Editing Jason Isaacs (section)

{{Short description|British actor (born 1963)}}
{{for|the singer|Jason Isaacs (singer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Jason Isaacs
| image         = Jason Isaacs-45 (cropped).jpg
| alt           = Isaacs in 2025
| caption       = Isaacs at the [[Berlinale]] 2025
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place   = [[Liverpool]], England
| education     = [[University of Bristol]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Central School of Speech and Drama]] ([[Graduate diploma|GrDip]])
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1988–present
| works         = [[Jason Isaacs filmography|Full list]]
| spouse        = {{marriage|Emma Hewitt|2001}}
| children      = 2
}}
'''Jason Isaacs''' (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor.<ref name = o'toole>{{cite magazine|last=O'Toole|first=Lesley|date=25 February 2015|title=Why Jason Isaacs Excels at Accent Work|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/jason-isaacs-excels-accent-work-11271/|magazine=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]]|access-date=26 December 2021|quote=I'm an English atheist|archive-date=21 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321011038/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/jason-isaacs-excels-accent-work-11271/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is best known for his portrayal of D.J. in ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' (1997), Ronald Quincy in ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998), Colonel William Tavington in ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]'' (2000), [[Michael D. Steele]] in ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'' (2001), [[Lucius Malfoy]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' franchise series (2002–2011), [[Captain Hook]] in ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (2003), Captain Waggoner in ''[[Fury (2014 film)|Fury]]'' (2014), [[Georgy Zhukov]] in ''[[The Death of Stalin]]'' (2017), Jay Perry in ''[[Mass (2021 film)|Mass]]'' (2021), and [[John Henry Godfrey|John Godfrey]] in ''[[Operation Mincemeat (film)|Operation Mincemeat]]'' (2021).

His television roles include Michael Caffee in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] [[crime drama]] series ''[[Brotherhood (American TV series)|Brotherhood]]'' (2006–2008), [[Michael Britten]] in [[police procedural]] [[fantasy]] [[NBC]] series ''[[Awake (TV series)|Awake]]'' (2012), Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the [[Netflix]] supernatural mystery drama series ''[[The OA]]'' (2016–2019), Captain [[List of Star Trek: Discovery characters#Gabriel Lorca|Gabriel Lorca]] in ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'' (2017–2018), and Timothy Ratliff in the [[The White Lotus season 3|third season]] of the [[HBO]] anthology black comedy-drama series ''[[The White Lotus]]'' (2025). He 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 was nominated for the [[International Emmy Award for Best Actor]] for ''[[Case Histories (TV series)|Case Histories]]'' (2011–2013).

His voice acting roles include [[Admiral Zhao]] in [[Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1|the first season]] of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' (2005), [[List of Star Wars characters#The Grand Inquisitor|the Grand Inquisitor / Sentinel]] in ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' (2014–2016), Lord Enver Gortash in the video game ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'' (2023), and Eminence in [[What If...? season 3|the third season]] of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] television series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' (2024).

Isaacs 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]]'',<ref name=NTArchive>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/South20Bank2019921995+9789.twl |title=NT Archive: Stage by Stage: South Bank 1992–1995 |work=[[Royal National Theatre]] |access-date=25 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207183621/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/South20Bank2019921995+9789.twl |archive-date=7 December 2008}}</ref> and as hitman Ben in a 2007 revival of [[Harold Pinter]]'s 1957 play ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]'' at [[Trafalgar Studios]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name=Rees /><ref name=Friedman>{{cite press release |title=Dumb Waiter Limited Run |url=http://www.soniafriedman.com/productions/the-dumb-waiter |work=Sonia Friedman Productions |date=3 January 2007 |access-date=23 June 2008 |quote=Strictly limited run: [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] and Jason Isaacs to star in major revival of Harold Pinter's ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]'' directed by Harry Burton ... To coincide with the play's 50th anniversary.... |archive-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723013448/http://soniafriedman.com/productions/the-dumb-waiter |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Ansdell>{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Ansdell |title=Review Round-up: Critics Find Waiter Not So Dumb |work=Sadler's Wells Press Office}}</ref>