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ACTING . Acting . 62 years . Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Jason Isaacs_

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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Born Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Birthday
62
Age
49
Credits
Actor
Known For
3.9
Popularity
31 yrs
Career
Updated Feb 20, 2026

Details

Known For
Actor
Birthday
(Thursday)
Birthplace
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Height
1 cm (0'0")
Nationality
Religion
Judaism
Languages
English
Children
2 children
Education
King David High School, University of Bristol, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
Zodiac Sign
♊ Gemini
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek (Ἰάσων)
Popularity
Tier S -- 153,611 Wikipedia views/month

DROPTHE_ GOSSIP

Birthday twin
Shares a birthday (June 6) with Jonathan Nolan
Jonathan Nolan →
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 31
Year context
Born in 1963 -- JFK assassinated in Dallas; Johnson becomes president; John F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson was US president
Year 1963 →
Career
Career spanning 31 years (1994-2025)
Frequent co-star
Appeared in 5 films with Tom Felton
Tom Felton →

DROPTHE GOOD_

16
Notable
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Human Impact
1
Innovation
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Giving
0
Sustainability
77
Cultural Uplift
76
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Filmography (49)

Honey Bunch
Honey Bunch
2026 / Film
Film
Spinning Gold
Spinning Gold
2023 / Film
Al Bogatz
Agent Game
Agent Game
2022 / Film
Bill
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022 / Film
Self
The White Lotus
The White Lotus
2021 / TV
Timothy Ratliff
Scoob!
Scoob!
2020 / Film
Dick Dastardly (voice)
The Great
The Great
2020 / TV
TV Series
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 / TV
skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)
A Cure for Wellness
A Cure for Wellness
2017 / Film
Volmer
The OA
The OA
2016 / TV
Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy

AWARDS (2)

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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
WON
B
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
WON

Biography

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.

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Jason Isaacs was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Jason Isaacs has 49 credits in our database. Notable titles include Honey Bunch (2026), Spinning Gold (2023), Agent Game (2022), Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022), The White Lotus (2021).
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