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Jason Michael Isaacs is a British film, television, stage, and voice actor born in Liverpool in 1963. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. His professional career began in 1988. He was educated at the University of Bristol and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Isaacs is known for notable roles such as Lucius Malfoy and Dick Dastardly. He contributed to creative works including *Cars 2* and *Scooby-Doo*. His accolades include the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He is Jewish and has two children.
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Film & TV
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Heavyweight — Freddie Goodson2026
- Honey Bunch — Joseph2026
- Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk2026
- Victorian Psycho — Mr. Pounds2026
- Juliet & Romeo — Lord Montague2025
- The Salt Path — Moth Winn2025
- Words of War — Sacha2025
- The Salt Path Scandal — Self (archive footage)2025
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire — Grand Inquisitor (voice)2024
- Spinning Gold — Al Bogatz2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1963-06-06 ) 6 June 1963 (age 62) , Liverpool , England
- Education
- University of Bristol ( BA ), Central School of Speech and Drama ( GrDip )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Works
- Filmography
- Spouse
- Emma Hewitt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jason
- Family name
- Isaacs
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Jason Isaacs-45.jpg
- Height
- 1.80
- Number of children
- 2
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- Jason Isaacs
- date of birth
- 1963-06-06
- name in native language
- Jason Isaacs
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- social media followers
- 310864
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- birth name
- Jason Michael Isaacs
- notable role
- Lucius Malfoy
- contributed to creative work
- Scooby-Doo
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Encyclopedic overview
Jason Michael Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of D.J. in Event Horizon (1997), Ronald Quincy in Armageddon (1998), Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot (2000), Michael D. Steele in Black Hawk Down (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series (2002–2011), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003), Captain Waggoner in Fury (2014), Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin (2017), Jay Perry in Mass (2021), John Godfrey in Operation Mincemeat (2021), and Timothy Ratliff in The White Lotus (2025).
His television roles include Michael Caffee in the Showtime crime drama series Brotherhood (2006–2008), Michael Britten in police procedural fantasy NBC series Awake (2012), Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural mystery drama series The OA (2016–2019), Captain Gabriel Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2018). With his role as Timothy Ratliff in the third season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2025), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award. He was also 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), and for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor for Case Histories (2011–2013).
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