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Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 06, 1963 (62)
Birthplace Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jun 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ba ... ttle 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.

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Filmography

The Salt Path

The Salt Path

2025

as Moth Winn

Words of War

Words of War

2025

as Sacha

Honey Bunch

Honey Bunch

2025

as Joseph

Juliet & Romeo

Juliet & Romeo

2025

as Lord Montague

Mind-Set

Mind-Set

2023

as Nick Reynolds

Spinning Gold

Spinning Gold

2023

as Al Bogatz

Agent Game

Agent Game

2022

as Bill

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

2022

as Admiral John Godfrey

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

2022

as Archie

Cera

Cera

2021

as John

Streamline

Streamline

2021

as Rob Bush

Mass

Mass

2021

as Jay

Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

2021

as Dracula (voice)

Creation Stories

Creation Stories

2021

as Ralph

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob

2021

as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)

Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son

2020

as Superman (voice)

Scoob!

Scoob!

2020

as Dick Dastardly (voice)

Occupation: Rainfall

Occupation: Rainfall

2020

as Steve (voice)

Koko: A Red Dog Story

Koko: A Red Dog Story

2019

as Narrator (voice)

Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai

2019

as Vasili Orchevsky

Medusa's Ankles

Medusa's Ankles

2018

as Lucian

Look Away

Look Away

2018

as Dan Brennan

London Fields

London Fields

2018

as Mark Asprey

A Cure for Wellness

A Cure for Wellness

2017

as Volmer

Monster Family

Monster Family

2017

as Dracula (voice)

The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

2017

as Field Marshal Zhukov

Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue

2016

as Michael Carter

The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

2016

as Mark Jackowski

Lithgow Saint

Lithgow Saint

2015

as Lithgow Saint

Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes

2015

as John C. Breckinridge

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015

as Ben McKay

Dawn

Dawn

2015

as Dawson

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

2015

as Lex Luthor (voice)

After the Fall

After the Fall

2014

as Frank

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion

2014

as The Inquisitor (voice)

Fury

Fury

2014

as Captain Waggoner

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2013

as Prophet Josiah

A Single Shot

A Single Shot

2013

as Waylon

The Great Ghost Rescue

The Great Ghost Rescue

2011

as Narrator (voice)

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011

as Sinestro (voice)

Abduction

Abduction

2011

as Kevin Harper

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

2011

as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)

Skeletons

Skeletons

2010

as The Colonel

Pleading Guilty

Pleading Guilty

2010

as Mack

9/11 State of Emergency

9/11 State of Emergency

2010

as Narrator

Batman: Under the Red Hood

Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010

as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

Green Zone

Green Zone

2010

as Maj. Briggs

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)

The Curse of Steptoe

The Curse of Steptoe

2008

as Harry H Corbett

Good

Good

2008

as Maurice

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

Scars

Scars

2006

as Chris

Tennis Anyone?

Tennis Anyone?

2006

as Johnny Green

Friends with Money

Friends with Money

2006

as David

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005

as Damien

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Lucius Malfoy

The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

2005

as Mr. Parker

Elektra

Elektra

2005

as DeMarco (uncredited)

Passionada

Passionada

2003

as Charles Beck

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

2003

as James Hook / George Darling

High Times Potluck

High Times Potluck

2003

as Arneu

The Last Minute

The Last Minute

2002

as Dave “Percy” Sledge

The Tuxedo

The Tuxedo

2002

as Clark Devlin

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002

as Major Mellitz

Resident Evil

Resident Evil

2002

as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)

Sweet November

Sweet November

2001

as Chaz Watley

Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

2001

as CPT Mike Steele

Hotel

Hotel

2001

as Australian Actor

The Patriot

The Patriot

2000

as Col. William Tavington

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1999

as Father Richard Smythe

Soldier

Soldier

1998

as Colonel Mekum

Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack

1998

as Cow Pat Keegan

St. Ives

St. Ives

1998

as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves

Armageddon

Armageddon

1998

as Ronald Quincy

The Fix

The Fix

1997

as Tony Kay

Event Horizon

Event Horizon

1997

as D.J.

A Relative Stranger

A Relative Stranger

1996

as Peter Fraiman

Burn Your Phone

Burn Your Phone

1996

as The Killer

DragonHeart

DragonHeart

1996

as Lord Felton

Loved Up

Loved Up

1995

as Dez 2

Solitaire for 2

Solitaire for 2

1995

as Harry

Shopping

Shopping

1994

as Market Trader

The Tall Guy

The Tall Guy

1989

as Doctor

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Good

Good

2008

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Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre Nominated
Television Credits

Brotherhood

as Michael Caffee

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Jul 09, 2006

Capital City

as Chas Ewell

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Sep 26, 1989

The OA

as Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Dec 16, 2016

Star Trek: Discovery

as Gabriel Lorca

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 24, 2017

Good Sam

as Rob Griffith

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 05, 2022

TECX

as Edward Latham

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 22, 1990

Awake

as Michael Britten

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 01, 2012

This Is David Lander

as Dr. Guy Chadbot

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 31, 1988

Dig

as Peter Connelly

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 05, 2015

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 30, 2019

Castlevania

as The Judge (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 07, 2017

Case Histories

as Jackson Brodie

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jun 05, 2011

The White Lotus

as Timothy Ratliff

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 11, 2021

Star Wars Rebels

as The Inquisitor (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

The State Within

as Mark Brydon

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 02, 2006

Civvies

as Frank Dillon

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 20, 1991

Ashenden

as Andrew Lehman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 17, 1991

The Crowded Room

as Jack Lamb

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 08, 2023

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Zhao (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 21, 2005

Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

as Cary Grant

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 23, 2023

What If...?

as The Eminence (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 11, 2021

Sex Education

as Peter Groff

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 11, 2019

The West Wing

as Colin Ayres

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Inspector Morse

as Dr. Desmond Collier

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Rosemary's Baby

as Roman Castevet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 11, 2014

The Last Don II

as Father Luca Tonarini

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 03, 1998

Avatar: The Last Airbender

as Admiral Zhao (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 2005

Highlander: The Series

as Zachary Blaine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Star Wars Rebels

as The Grand Inquisitor (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Butcher (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 2022

Inside No. 9

as Clifford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Star Wars Rebels

as Sentinel (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

Star Wars Rebels

as The Inquisitor (voice) (archive sound)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2014

American Dad!

as Jumpers (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Highlander: The Series

as Zachary Blaine (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire

as Grand Inquisitor (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 2024

Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 14, 2020

Hooligans

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 12, 2002

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2007

EP Daily

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1997

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Entourage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 18, 2004

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Taggart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1983

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2002

The Justin Lee Collins Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 2009

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

American Dad!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Golden Globe Awards

as Self (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 39 46 30
2024 6 40 78 25
2024 7 45 60 24
2024 8 34 54 21
2024 9 18 35 12
2024 10 17 39 10
2024 11 21 32 14
2024 12 23 39 12
2025 1 28 42 17
2025 2 22 36 6
2025 3 10 33 0
2025 4 4 5 2
2025 5 5 7 4
2025 6 4 5 3
2025 7 3 4 2
2025 8 3 8 1
2025 9 2 2 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 585 121
2024 6 526 79
2024 12 831 698
2025 2 516 169
2025 3 561 475
2025 8 539 473
2025 9 994 976

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