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Jason Isaacs
Actor, Producer, Director
Born June 6, 1963 (59 years)
Jason Michael Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. His most notable film roles include Col. Tavington in The Patriot (2000), Michael D. Steele in Black Hawk Down (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series (2002–2011), Capt. Hook in Peter Pan (2003), Marshal Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin (2017), and Vasili in Hotel Mumbai (2018). His other films include Divorcing Jack (1998), The End of the Affair (1999), Sweet November (2001), The Tuxedo (2002), Nine Lives (2005), Friends with Money (2006), Good (2008), Green Zone (2010), Abduction (2011), A Cure for Wellness (2016), and Mass (2021).
Isaacs's roles in television have included Det. Michael Britten in the NBC series Awake (2012), Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural mystery drama streaming series The OA (2016–19) and Captain Gabriel Lorca in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery (2017–18). He was also the voice of Adm. Zhao in the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), a role he reprised in the second season of The Legend of Korra (2013), and the Grand Inquisitor (as well as the Sentinel) in Star Wars Rebels (2014–16).
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 and won the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Case Histories (2011–13) and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Brotherhood (2006–08)
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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Mrs Harris Goes to Paris · as Archie |
| 2022 | Agent Game · as Bill |
| 2022 | Good Sam (TV Series) · as Paul "Griff" Griffith |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical (TV Series) · as Butcher (voice) |
| 2021 | Mass · as Jay |
| 2021 | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets · as Carl |
| 2021 | Creation Stories · as Ralph |
| 2021 | Operation Mincemeat · as Admiral John Godfrey |
| 2021 | Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob · as King Arthur Pendragon (voice) |
| 2021 | Streamline · as Rob Bush |
| 2021 | Monster Family 2 · as Dracula (voice) |
| 2020 | Scoob! · as Dick Dastardly (voice) |
| 2020 | Superman: Red Son · as Superman (voice) |
| 2020 | The Great (TV Series) · as Peter the Great |
| 2020 | Occupation: Rainfall · as Steve (voice) |
| 2020 | Henry VIII: Man, Monarch, Monster (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2019 | Skyfire · as Jack Harris |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV Series) · as skekSo (The Emperor) (voice) |
| 2019 | Sex Education (TV Series) · as Peter Groff |
| 2019 | Koko: A Red Dog Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | London Fields · as Mark Asprey |
| 2018 | Hotel Mumbai · as Vasili Orchevsky |
| 2018 | Look Away · as Dan Brennan |
| 2018 | Back to Berlin · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Monster Family · as Dracula (voice) |
| 2017 | Castlevania (TV Series) · as The Judge (voice) |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series) · as Gabriel Lorca |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin · as Field Marshal Zhukov |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator · as Mark Jackowski |
| 2016 | A Cure for Wellness · as Volmer |
| 2016 | Red Dog: True Blue · as Michael Carter |
| 2016 | The OA (TV Series) · as Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy |
| 2015 | Field of Lost Shoes · as John C. Breckinridge |
| 2015 | Stockholm, Pennsylvania · as Ben McKay |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters · as Lex Luthor (voice) |
| 2015 | Dig (TV Series) · as Peter Connelly |
| 2014 | Rio, I Love You · as O "Gringo" (segment "Texas") |
| 2014 | Fury · as Captain Waggoner |
| 2014 | After the Fall · as Frank |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion · as The Inquisitor |
| 2014 | Dawn · as Dawson |
| 2014 | Rosemary's Baby (TV Series) · as Roman Castevet |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels (TV Series) · as The Inquisitor (voice) |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Clifford |
| 2013 | Sweetwater · as Prophet Josiah |
| 2013 | A Single Shot · as Waylon |
| 2013 | JFK: Seven Days That Made a President · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Awake (TV Series) · as Michael Britten |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra (TV Series) · as Commander Zhao |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2011 | Cars 2 · as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice) |
| 2011 | Abduction · as Kevin Harper |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights · as Sinestro (voice) |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Case Histories (TV Series) · as Jackson Brodie |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2010 | Green Zone · as Maj. Briggs |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood · as Ra's al Ghul (voice) |
| 2010 | Skeletons · as The Colonel |
| 2010 | 9/11 State of Emergency · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2008 | Good · as Maurice |
| 2008 | The Conspiracy · as Antonio Pérez |
| 2008 | The Curse of Steptoe · as Harry H Corbett |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Don't · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Friends with Money · as David |
| 2006 | Brotherhood (TV Series) · as Michael Caffee |
| 2006 | The State Within (TV Series) · as Mark Brydon |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber · as Mr. Parker |
| 2005 | Nine Lives · as Damien |
| 2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? · as Johnny Green |
| 2005 | Elektra · as DeMarco |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series) · as Zhao (voice) |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Legend So Far · as Admiral Zhao |
| 2004 | Battle of the Brave · as Général James Wolfe |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Peter Pan · as Captain Hook / Mr Darling |
| 2003 | Build a Scene · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2003 | Interviews with Students · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · as Lucius Malfoy |
| 2002 | Windtalkers · as Major Mellitz |
| 2002 | High Times Potluck · as Arneu |
| 2002 | Passionada · as Charles Beck |
| 2002 | Resident Evil · as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited) |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo · as Clark Devlin |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down · as Capt. Mike Steele |
| 2001 | Sweet November · as Chaz Watley |
| 2001 | Hotel · as Australian Actor |
| 2001 | The Last Minute · as Dave “Percy” Sledge |
| 2001 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Slenderman |
| 2000 | The Patriot · as Col. William Tavington |
| 2000 | The Sight · as Ghost |
| 1999 | The End of the Affair · as Father Richard Smythe |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Colin Ayres |
| 1998 | Soldier · as Colonel Mekum |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack · as Cow Pat Keegan |
| 1998 | St. Ives · as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves |
| 1998 | Armageddon · as Ronald Quincy |
| 1998 | The Last Don II (TV Series) · as Father Luca Tonarini |
| 1997 | Event Horizon · as D.J. |
| 1997 | Electric Playground (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | DragonHeart · as Lord Felton |
| 1995 | Loved Up · as Dez 2 |
| 1995 | Dangerous Lady (TV Series) · as Michael Ryan |
| 1994 | Shopping · as Market Trader |
| 1994 | Solitaire for 2 · as Harry |
| 1993 | Monkey Business · as PG Tips Chimp |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Zachary Blaine (archive footage) |
| 1991 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan (TV Series) · as Lajendra |
| 1989 | The Tall Guy · as Doctor |
| 1989 | Capital City (TV Series) · as Chas Ewell |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Boon (TV Series) · as Mike Puckett |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as The Killer |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Doctor McManus |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) · as Unknown |