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
Juliet & Romeo
Lord Montague
2025
The Salt Path
Moth Winn
2025
Spinning Gold
Al Bogatz
2023
Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men
Indigo
2022
Agent Game
Bill
2022
Operation Mincemeat
Admiral John Godfrey
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
2022
Monster Family 2
Dracula (voice)
2021
Cera
John
2021
The Great Ghost Rescue
Narrator (voice)
2011
Abduction
Kevin Harper
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Lucius Malfoy
2011
Cars 2
Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)
2011
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Sinestro (voice)
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Lucius Malfoy
2010
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Ra's al Ghul (voice)
2010
Skeletons
The Colonel
2010
Green Zone
Maj. Briggs
2010
Good
Maurice
2008
La conjura de El Escorial
Antonio Pérez
2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Lucius Malfoy
2007
Scars
Chris
2006
Friends with Money
David
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Lucius Malfoy
2005
Nine Lives
Damien
2005
The Chumscrubber
Mr. Parker
2005
Battle of the Brave
Général James Wolfe
2004
Peter Pan
James Hook / George Darling
2003
Passionada
Charles Beck
2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Lucius Malfoy
2002
The Tuxedo
Clark Devlin
2002
Black Hawk Down
CPT Mike Steele
2001
Sweet November
Chaz Watley
2001
The Patriot
Col. William Tavington
2000
The End of the Affair
Father Richard Smythe
1999
Soldier
Colonel Mekum
1998
Divorcing Jack
Cow Pat Keegan
1998
Armageddon
Ronald Quincy
1998
St. Ives
Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
1998
Event Horizon
D.J.
1997
DragonHeart
Lord Felton
1996
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Heavyweight
Freddie Goodson
2025
Words of War
Sacha
2025
Honey Bunch
Joseph
2025
Julia
2022
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Archie
2022
Streamline
Rob Bush
2021
Hotel Mumbai
Vasili Orchevsky
2019
London Fields
Mark Asprey
2018
Medusa's Ankles
Lucian
2018
The Death of Stalin
Field Marshal Zhukov
2017
A Cure for Wellness
Volmer
2017
Red Dog: True Blue
Michael Carter
2016
The Infiltrator
Mark Jackowski
2016
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Lex Luthor (voice)
2015
Field of Lost Shoes
John C. Breckinridge
2015
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Ben McKay
2015
Fury
Captain Waggoner
2014
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
The Inquisitor (voice)
2014
Rio, I Love You
O "Gringo" (segment "Texas")
2014
After the Fall
Frank
2014
Sweetwater
Prophet Josiah
2013
A Single Shot
Waylon
2013
The Curse of Steptoe
Harry H Corbett
2008
The Making of 'Event Horizon'
Self
2006
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
2004
Windtalkers
Major Mellitz
2002
Loved Up
Dez 2
1995
Solitaire for 2
Harry
1995
Maria
A Winter's Journey
Wolfgang
Pleading Guilty
Mack
2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)
2009
Tennis Anyone?
Johnny Green
2006
Hotel
Australian Actor
2001
The Fix
Tony Kay
1997
Burn Your Phone
The Killer
1996
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2
Steve (voice)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2026
Mind-Set
Nick Reynolds
2023
Good Sam
Rob Griffith · (13 episodes)
2022
Mass
Jay
2021
Creation Stories
Ralph
2021
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob
King Arthur Pendragon (voice)
2021
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Carl
2021
Occupation: Rainfall
Steve (voice)
2020
Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait
Narrator
2020
Scoob!
Dick Dastardly (voice)
2020
Superman: Red Son
Superman (voice)
2020
Skyfire
Jack Harris
2019
Koko: A Red Dog Story
Narrator (voice)
2019
Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life
Narrator
2019
Look Away
Dan Brennan
2018
Monster Family
Dracula (voice)
2017
Lithgow Saint
Lithgow Saint
2015
Dawn
Dawson
2015
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)
2011
9/11 State of Emergency
Narrator
2010
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Grindhouse
Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
2007
The State Within
Mark Brydon · (6 episodes)
2006
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Brotherhood
Michael Caffee · (29 episodes)
2006
Elektra
DeMarco (uncredited)
2005
Entourage
(1 episode)
2004
High Times Potluck
Arneu
2003
Richard & Judy
Self · (1 episode)
2001
The Sight
Ghost
2000
The Patriot: The Art of War
Self
2000
Highlander: The Series
Zachary Blaine · (1 episode)
1992
The Tall Guy
Doctor
1989
Twisting My Melon
Derek Ryder
Mistletoe & Wine
Spencer
Guardians
Jim Reed
Victorian Psycho
Mr. Pounds
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Grand Inquisitor (voice) · (1 episode)
2024
Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
Cary Grant · (4 episodes)
2023
The Crowded Room
Jack Lamb · (4 episodes)
2023
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Butcher (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
What If...?
The Eminence (voice) · (4 episodes)
2021
The White Lotus
Timothy Ratliff · (8 episodes)
2021
Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster
(3 episodes)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
skekSo (The Emperor) (voice) · (10 episodes)
2019
Sex Education
Peter Groff · (3 episodes)
2019
Star Trek: Discovery
Gabriel Lorca · (15 episodes)
2017
Castlevania
The Judge (voice) · (10 episodes)
2017
The OA
Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy · (16 episodes)
2016
Dig
Peter Connelly · (10 episodes)
2015
Star Wars Rebels
The Grand Inquisitor (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Star Wars Rebels
Sentinel (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Star Wars Rebels
The Inquisitor (voice) · (7 episodes)
2014
Star Wars Rebels
The Inquisitor (voice) (archive sound) · (1 episode)
2014
Rosemary's Baby
Roman Castevet · (2 episodes)
2014
Inside No. 9
Clifford · (1 episode)
2014
Awake
Michael Britten · (13 episodes)
2012
Case Histories
Jackson Brodie · (9 episodes)
2011
Creating the World of Harry Potter
Self - 'Lucius Malfoy' · (8 episodes)
2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The One Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2006
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Zhao (voice) · (4 episodes)
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Admiral Zhao (voice) · (2 episodes)
2005
American Dad!
Jumpers (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
(1 episode)
2005
The Last Minute
Dave “Percy” Sledge
2002
Hooligans
Self - Narrator · (3 episodes)
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Resident Evil
Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
2002
The West Wing
Colin Ayres · (3 episodes)
1999
The Last Don II
Father Luca Tonarini · (2 episodes)
1998
EP Daily
(1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
A Relative Stranger
Peter Fraiman
1996
Dangerous Lady
1995
Shopping
Market Trader
1994
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Ashenden
Andrew Lehman · (4 episodes)
1991
Civvies
Frank Dillon · (6 episodes)
1991
TECX
Edward Latham · (13 episodes)
1990
Capital City
Chas Ewell · (23 episodes)
1989
This Is David Lander
Dr. Guy Chadbot · (12 episodes)
1988
Inspector Morse
Dr. Desmond Collier · (1 episode)
1987
Taggart
(1 episode)
1983
Golden Globe Awards
Self (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1944