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Quick Facts

Born:
1963-06-06

Birthplace:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Credits:
180 Total Roles

Jason Isaacs

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Biography

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 PĂ©rez 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).

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Victorian Psycho MOVIE Mr. Pounds
2026 Heavyweight MOVIE Freddie Goodson
2026 Honey Bunch MOVIE Joseph
2025 The Salt Path Scandal MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2025 Juliet & Romeo MOVIE Lord Montague
2025 Words of War MOVIE Sacha
2025 The Salt Path MOVIE Moth Winn
2024 Star Wars: Tales of the Empire TV Grand Inquisitor (voice)
2023 Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant TV Cary Grant
2023 Mind-Set MOVIE Nick Reynolds

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