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Jason Isaacs

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.

Filmography

2025
Words of War

as Sacha

Movie
2025
The Salt Path

as Moth Winn

Movie
2025
Honey Bunch

as Joseph

Movie
2022
Operation Mincemeat

as Admiral John Godfrey

Movie
2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

as Self

Movie
2019
Hotel Mumbai

as Vasili Orchevsky

Movie
2017
A Cure for Wellness

as Volmer

Movie
2014
Fury

as Captain Waggoner

Movie
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Lucius Malfoy

Movie
2011
Cars 2

as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)

Movie
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Lucius Malfoy

Movie
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Lucius Malfoy

Movie
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

as Lucius Malfoy

Movie
2005
Elektra

as DeMarco (uncredited)

Movie
2003
Peter Pan

as James Hook / George Darling

Movie
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Lucius Malfoy

Movie
2002
Resident Evil

as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)

Movie
2001
Black Hawk Down

as CPT Mike Steele

Movie
2000
The Patriot

as Col. William Tavington

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as Ronald Quincy

Movie
1997
Event Horizon

as D.J.

Movie
1996
DragonHeart

as Lord Felton

Movie
2021
The White Lotus

as Timothy Ratliff

TV Show
2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Zhao (voice)

TV Show