Jason Isaacs

Actor, Producer, Animation Department

Birthdate: Jun 6, 1963

Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Jason Isaacs was born in Liverpool. He studied law at Bristol University but fell in love with the theatre and directed, produced and appeared in dozens of productions there, at the National Student Theatre Festival and at the Edinburgh Festival. He graduated in 1985 but then attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and began working in 1988.

Jason's notable roles include Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, Mr. Darling/Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003), and many soldiers: Col. William Tavington in Roland Emmerich's The Patriot (2000), Captain Steele in Ridley Scott's Blackhawk Down, Major Briggs in Paul Greengrass's Green Zone, Captain Waggoner in Fury, Captain Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery, Field Marshall Zhukov in Armando Iannucci's The Death of Stalin and Rear-Admiral Godfrey in John Madden's Operation Mincemeat. He was Hap in the cult series The OA, Maurice in the WW2 film Good (2008) and Jay in the multi-award winning MASS. He has made many TV series in Britain and the US and has won or been nominated for a Golden Globe, International Emmy, BAFTA, Critics Choice, Peabody, Satellite and many other awards.

On stage he was Louis Ironson in the original productions of Angels in America parts 1 and 2 for the Royal National Theatre and has performed at the Royal Court, Almeida and West End Theatres.

Jason is married to documentary filmmaker Emma Hewitt, who he met at drama school and with whom he has two children.

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2025 |
Verona’s Romeo & Juliet
Verona’s Romeo & Juliet
2025
PG-13
Drama, Musical, Romance
Based on the real story that inspired Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, follows the greatest love story of all time, set as an original pop musical.
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2023 |
Sweetwater
Sweetwater
2023
PG-13
1h 58m
Biography, Drama, Sport
6
In the fall of 1950, Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton makes history in his journey to become the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing the game of basketball.
asProphet Josiah
2023 |
Spinning Gold
Spinning Gold
2023
R
2h 17m
Biography, Music
6.1
A biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records.
asAl Bogatz
2022 |
The Dead Spit of Kellyas Self
2022 |
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
2022
PG
1h 55m
Drama
7.1
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
asArchie
2021 |
Mariaas Michael
2021 |
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2as Andrew Rea
2021 |
Streamlineas Rob Bush
2021 |
Monster Family 2
Monster Family 2
2021
PG
1h 43m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
4.9
To free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr, the Wishbone Family once more transforms into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf. Aided and abetted by their three pet bats, our...
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asDracula
2021 |
Mass
Mass
2021
PG-13
1h 51m
Drama
7.6
The parents of both the shooter and one of the victims of a school shooting tragedy agree to meet and talk in an attempt to move forward.
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asJay
2021 |
Occupation: Rainfall
Occupation: Rainfall
2021
NR
2h 8m
Two years after aliens land on Earth, survivors from Sydney, Australia, fight in a desperate war as the number of casualties continue to grow.
2021 |
Scoob!: 2021 Re-release
Scoob!: 2021 Re-release
2021
PG
1h 33m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this dogpocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.
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asDick Dastardly
2020 |
Scoob!
Scoob!
2020
PG
1h 33m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
5.6
Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this dogpocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has an epic destiny greater than anyone ...
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asDick Dastardly
2021 |
Skyfire
Skyfire
2021
Not Rated
1h 37m
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
5.2
Tianhuo Island is as beautiful as a paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire" the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. The volcano erupted, and the fate of the people in the island was ent...
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asJack Harris
2020 |
A Winter's Journeyas Wolfgang
2019 |
Koko: A Red Dog Storyas Narrator
2019 |
Anna
Anna
2019
R
1h 58m
Action, Thriller
6.6
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
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asSasha
2019 |
Hotel Mumbai
Hotel Mumbai
2019
R
2h 3m
Action, Drama, History, Thriller
7.6
The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.
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asVasili
2018 |
Look Awayas Dan
2018 |
London Fields
London Fields
2018
R
1h 58m
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.9
Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.
asMark Asprey
2018 |
The Death of Stalin
The Death of Stalin
2018
R
1h 47m
Comedy, Drama, History
7.2
Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
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asField Marshal Zhukov
2018 |
Monster Family
Monster Family
2018
PG
1h 33m
Animation, Comedy, Family, Horror
4.8
Despite the title, the Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, Mum and Emma plan a fun night out. However, her plan backfires when an evil witch curses them, and they're all turned into Monsters.
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asDracula
2017 |
A Cure for Wellness
A Cure for Wellness
2017
R
2h 26m
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
6.4
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps, but soon suspects that the spa's treatments are not what they seem.
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asVolmer
2016 |
Red Dog: True Blueas Michael Carter
2015 |
Stockholm, Pennsylvaniaas Benjamin McKay
2014 |
Fury
Fury
2014
R
2h 14m
Action, Drama, War
7.6
A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
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asCaptain Waggoner
2013 |
A Single Shotas Waylon
2011 |
The Great Ghost Rescueas Narrator
2010 |
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 4: Sound and Music
2010 |
Green Zoneas Briggs
2008 |
Goodas Maurice
2008 |
The Conspiracyas Antonio Pérez
2005 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
PG-13
2h 37m
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
7.7
Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.
asLucius Malfoy
2003 |
Peter Panas Mr. Darling
2002 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Lucius Malfoy
2002 |
Passionadaas Charles Beck
2002 |
The Tuxedoas Clark Devlin
2002 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
PG
2h 41m
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
7.4
Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.
asLucius Malfoy
2001 |
Sweet Novemberas Chaz Watley
2001 |
Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
2001
R
2h 24m
Action, Drama, History
7.7
The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily armed Somalis.
asSteele
2000 |
The Patriotas Col. William Tavington
1998 |
Soldieras Colonel Mekum
1994 |
Solitaire for 2as Harry
1975 |
The Boy at the Back of the Classas Hope Brady
1955 |
Veronaas Lord Montague