (voice)2019SkyfireJack Harris2019Koko: A Red Dog StoryNarrator (voice)2019Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's LifeNarrator2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTVSelf2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceTVskekSo (The Emperor) (voice)2019Hotel MumbaiVasili Orchevsky2019Sex EducationTVPeter Groff2018Look AwayDan2018London FieldsMark Asprey2018Medusa's AnklesLucian2017The Death of StalinField Marshal Zhukov2017Star Trek: DiscoveryTVGabriel Lorca2017After TrekTV2017Monster FamilyDracula (voice)2017CastlevaniaTVThe Judge (voice)2017A Cure for WellnessVolmer2016Red Dog: True BlueMichael Carter2016The OATVDr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy2016The InfiltratorMark Jackowski2015Lithgow SaintLithgow Saint2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersLex Luthor (voice)2015DawnDawson2015Field of Lost ShoesJohn C. Breckinridge2015DigTVPeter Connelly2015Stockholm, PennsylvaniaBen McKay2014FuryCaptain Waggoner2014Star Wars RebelsTVThe Grand Inquisitor (voice) · Sentinel (voice) · The Inquisitor (voice) · The Inquisitor (voice) (archive sound)2014Star Wars Rebels: Spark of RebellionThe Inquisitor (voice)2014Rio, I Love YouO "Gringo" (segment "Texas")2014Rosemary's BabyTVRoman Castevet2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf - Guest2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTVSelf2014After the FallFrank2014Inside No. 9TVClifford2013SweetwaterProphet Josiah2013A Single ShotWaylon2012The Legend of KorraTVZhao (voice)2012AwakeTVMichael Britten2011The Great Ghost RescueNarrator (voice)2011AbductionKevin Harper2011The Jonathan Ross ShowTVSelf - Guest201150 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsLucius Malfoy (archive footage)2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Lucius Malfoy2011Cars 2Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)2011Green Lantern: Emerald KnightsSinestro (voice)2011Case HistoriesTVJackson Brodie2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Lucius Malfoy20109/11 State of EmergencyNarrator2010Pleading GuiltyMack2010Batman: Under the Red HoodRa's al Ghul (voice)2010SkeletonsThe Colonel2010Green ZoneMaj. Briggs2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceLucius Malfoy (uncredited)2009The Justin Lee Collins ShowTVSelf - Guest2008GoodMaurice · Executive Producer2008La conjura de El EscorialAntonio Pérez2008The Curse of SteptoeHarry H Corbett2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowTVSelf2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixLucius Malfoy2007Would I Lie to You?TVSelf - Panellist2007GrindhouseBearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)2006The State WithinTVMark Brydon2006The One ShowTVSelf2006BrotherhoodTVMichael Caffee2006ScarsChris2006The Making of 'Event Horizon'Self2006Friends with MoneyDavid2006Tennis Anyone?Johnny Green2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireLucius Malfoy2005Nine LivesDamien2005The ChumscrubberMr. Parker2005Avatar: The Last AirbenderTVZhao (voice)2005American Dad!TVJumpers (voice)2005ElektraDeMarco (uncredited)2004Battle of the BraveGénéral James Wolfe2004EntourageTVFredrick 'Freddy' Lyme2004The Magic Touch of Harry PotterSelf2003Peter PanJames Hook / George Darling2003High Times PotluckArneu2003PassionadaCharles Beck2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsLucius Malfoy2002The Last MinuteDave “Percy” Sledge2002The TuxedoClark Devlin2002WindtalkersMajor Mellitz2002HooligansTVSelf - Narrator2002V Graham NortonTVSelf2002Resident EvilDr. William Birkin (uncredited)2001Black Hawk DownCPT Mike Steele2001Richard & JudyTVSelf2001HotelAustralian Actor2001Sweet NovemberChaz Watley2000The SightGhost2000The Patriot: The Art of WarSelf2000The PatriotCol. William Tavington1999The End of the AffairFather Richard Smythe1999The West WingTVColin Ayres1998SoldierColonel Mekum1998Divorcing JackCow Pat Keegan1998ArmageddonRonald Quincy1998The Last Don IITVFather Luca Tonarini1998St. IvesAlain de Keroual de Saint-Yves1997EP DailyTV1997Event HorizonD.J.1997The ViewTVSelf1997The FixTony Kay1996Burn Your PhoneThe Killer1996A Relative StrangerPeter Fraiman1996DragonHeartLord Felton1995Loved UpDez 21995Dangerous Lady1995Solitaire for 2Harry1994ShoppingMarket Trader1993GMTVTVSelf1992Highlander: The SeriesTVZachary Blaine1992CivviesTVFrank Dillon1991AshendenTVAndrew Lehman1990TECXTVEdward Latham1989Capital CityTVChas Ewell1989A Quiet ConspiracyTVJean-Marc Sammarty1989The Tall GuyDoctor1988This Is David LanderTVDr. Guy Chadbot1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTVSelf - Guest1987Inspector MorseTVDr. Desmond Collier1985Screen TwoTVKiller (voice)1983TaggartTV1949The Emmy AwardsTVSelf1944Golden Globe AwardsTVSelf (uncredited) · Self