Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets - 2002

Biography

Born 06/06/1963

Liverpool-born actor Jason Isaacs was the casting director’s ideal choice for imperious screen villains in the early 2000s. Blessed with a steely gaze and stentorian tones, he lent an elegant evil to such baddies as Mel Gibson’s British nemesis in “The Patriot” (2000), the theatrical Lucius...
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Highlights

  • In 2008, Co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in "Good"
  • In 2007, Reprised the role of Lucius Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," adapted from the fifth book in the fantasy series
  • In 2007, Played Sir Mark Brydon, a British Ambassador to Washington in The State Within (aired on the BBC in Britain and BBC America); earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-series or TV Movie

Family & Companions

  • Lily Isaacs: daughter (Born March 23, 2002; mother, Emma Hewitt)
  • Ruby Isaacs: daughter (Born Aug. 26, 2005; mother, Emma Hewitt )
  • parents: Jewish parents; lived in England and later emigrated to Israel

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