Jason Isaacs was born on 6 June 1963 Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a British actor.

Jason Isaacs attended Bristol University where he studied for a degree in Law. His interest in drama grew from his frequent participation through both performance and direction of many of the school's productions. He then attended the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Jason Isaacs made his Hollywood film debut in 1989's The Tall Guy, but largely worked on the London stage and British television until 1996, when he appeared in Dragonheart. His major film breakthrough came with his role in The Patriot when he played the pure evil and brutal Colonel William 'The Butcher' Tavington.

But he looked gorgeous and proved just how evil he could be. Other credits include Event Horizon, Armageddon, Soldier, The End of the Affair, Sweet November and Black Hawk Down. In 2002, he appeared in Windtalkers and The Tuxedo. And of course, he starred as the utterly evil stunner, Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire, along with his pimp hat and snake stick.

Filmography

• Man with the Football (2008)
• Stopping Power (2008)
• Conjura de El Escorial, La (2008)
• Good (2008)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
• "The State Within" (1 episode, 2006)
• "Brotherhood" (11 episodes, 2006)
• Scars (2006) (TV)
• Friends with Money (2006)
• "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (7 episodes, 2005)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
• Spartan: Total Warrior (2005)
• Tennis, Anyone...? (2005)
• The Chumscrubber (2005)
• Nine Lives (2005)
• Elektra (2005)
• Nouvelle-France (2004)
• "The West Wing" (3 episodes, 2004)
• Future Tactics: The Uprising (2004)
• Peter Pan (2003)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• The Tuxedo (2002)
• High Times Potluck (2002)
• Passionada (2002)
• Windtalkers (2002)
• Resident Evil (2002)
• Reign of Fire (2002)
• Black Hawk Down (2001)
• Hotel (2001)
• The Last Minute (2001)
• The Tag (2001)
• Sweet November (2001)
• The Sight (2000)
• The Patriot (2000)
• The End of the Affair (1999)
• Soldier (1998)
• St. Ives (1998)
• Divorcing Jack (1998)
• Armageddon (1998)
• "The Last Don II" (1998)
• Spice World (1997)
• The Fix (1997)
• Event Horizon (1997)
• Dragonheart (1996)
• Burn Your Phone (1996)
• Guardians (1996)
• Loved Up (1995)
• "Boon" (1 episode, 1995)
• Solitaire for 2 (1995)
• A Relative Stranger (1995)
• Dangerous Lady (1995)
• Shopping (1994)
• Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
• "Highlander" (2 episodes, 1993)
• "Inspector Morse" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Taggart" (1 episode, 1992)
• Civvies (1992)
• "Ashenden" (1991)
• Eye Contact (1991)
• Aruslân senki (1991)
• "TECX" (1 episode, 1990)
• "Capital City" (1989)
• The Tall Guy (1989)
• "This Is David Lander" (1 episode, 1988)