Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Colonel William Tavington in *The Patriot* (2000), Michael D. Steele in *Black Hawk Down* (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the *Harry Potter* film 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).

In television, he portrayed Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in *The OA* (2016–2019) and Captain Gabriel Lorca in *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017–2018).

Isaacs has also performed voice acting roles, including 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).

He 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 *The Dumb Waiter* at Trafalgar Studios in the West End.

Isaacs 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 received a nomination 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).