Jason Isaacs (born June 6, 1963) is an English actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series, Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot, criminal Michael Caffee in the Showtime series Brotherhood, and Marshal Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin.
Isaacs' other roles have included Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural series The OA, Captain Gabriel Lorca in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery, the voice of the Grand Inquisitor in Star Wars Rebels, the voice of Admiral Zhao in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Russian high-roller Vasili in Hotel Mumbai.
Filmography[]
Actor[]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Patriot | Colonel William Tavington | |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Captain Michael D. Steele | |
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Major Mellitz | |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Colin Ayres | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | Brotherhood | Michael Caffee | Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Drama |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Major Briggs | |
| 2012 | Awake | Michael Britten | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Fury | Captain Waggoner | |
| 2015 | Dig | Peter Connelly | 10 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | Captain Gabriel Lorca | 11 episodes Empire Award for Best TV Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on a Television Series |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | The Emperor (skekSo) | Voice |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Dick Dastardly | Voice |
| 2021 | Occupation: Rainfall | Steve | Voice |
| Mass | Jay |
Detailed filmography[]
List of portrayals[]
| No. | Photo | Historical Figure | Portrayed in | Year | Media | Number of Times Portrayed Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Michael D. Steele | Black Hawk Down | 2001 | Film | 1 |
List of fictional portrayals[]
| No. | Photo | Character | Portrayed in | Year | Media | Number of Times Portrayed Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
William Tavington | The Patriot | 2000 | Film | 1 |
| 2 | 
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Mellitz | Windtalkers | 2002 | Film | 1 |
| 3 | 
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Briggs | Green Zone | 2010 | Film | 1 |
| 4 | 
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Waggoner | Fury | 2014 | Film | 1 |