# Jason Isaacs filmography

Jason Isaacs is an English actor known for his performances on screen and stage.
He is particularly known for his performances of imperious screen villains in the early 2000s such as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films (2002–2011), as well as William Tavington in Roland Emmerich's The Patriot (2000), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003), Admiral Zhao in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), The Grand Inquisitor in Star Wars Rebels (2014–2016), Pinball FX 3 (2017) and Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024). He is also known for his performances in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down (2000), Rodrigo Garcia's Nine Lives (2005), Paul Greengrass' Green Zone (2010), Armando Iannucci's satirical black comedy The Death of Stalin (2017) and Fran Kranz's Mass (2021).
He is also known for his performances in television including The State Within (2006), The OA (2016–2019), Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2018), and The Great (2021–2023). In 2023, he starred in the TV miniseries Archie, a biography of Cary Grant.

## Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | The Tall Guy | Doctor 2 | |
| 1993 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan II | Rajendra | Voice |
| 1994 | Shopping | Market Trader | |
| 1994 | Solitaire for 2 | Harry | |
| 1996 | Dragonheart | Lord Felton | |
| 1996 | Guardians | Jim Reed | |
| 1997 | Event Horizon | D.J. | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Ronald Quincy | |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack | Cow Pat Keegan | |
| 1998 | Soldier | Colonel Mekum | |
| 1999 | The End of the Affair | Fr. Richard Smythe | |
| 2000 | The Art of War | Himself | Video documentary short |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Colonel William Tavington | Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year |
| 2001 | Sweet November | Chaz Watley | |
| 2001 | The Tag | Robert | Short film |
| 2001 | The Last Minute | Dave "Percy" Sledge | |
| 2001 | Hotel | Australian Actor | |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Captain Michael D. Steele | |
| 2002 | Resident Evil | William Birkin, Narrator | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Major Mellitz | |
| 2002 | Passionada | Charles Beck | |
| 2002 | High Times' Potluck | Arneau | |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo | Clark Devlin | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Lucius Malfoy and the voice of the Basilisk | |
| 2003 | Peter Pan | George Darling, Captain Hook | |
| 2004 | Crash | — | Thanked in credits |
| 2004 | Battle of the Brave | General James Wolfe | |
| 2005 | Riding with Sugar | | Short film |
| 2005 | Elektra | DeMarco | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Nine Lives | Damian | |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | Mr. Parker | |
| 2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | Johnny Green | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Lucius Malfoy | |
| 2005 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont | — | (special thanks) |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | David | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Bearded Man | Uncredited; Segment: "Don't" |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Lucius Malfoy | |
| 2008 | The Escorial Conspiracy | Antonio Pérez | |
| 2008 | Good | Maurice Israel Glückstein | Also executive producer Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year |
| 2008 | The Rain Horse | John | Short film |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Lucius Malfoy | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Skeletons | The Colonel | |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Maj. Briggs | |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Ra's al Ghul | Voice |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Lucius Malfoy | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Sinestro | Voice |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Siddeley, Leland Turbo | Voice |
| 2011 | Commerce | — | Short film; credited thanks |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Lucius Malfoy | |
| 2011 | Abduction | Kevin Harper | |
| 2011 | The Great Ghost Rescue | Narrator | Voice |
| 2013 | Sweetwater | Prophet Josiah | |
| 2013 | A Single Shot | Waylon | |
| 2014 | After the Fall | Frank McTiernan | |
| 2014 | Dawn | Dawson | |
| 2014 | Rio, I Love You | O Gringo | Segment: "Texas" |
| 2014 | Fury | Captain Waggoner | |
| 2015 | Stockholm, Pennsylvania | Benjamin McKay | Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries |
| 2015 | Field of Lost Shoes | John C. Breckinridge | |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Lex Luthor | Voice |
| 2015 | Lithgow Saint | Lithgow Saint | Short film |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Mark Jackowski | |
| 2016 | A Cure for Wellness | Heinreich Volmer, Baron von Reichmerl | |
| 2016 | Red Dog: True Blue | Michael Carter | |
| 2017 | The Bard | — | Short film, (hello to) |
| 2017 | Monster Family | Dracula | Voice |
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Georgy Zhukov | Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn't | — | Documentary |
| 2018 | Medusa's Ankles | Lucian | Short film |
| 2018 | Hotel Mumbai | Vasili | |
| 2018 | London Fields | Mark Asprey | |
| 2018 | Look Away | Dan | |
| 2019 | Koko: A Red Dog Story | Narrator | Voice |
| 2019 | Skyfire | Jack Harris | |
| 2019 | Show the Love | — | Short film |
| 2020 | Superman: Red Son | Superman | Voice |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Dick Dastardly | Voice |
| 2020 | Indigo | Indigo | Short film |
| 2020 | Occupation: Rainfall | Steve | Voice |
| 2021 | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Carl | |
| 2021 | Mass | Jay Perry | Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Hollywood Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2021 | Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob | King Arthur/Thundarr the Barbarian/Winston Pilkingstonshire | Voice |
| 2021 | Creation Stories | Ralph | |
| 2021 | Monster Family 2 | Dracula, Dracula A.I. | Voice |
| 2021 | Cera | John | Short film |
| 2021 | Streamline | Rob Bush | |
| 2021 | Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men | Indigo | |
| 2021 | Operation Mincemeat | John Godfrey | |
| 2022 | Agent Game | Bill | |
| 2022 | Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | Archie | |
| 2022 | Mind-Set | Nick Reynolds | |
| 2023 | Spinning Gold | Al Bogart | |
| 2024 | The Salt Path | Moth Winn | |
| 2025 | Honey Bunch | TBA | |
| 2025 | Words of War † | Alexander Politkovsky | Post-production |
| TBA | A Winter's Journey † | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | Verona's Romeo & Juliet † | Lord Montague | Post-production |
| TBA | Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk † | TBA | Voice; in production |
| TBA | Occupation: Rainfall Chapter 2 † | Steve | Voice; in production |
| TBA | Mistletoe & Wine † | Spencer | Filming |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | This Is David Lander | French Doctor | 1 episode |
| 1989 | A Quiet Conspiracy | Jean-Marc Sammarty | 2 episodes |
| 1989–1990 | Capital City | Chas Ewell | 23 episodes |
| 1990 | TECX | Edward Latham | |
| 1991 | Ashenden | Andrew Lehman | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Eye Contact | Michael | Television film |
| 1992 | The Bill | Doctor McManus | Episode: "Fair Play" |
| 1992 | Taggart | Eric Barr, John Barr | Episode: "Double Exposure" |
| 1992 | Inspector Morse | Desmond Collier | Episode: "Cherubim and Seraphim" |
| 1992 | Civvies | Frank Dillon | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Highlander: The Series | Immortal Zachary Blaine | Episode: "The Lady and the Tiger" |
| 1994 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Lajendra | Voice, English dub |
| 1995 | Boon | Mike Puckett | Episode: "Thieves Like Us" |
| 1995 | A Relative Stranger | Peter Fairman | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Lady | Michael Ryan | Miniseries |
| 1995 | Loved Up | Dez 2 | Television film |
| 1996 | Guardians | Jim Reid | Television film |
| 1996 | Burn Your Phone | The Killer | Television film |
| 1997 | The Fix | Tony Kay | Television film |
| 1998 | The Last Don II | Father Luca Tonarini | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | St. Ives | Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves | Television film |
| 2000 | 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Himself | TV special documentary |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Colin Ayres | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Commander / Admiral Zhao | Voice, 7 episodes |
| 2006 | Scars | Chris | Television film |
| 2006 | The State Within | Sir Mark Brydon | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2006–2008 | Brotherhood | Michael Caffee | 29 episodes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama |
| 2008 | The Curse of Steptoe | Harry H. Corbett | Nominated—British Academy Television Award for Best Actor |
| 2008 | Entourage | Fredrick Line | Episode: "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" |
| 2011–2013 | Case Histories | Jackson Brodie | 9 episodes Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—International Emmy Award for Best Actor |
| 2012 | Awake | Michael Britten | 13 episodes, also producer |
| 2012 | Kendra | Jeffrey | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra | Commander Zhao | Voice, episode: "Darkness Falls" |
| 2014 | Rosemary's Baby | Roman Castavet | Miniseries |
| 2014–2018 | Star Wars Rebels | The Grand Inquisitor / Sentinel | Voice, 11 episodes |
| 2015 | Dig | Peter Connelly | 10 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | The OA | Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy, Himself | 14 episodes |
| 2017 | Star Trek Continues | Esper | Voice, episode: "To Boldly Go: Part II"; Credited as Jason Lorca |
| 2017–2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | Captain Gabriel Lorca | 11 episodes Empire Award for Best Actor in a TV Series Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television |
| 2017–2018 | After Trek | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Robot Chicken | Slender Man, Various roles | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | skekSo / The Emperor | Voice; 10 episodes |
| 2020 | Castlevania | The Judge | Voice, 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Line of Duty: Sport Relief Special | DC Taylor | TV short |
| 2021 | Sex Education | Peter Groff | 3 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | The Great | Peter the Great | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Himself | HBO Max special |
| 2022 | Good Sam | Rob "Griff" Griffith | 13 episodes; also director (episode: "Family/Business") and producer |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Billy Butcher | Voice, episode: "I'm Your Pusher" |
| 2022 | Inside No. 9 | Clifford | Episode: "Kid/Nap" |
| 2022 | American Dad! | Jumpers | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Crowded Room | Jack Lamb | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Archie | Cary Grant | Main role, 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Tales | The Grand Inquisitor | Voice, episode: "Devoted" |
| 2024 | What If...? | The Eminence | Voice; 4 episodes |
| 2025 | The White Lotus | Timothy Ratliff | 5 episodes Main role, Season 3 |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| | Bent | Max | Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh |
| | Marat/Sade | Sade | Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh |
| | The Freshman | | Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh |
| | In Nomine Patris | Head | Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh |
| | Balm in Gilead | Fick | Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh |
| 1992 | The Black and White Minstrels | Cyril | The King's Head Theatre, London |
| 1992–1993 | Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes | Louis Ironson | Royal National Theatre, London |
| 1996 | 1953 | Benito Mussolini | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 2000 | The Force of Change | Mark | Royal Court Theatre, London |
| 2007 | The Dumb Waiter | Ben the Hitman | Trafalgar Studios, London |
| 2017 | Dead Poets Live: Byron & Shelley | George Gordon Lord Byron | Print Room at The Coronet, London |

## Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Beneath a Steel Sky | Ken | Voice, uncredited |
| 1995 | Guilty | Character Voices | |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Cast | |
| 2004 | Future Tactics: The Uprising | Voice Artist | |
| 2005 | Spartan: Total Warrior | Lucius Aelius Sejanus | Voice |
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Zhao | Voice, PC or Windows Version only |
| 2009 | Napoleon: Total War | Story Teller | Voice, Grouped under "English Voice Cast" |
| 2010 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | Satan | Voice |
| 2011 | El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron | Lucifel | Voice |
| 2014 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Satan | Voice |
| 2016 | Hitman | Reza Zaydan | Voice, episode 3 only |
| 2017 | Pinball FX 3 | The Grand Inquisitor | Voice, Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels |
| 2018 | Hitman 2 | Reza Zaydan | Legacy Pack, archive audio |
| 2019 | Star Trek Online: Rise of Discovery | Capt. Gabriel Lorca | Voice |
| 2021 | Hitman 3 | Reza Zaydan | Archive audio |
| 2022 | The Last Worker | Skew | Voice |
| 2022 | Marvel's Midnight Suns | Mephisto | Voice |
| 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 | Lord Enver Gortash | Voice |
| 2024 | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Brainiac | Voice |
| 2024 | Gargoyle Doyle | Doyle | Voice |

## Soundtrack

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
| 2003 | Peter Pan | Performer: "When I Was a Lad", "Toora Loora Lo (Hook's Harpsichord Song)" | | |

## Audiobooks

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Thunderball | Narration | |
| 2019 | H. G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection | Narration | The Island of Doctor Moreau |
| 2019 | Emergency Skin | Narration | Audie Award winner for Science Fiction |
| 2020 | The Tales of Beedle the Bard | Narration | "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" |

## Podcasts and radio

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | The West Wing Weekly | Himself | Episode: "5.21: Gaza" |
| 2020 | The Adventures of Superman | Mr. Wolf | DC FanDome; Episode 4 |
| 2022–present | Batman Unburied | Alfred Pennyworth | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon Story | King Ulmer | 6 episodes |