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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| 2 | Spinning Gold (2023) | Al Bogatz | - | - |
| 3 | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) | Archie | 7 | |
| 4 | Agent Game (2022) | Bill | 1 | |
| 5 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) | Self | 7.6 | |
| 6 | Operation Mincemeat (2022) | Admiral John Godfrey | 6.6 | |
| 7 | Streamline (2021) | Rob Bush | - | - |
| 8 | Mass (2021) | Jay | 7.7 | |
| 9 | Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (2021) | King Arthur Pendragon (voice) | 8 | |
| 10 | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021) | Carl | - | - |
| 11 | Scoob! (2020) | Dick Dastardly (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 12 | Occupation: Rainfall (2020) | Steve (voice) | 6 | |
| 13 | Superman: Red Son (2020) | Superman (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 14 | Koko: A Red Dog Story (2019) | Narrator (voice) | 1 | |
| 15 | Skyfire (2019) | Jack Harris | 6 | |
| 16 | Hotel Mumbai (2019) | Vasili Orchevsky | 8.1 | |
| 17 | Look Away (2018) | Dan | 6.2 | |
| 18 | Medusa's Ankles (2018) | Lucian | - | - |
| 19 | London Fields (2018) | Mark Asprey | 5.3 | |
| 20 | The Death of Stalin (2017) Recently popular movies | Field Marshal Zhukov | 7.8 | |
| 21 | A Cure for Wellness (2017) | Volmer | 6.1 | |
| 22 | Monster Family (2017) | Dracula (voice) | 7 | |
| 23 | Red Dog: True Blue (2016) | Michael Carter | 6 | |
| 24 | The Infiltrator (2016) | Mark Jackowski | 7.4 | |
| 25 | Dawn (2015) | Dawson | - | - |
| 26 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) | Lex Luthor (voice) | 6.9 | |
| 27 | Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015) | Ben McKay | 6 | |
| 28 | Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014) | The Inquisitor (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 29 | La semilla del diablo (2014) | Roman Castevet | 4 | |
| 30 | Fury (2014) | Captain Waggoner | 7.5 | |
| 31 | After the Fall (2014) | Frank | - | - |
| 32 | Sweetwater (2013) | Prophet Josiah | 4.5 | |
| 33 | A Single Shot (2013) | Waylon | 5.9 | |
| 34 | Abduction (2011) | Kevin Harper | 5.6 | |
| 35 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) | Sinestro (voice) | 6 | |
| 36 | Cars 2 (2011) | Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice) | 6.2 | |
| 37 | The Great Ghost Rescue (2011) | Narrator (voice) | - | - |
| 38 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Top 100 by FilmGator | Lucius Malfoy | 8.4 | |
| 39 | Skeletons (2010) | The Colonel | 6.5 | |
| 40 | Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) | Ra's al Ghul (voice) | 7.8 | |
| 41 | 9/11 State of Emergency (2010) | Narrator | - | - |
| 42 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) Top 100 by FilmGator | Lucius Malfoy | 8 | |
| 43 | Green Zone (2010) | Maj. Briggs | 6.5 | |
| 44 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Oscars 2010 | Lucius Malfoy (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
| 45 | Good (2008) | Maurice | 6.5 | |
| 46 | Grindhouse (2007) | Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 47 | Don't (2007) | - | 8.5 | |
| 48 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) | Lucius Malfoy | 7.7 | |
| 49 | Tennis Anyone? (2006) | Johnny Green | - | - |
| 50 | Friends with Money (2006) | David | 6.6 | |
| 51 | The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006) | Self | - | - |
| 52 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Oscars 2006 | Lucius Malfoy | 7.8 | |
| 53 | Elektra (2005) | DeMarco (uncredited) | 4.8 | |
| 54 | Nine Lives (2005) | Damien | 5 | |
| 55 | The Chumscrubber (2005) | Mr. Parker | 7.2 | |
| 56 | High Times Potluck (2003) | Arneu | - | - |
| 57 | Peter Pan (2003) | James Hook / George Darling | 7.1 | |
| 58 | Resident Evil (2002) | Dr. William Birkin (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
| 59 | Windtalkers (2002) | Major Mellitz | 6.3 | |
| 60 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) | Lucius Malfoy | 7.7 | |
| 61 | The Tuxedo (2002) | Clark Devlin | 5.6 | |
| 62 | Sweet November (2001) | Chaz Watley | 7 | |
| 63 | Hotel (2001) | Australian Actor | - | - |
| 64 | Black Hawk Down (2001) Oscars 2002 | CPT Mike Steele | 7.6 | |
| 65 | The Sight (2000) | Ghost | - | - |
| 66 | The Patriot (2000) Oscars 2001 | Col. William Tavington | 7 | |
| 67 | The End of the Affair (1999) Oscars 2000 | Father Richard Smythe | 5.8 | |
| 68 | Armageddon (1998) Oscars 1999 | Ronald Quincy | 6.9 | |
| 69 | Soldier (1998) | Colonel Mekum | 6.5 | |
| 70 | Divorcing Jack (1998) | Cow Pat Keegan | - | - |
| 71 | Event Horizon (1997) | D.J. | 7.1 | |
| 72 | A Relative Stranger (1996) | Peter Fraiman | - | - |
| 73 | DragonHeart (1996) | Lord Felton | 6.6 | |
| 74 | Loved Up (1995) | Dez 2 | 9 | |
| 75 | Shopping (1994) | Market Trader | - | - |
| 76 | The Tall Guy (1989) | Doctor | - | - |
| 77 | Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 | Steve (voice) | - | - |
