Jason Isaacs

Jason Michael Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor and voice actor who was born in Liverpool. His best-known roles include Colonel William Tavington in the movie The Patriot and Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movie franchise. He is Jewish.

Filmography

Movies

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!width=05%|Year
!width=27%|Film
!width=27%|Role
!Awards and nominations
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|align=center|1989
|The Tall Guy
|Doctor 2
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|align=center|1994
|Shopping
|Market Trader
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|align=center|1995
|Solitaire For Two
|Harry
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|align=center|1996
|Dragonheart
|Lord Felton
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|- 
|align=center|1997
|Event Horizon
|D.J.
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|- 
|rowspan=4 align=center|1998
|Armageddon
|Dr. Ronald Quincy, Research
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|- 
|Divorcing Jack
|Cow Pat Keegan
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|- 
|Soldier
|Colonel Mekum
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|- 
|St. Ives
|Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
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|- 
|align=center|1999
|The End of the Affair
|Father Richard Smythe
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|- 
|align=center|2000
|The Patriot
|British Col. William Tavington
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Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Villain (Internet Only) (nominated) (2001).
British Supporting Actor of the Year, Awards for the London Film Critics Circle (ALFS) (nominated) (2001).
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|rowspan=2 align=center|2001
|Sweet November
|Chaz Watley
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|- 
|Black Hawk Down
|US Army Ranger Captain Mike Steele
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Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) Award (nominated) (2002).
|-
|rowspan=5 align=center|2002
|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|Lucius Malfoy
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Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) Award (nominated) (2003).
|- 
|Passionada
|Charles Beck
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|- 
|Resident Evil
|Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)
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|- 
|The Tuxedo
|Clark Devlin
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|- 
|Windtalkers
|Major Mellitz
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|- 
|rowspan="2" align=center|2003
|Peter Pan
|George Darling and Captain Hook
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|-
|Nouvelle-France
|Général James Wolfe
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|- 
|rowspan=5 align=center|2005
|The Chumscrubber
|Mr. Parker
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|Elektra
|DeMarco (uncredited)
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|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|Lucius Malfoy
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|- 
|Nine Lives
|Damian
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Best Ensemble Acting Award, Gotham Awards (2005).
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|Tennis, Anyone...?
|Johnny Green
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|- 
|align=center|2006
|Friends with Money
|David
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|- 
|rowspan=2 align=center|2007
|Grindhouse, in the faux trailer "Don't"
|Bearded Man
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|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|Lucius Malfoy
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|- 
|rowspan=2 align=center|2008
|Good
|Maurice
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|-
|La Conjura de El Escorial
|Antonio Pérez
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|- 
|rowspan=1 align=center|2009
|Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
|Lucius Malfoy
|Appears as a moving portrait
|-
|rowspan=4 align=center|2010
|Green Zone
|Major Briggs
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|-
|Batman: Under The Red Hood
|Ra's al Ghul (Voice)<ref>Latimesblogs.latimes.com about the Batman: Under the Red Hood]</ref>
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|-
|Skeletons|The Colonel
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|-
|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I|Lucius Malfoy
|Post-production|-
|align=center|2011
|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II|Lucius Malfoy
|Post-production|}

Television
Year(s)of appearanceProgramme or seriesRoleAwards and nominations1989A Quiet Conspiracy1989This Is David LanderFrench Doctor1989(2 seasons)Capital CityChas Ewell1989BoonMike Puckett1990TECXEdward Latham1991AshendenAndrew Lehman1991Eye ContactMichael1992CivviesFrank Dillon1992(1 episode)Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
"Cherubim and Seraphim"Dr. Desmond Collier1992(1 episode)Taggart (1983–present)
"Double Exposure"Barr1993(1 episode)Highlander: The Series (1992–1998)"
The Lady and the Tiger"Immortal Zachary Blaine1995A Relative StrangerPeter Fairman1995Dangerous LadyMichael Ryan1995(TV movie)Loved UpDes1996 (TV movie)GuardiansJim Reid1996 (TV movie)Burn Your PhoneThe Killer1997(TV movie)The FixTony Kay1998The Last Don IIFather Luca Tonarini2004(3 episodes)The West Wing (1999–2006)
"Gaza""Memorial Day""N.S.F. Thurmont"Colin Ayres2006ScarsChris2006The State WithinSir Mark Brydon, British Ambassador to the USA Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, 65th Golden Globe Awards (nominated) (2008).2006–2008BrotherhoodMichael Caffee2008The Curse of SteptoeHarry H. CorbettBest Actor, BAFTA TV Awards (nominated) (2009).2008(one episode)Entourage
"#5.7 Gotta Look Up to Get Down"Mr. Fredrick Line

Some of the information in this table was obtained from 

Theatre
Year(s)of appearancePlayRoleAwards and nominations[Unknown]God: A Comedy in One Act1992The Black and White MinstrelsThe King's Head Theatre, LondonCyril1992and 1993Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National ThemesRoyal National Theatre, LondonLouis Ironson19931953Almeida Theatre, LondonBenito Mussolini2000The Force of ChangeRoyal Court Theatre, London2007The Dumb WaiterTrafalgar Studios, LondonBen

Animated television series and video games
Year(s)of appearanceAnimated television series or video gameRoleAwards and nominations1994Beneath a Steel Sky (video game)(Voice)2005Spartan: Total Warrior(video game)(Voice of Sejanus)2005–2006Avatar: The Last Airbender(animated television series)Admiral Zhao2009Napoleon: Total War(video game)(Voice) Story teller2010Castlevania: Lords of Shadow(video game)(Voice) Unknown character
Some of the information in this table was obtained from  Napoleon: Total War story teller from http://www.totalwar.com/napoleon/gallery/videos.php (Napoleon: Total War - Story Trailer).

References

Other websites

Biographies
. Retrieved 23 June 2008. [Includes unsourced "Personal Quotes".]

Interviews
 [Filmed on the set of Brotherhood''; includes Isaacs' demonstration of a magic trick.

Other articles
 ["Players: See Past Participants."]

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Category:Actors from Liverpool
Category:British Jews
Category:English movie actors
Category:English stage actors
Category:English television actors
Category:English voice actors
Category:Jewish actors
Category:1963 births
Category:Living people