Jason Isaacs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-06-06 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Jason Isaacs

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 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

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The White Lotus

    The White Lotus

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The View

    The View

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Sex Education

    Sex Education

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • The OA

    The OA

  • Awake

    Awake

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • Honey Bunch

    Honey Bunch

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • Castlevania

    Castlevania

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Soldier

    Soldier

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Juliet & Romeo

    Juliet & Romeo

  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

  • Cera

    Cera

  • Loved Up

    Loved Up

  • The Tall Guy

    The Tall Guy

  • The Patriot

    The Patriot

  • Skeletons

    Skeletons

  • Battle of the Brave

    Battle of the Brave

  • The Crowded Room

    The Crowded Room

  • DragonHeart

    DragonHeart

  • The Boys Presents: Diabolical

    The Boys Presents: Diabolical

  • Occupation: Rainfall

    Occupation: Rainfall

  • Divorcing Jack

    Divorcing Jack

  • Monster Family

    Monster Family

  • Good

    Good

  • Streamline

    Streamline

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Event Horizon

    Event Horizon

  • Brotherhood

    Brotherhood

  • Sweet November

    Sweet November

  • Green Zone

    Green Zone

  • Dangerous Lady

    Dangerous Lady

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

  • Eleven Days

    Eleven Days

  • Victorian Psycho

    Victorian Psycho

  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire

    Star Wars: Tales of the Empire

  • Shopping

    Shopping

  • Resident Evil

    Resident Evil

  • Dawn

    Dawn

  • Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

    Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

  • Rio, I Love You

    Rio, I Love You

  • Lithgow Saint

    Lithgow Saint

  • Passionada

    Passionada

  • Spinning Gold

    Spinning Gold

  • Sweetwater

    Sweetwater

  • A Cure for Wellness

    A Cure for Wellness

  • Maria

    Maria

  • The Last Don II

    The Last Don II

  • The Chumscrubber

    The Chumscrubber

  • Burn Your Phone

    Burn Your Phone

  • The Last Minute

    The Last Minute

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • The Tuxedo

    The Tuxedo

  • A Relative Stranger

    A Relative Stranger

  • 9/11 State of Emergency

    9/11 State of Emergency

  • Scoob!

    Scoob!

  • Case Histories

    Case Histories

  • Elektra

    Elektra

  • Windtalkers

    Windtalkers

  • Abduction

    Abduction

  • Peter Pan

    Peter Pan

  • Medusa's Ankles

    Medusa's Ankles

  • Words of War

    Words of War

  • The Death of Stalin

    The Death of Stalin

  • Batman: Under the Red Hood

    Batman: Under the Red Hood

  • Hotel Mumbai

    Hotel Mumbai

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Rosemary's Baby

  • Look Away

    Look Away

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Scars

    Scars

  • Tennis Anyone?

    Tennis Anyone?

  • Dig

    Dig

  • Good Sam

    Good Sam

  • Mind-Set

    Mind-Set

  • Operation Mincemeat

    Operation Mincemeat

  • The Infiltrator

    The Infiltrator

  • The State Within

    The State Within

  • Agent Game

    Agent Game

  • Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

    Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

  • Julia

    Julia

  • The Fix

    The Fix

  • London Fields

    London Fields

  • Skyfire

    Skyfire

  • The End of the Affair

    The End of the Affair

  • Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

    Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

  • Justice League: Gods and Monsters

    Justice League: Gods and Monsters

  • Friends with Money

    Friends with Money

  • TECX

    TECX

  • Guardians

    Guardians

  • The Salt Path

    The Salt Path

  • Superman: Red Son

    Superman: Red Son

  • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

    Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

  • 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

    50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

  • Pleading Guilty

    Pleading Guilty

  • Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

    Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

  • Monster Family 2

    Monster Family 2

  • Capital City

    Capital City

  • This Is David Lander

    This Is David Lander

  • The Justin Lee Collins Show

    The Justin Lee Collins Show

  • Mass

    Mass

  • High Times Potluck

    High Times Potluck

  • Civvies

    Civvies

  • Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster

    Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster

  • Tomb Raider

    Tomb Raider

  • Hooligans

    Hooligans

  • A Single Shot

    A Single Shot

  • Nine Lives

    Nine Lives

  • After Trek

    After Trek

  • The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

    The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

  • Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

    Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

  • Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

    Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

  • Creation Stories

    Creation Stories

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Field of Lost Shoes

    Field of Lost Shoes

  • Silverback

    Silverback

  • Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2

    Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2

  • Stockholm, Pennsylvania

    Stockholm, Pennsylvania

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • Red Dog: True Blue

    Red Dog: True Blue

  • St. Ives

    St. Ives

  • Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

    Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

  • Heavyweight

    Heavyweight

  • After the Fall

    After the Fall

  • The Julia Set

    The Julia Set

  • The Great Ghost Rescue

    The Great Ghost Rescue

  • The Sight

    The Sight

  • Koko: A Red Dog Story

    Koko: A Red Dog Story

  • The Boy at the Back of the Class

    The Boy at the Back of the Class

  • Twisting My Melon

    Twisting My Melon

  • La conjura de El Escorial

    La conjura de El Escorial

  • Mistletoe & Wine

    Mistletoe & Wine

  • Solitaire for 2

    Solitaire for 2

  • Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

    Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

  • The Curse of Steptoe

    The Curse of Steptoe

  • EP Daily

    EP Daily

  • The Patriot: The Art of War

    The Patriot: The Art of War

  • Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life

    Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life

  • A Winter's Journey

    A Winter's Journey

  • The Making of 'Event Horizon'

    The Making of 'Event Horizon'

  • Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait

    Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait

  • The Salt Path Scandal

    The Salt Path Scandal