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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).

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Known For

Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Agent Game
Agent Game
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Sweet November
Sweet November
The Patriot
The Patriot
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo

Filmography

2026 Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as
2025 Heavyweight
as Freddie Goodson
2025 Juliet & Romeo
as Lord Montague
2025 Words of War
as Sacha
2025 The Salt Path
as Moth Winn
2025 Honey Bunch
as Joseph
2024 Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
as Grand Inquisitor (voice)
2023 Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
as Cary Grant
2023 Mind-Set
as Nick Reynolds
2023 The Crowded Room
as Jack Lamb
2023 Spinning Gold
as Al Bogatz
2022 Julia
as
2022 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
as Archie
2022 Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
as Indigo
2022 Agent Game
as Bill
2022 Operation Mincemeat
as Admiral John Godfrey
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Butcher (voice)
2022 Good Sam
as Rob Griffith
2022 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
2021 Monster Family 2
as Dracula (voice)