JASON ISAACS
Date of Birth: June 6, 1963
Born in Liverpool, England, Isaacs attended Bristol University where in addition to studying the law,
he also managed to direct and/or star in over twenty theater productions. Upon graduation, he attended
London's prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama, which led to a role as a series regular for
two seasons on the British show, Capitol City.
Beginning with The Tall Guy (1989) opposite Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, theater work and some
televisions appearances later, Isaacs was well on the way to a solid career as a character actor, mainly
playing dark, taciturn characters who have an air of menace to them.
Isaacs continued to showcase his diverse talents with a starring role in Lynda LaPlante's controversial
miniseries Civvies (1992) opposite Peter O'Toole, followed by the gangster epic Dangerous Lady (1995),
directed by Peter Cattaneo. Other television credits include the corrupt soccer player Tony Kay
in the BBC TV drama, The Fix (1997), a drug pusher in Loved Up (1995) and a miniseries, The Last Don II
(1998). On stage, he appeared in the Royal National Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning
Angels in America - parts 1 & 2.
Notable performances include his role in the British cult hit Shopping (1994), Lord Felton in Dragonheart
(1996) and DJ in Event Horizon (1997). In 1998, he appearanced in Armageddon (1998) a fast-paced
tale of an asteroid headed for a fatal collision with Earth, and the sci-fi flick, Soldier (1998) for
director Paul Anderson, a longtime friend.
Additional film credits include the recent independent drama Divorcing Jack (1998) and The End of
the Affair (1999) opposite Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore. He was seen as the Mel Gibson's black-hearted opponent, Colonel Tavington in The Patriot (2000). More recently, he played the dangerously evil Lucius Malfoy, the father of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies.