Jason Isaacs filmography

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Jason Isaacs filmography
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Isaacs at Fury premiere, Newseum, Washington D.C. 2014
Film97
Television55
Narrating7
Theatre11
Others20 video games
1 soundtrack
4 audiobooks
5 podcasts and radio

Jason Isaacs is an English actor known for his performances on screen and stage.

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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 (2001), 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
YearTitleRoleNotesReference(s)
1989 The Tall Guy Doctor 2 [1] [2]
1993The Heroic Legend of Arslan IIRajendraVoice [3]
1994 Shopping Market Trader [1] [2]
Solitaire for 2Harry
1996 Dragonheart Lord Felton
GuardiansJim Reed [2]
1997 Event Horizon D.J. [1] [2]
1998 Armageddon Ronald Quincy
Divorcing Jack Cow Pat Keegan
Soldier Colonel Mekum
1999 The End of the Affair Fr. Richard Smythe
2000The Art of WarHimselfVideo documentary short
The Patriot Colonel William TavingtonNominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year [1] [2]
2001 Sweet November Chaz Watley
The TagRobertShort film
The Last Minute Dave "Percy" Sledge [1] [2]
Hotel Australian Actor
Black Hawk Down Captain Michael D. Steele
2002 Resident Evil William Birkin, NarratorUncredited
Windtalkers Major Mellitz [1] [2]
Passionada Charles Beck
High Times' Potluck Arneau
The Tuxedo Clark Devlin
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Lucius Malfoy and the voice of the Basilisk [1] [2] [3]
2003 Peter Pan George Darling, Captain Hook [1] [2]
2004 Crash Thanked in credits
Battle of the Brave General James Wolfe
2005Riding with SugarShort film
Elektra DeMarcoUncredited [1] [2]
Nine Lives Damian
The Chumscrubber Mr. Parker
Tennis, Anyone...?Johnny Green
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Lucius Malfoy
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (special thanks)
2006 Friends with Money David [1] [2]
2007 Grindhouse Bearded ManUncredited; Segment: "Don't"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Lucius Malfoy [1] [2]
2008 The Escorial Conspiracy Antonio Pérez [1]
Good Maurice Israel GlücksteinAlso executive producer
Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year
[1] [2]
The Rain HorseJohnShort film
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Lucius MalfoyUncredited
2010 Skeletons The Colonel [1] [2]
Green Zone Maj. Briggs
Batman: Under the Red Hood Ra's al Ghul Voice [1] [2] [3]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Lucius Malfoy [1] [2]
2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Sinestro Voice [1] [2] [3]
Cars 2 Siddeley, Leland Turbo
CommerceShort film; credited thanks
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Lucius Malfoy [1] [2]
Abduction Kevin Harper
The Great Ghost Rescue NarratorVoice [2]
2013 Sweetwater Prophet Josiah
A Single Shot Waylon
2014 After the Fall Frank McTiernan
Dawn Dawson
Rio, I Love You O GringoSegment: "Texas"
Fury Captain Waggoner [1] [2]
2015 Stockholm, Pennsylvania Benjamin McKayNominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
Field of Lost Shoes John C. Breckinridge
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Lex Luthor Voice [1] [2] [3]
Lithgow SaintLithgow SaintShort film
2016 The Infiltrator Mark Jackowski [1] [2]
A Cure for Wellness Heinreich Volmer, Baron von Reichmerl
Red Dog: True Blue Michael Carter [2]
2017The BardShort film, (hello to)
Monster Family Dracula Voice [2] [3]
The Death of Stalin Georgy Zhukov Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Supporting Actor [1] [2]
And the Winner Isn'tDocumentary
2018Medusa's AnklesLucianShort film
Hotel Mumbai Vasili [1] [2]
London Fields Mark Asprey
Look Away Dan [2]
2019 Koko: A Red Dog Story NarratorVoice
Skyfire Jack Harris [2]
Show the LoveShort film
2020 Superman: Red Son Superman Voice [2] [3]
Scoob! Dick Dastardly [1] [2] [3]
IndigoIndigoShort film
Occupation: Rainfall SteveVoice [2] [3] [4]
2021 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets Carl [2]
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
[2] [5] [6]
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob King Arthur/Thundarr the Barbarian/Winston PilkingstonshireVoice [2] [3]
Creation Stories Ralph [2]
Monster Family 2 Dracula, Dracula A.I.Voice [2] [3]
CeraJohnShort film
Streamline Rob Bush [2]
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About MenIndigo
Operation Mincemeat John Godfrey [2] [7]
2022 Agent Game Bill [2] [8] [9]
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris Archie [2]
Mind-SetNick Reynolds
2023 Spinning Gold Al Bogart
2024 The Salt Path Moth Winn [2] [10]
2025 Honey Bunch Joseph [11]
Words of War Alexander Politkovsky
Juliet & Romeo Lord Montague
TBA A Winter's Journey WolfgangPost-production
Pierre the Pigeon-HawkTBAVoice; in production [12]
Occupation: Rainfall Chapter 2 SteveVoice; in production [13]
Mistletoe & WineSpencerPost-production [14]
Victorian Psycho John PoundsFilming [15]
Eleven DaysFather Joseph O'Brien [16]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesReference(s)
1988 This Is David Lander Dr. Guy ChadbotEpisode: "A Growing Crisis"
1989A Quiet ConspiracyJean-Marc Sammarty[ citation needed ]2 episodes
1989–1990 Capital City Chas Ewell23 episodes
1990TECXEdward Latham [2]
1991 Ashenden Andrew Lehman3 episodes [1] [2]
Eye ContactMichael[ citation needed ]Television film
1992 The Bill Doctor McManusEpisode: "Fair Play"
Taggart Eric Barr, John BarrEpisode: "Double Exposure"
Inspector Morse Desmond CollierEpisode: "Cherubim and Seraphim" [2]
Civvies Frank Dillon6 episodes
1993 Highlander: The Series Immortal Zachary BlaineEpisode: "The Lady and the Tiger"
1994 The Heroic Legend of Arslan LajendraVoice, English dub [3] [17]
1995 Boon Mike PuckettEpisode: "Thieves Like Us" [2]
A Relative StrangerPeter Fairman
Dangerous Lady Michael RyanMiniseries [2]
Loved Up Dez 2Television film [1] [2]
1996GuardiansJim Reid [2]
Burn Your PhoneThe Killer[ citation needed ]
1997 The Fix Tony Kay [2]
1998The Last Don IIFather Luca Tonarini2 episodes [1] [2] [18]
St. Ives Alain de Keroual de Saint-YvesTelevision film [1] [2]
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards HimselfTV special documentary
2004 The West Wing Colin Ayres3 episodes [2]
2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender Commander / Admiral ZhaoVoice, 7 episodes [2] [3]
2006 Scars ChrisTelevision film [2]
The State Within Sir Mark BrydonNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
2006–2008 Brotherhood Michael Caffee29 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
Entourage Fredrick LineEpisode: "Gotta Look Up to Get Down"
2011–2013 Case Histories Jackson Brodie9 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
KendraJeffrey2 episodes
2013 The Legend of Korra Commander ZhaoVoice, episode: "Darkness Falls" [3]
2014 Rosemary's Baby Roman CastavetMiniseries [1] [2]
2014–2018 Star Wars Rebels The Grand Inquisitor / Sentinel Voice, 11 episodes [2] [3]
2015 Dig Peter Connelly10 episodes [2]
2016–2019 The OA Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy, Himself14 episodes
2017 Star Trek Continues EsperVoice, 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
[2] [19]
After Trek Himself3 episodes [2]
2018–2019 Robot Chicken Slender Man, Various rolesVoice; 2 episodes [3]
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance skekSo / The Emperor Voice; 10 episodes [2] [3]
2020 Castlevania The JudgeVoice, 8 episodes [3]
Line of Duty: Sport Relief Special DC TaylorTV short
2021 Sex Education Peter Groff3 episodes [2]
2021–2023 The Great Peter the Great
2022 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Himself HBO Max special [2]
Good Sam Rob "Griff" Griffith13 episodes; also director (episode: "Family/Business") and producer [2] [7] [20]
The Boys Presents: Diabolical Billy Butcher Voice, episode: "I'm Your Pusher" [2] [3] [21]
Inside No. 9 CliffordEpisode: "Kid/Nap"
American Dad! JumpersVoice; 2 episodes [2]
2023 The Crowded Room Jack LambRecurring role, 4 episodes
Archie Cary Grant Main role, 4 episodes [22]
2024 Star Wars: Tales The Grand InquisitorVoice, episode: "Devoted" [3] [23] [24]
What If...? The EminenceVoice; 4 episodes [25]
2025 The White Lotus Timothy Ratliff8 episodes; Main role, Season 3 [2] [26]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueReference(s)
Bent Max Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh
Marat/Sade Sade
The Freshman
In Nomine PatrisHead
Balm in Gilead Fick
1992 The Black and White Minstrels Cyril The King's Head Theatre, London [27]
1992–1993 Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes Louis Ironson Royal National Theatre, London [28]
19961953 Benito Mussolini Almeida Theatre, London [29]
2000The Force of ChangeMark Royal Court Theatre, London [30]
2007 The Dumb Waiter Ben the Hitman Trafalgar Studios, London [31]
2017Dead Poets Live: Byron & Shelley George Gordon Lord Byron Print Room at The Coronet, London [32]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesReference(s)
1994 Beneath a Steel Sky KenVoice, 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 ZhaoVoice, PC or Windows Version only
2009 Napoleon: Total War Story TellerVoice, Grouped under "English Voice Cast" [33]
2010 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow SatanVoice [3]
2011 El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Lucifel
2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Satan
2016 Hitman Reza ZaydanVoice, episode 3 only
2017 Pinball FX 3 The Grand Inquisitor Voice, Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels
2018 Hitman 2 Reza ZaydanLegacy Pack, archive audio
2019 Star Trek Online: Rise of Discovery Captain Gabriel LorcaVoice [3] [34]
2021 Hitman 3 Reza ZaydanArchive audio
2022 The Last Worker SkewVoice [3] [35]
Marvel's Midnight Suns Mephisto [3] [36]
2023 Baldur's Gate 3 Lord Enver Gortash [3] [37]
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Brainiac [3]
Gargoyle DoyleDoyle

Soundtrack

YearTitleRoleNotesReference(s)
2003 Peter Pan Performer: "When I Was a Lad", "Toora Loora Lo (Hook's Harpsichord Song)"

Audiobooks

YearTitleRoleNotesReference(s)
2012 Thunderball Narration
2019 H. G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection The Island of Doctor Moreau [38]
Emergency Skin Audie Award winner for Science Fiction [39]
2020 The Tales of Beedle the Bard "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" [40]

Podcasts and radio

YearTitleRoleNotesReference(s)
2018 The West Wing Weekly HimselfEpisode: "5.21: Gaza"
2020 The Adventures of Superman Mr. Wolf DC FanDome; Episode 4 [41]
2022–present Batman Unburied Alfred Pennyworth 3 episodes [42] [43]
2023 The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark 2 episodes [44]
2024The Seneschal: A Rebel Moon StoryKing Ulmer6 episodes [45]

See also

References

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