Who Is Jason Isaac?

Born on June 6th 1963, Jason Isaacs is an English actor best known for his role as William Tavington in The Patriot and Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

He was born in Liverpool, and after several years of training he appeared in various television pogrammes and also on stage. His screen debut came in 1989, when he starred in 'The Tall Guy'.

A few years later, after starring in numerous television programmes and stage productions, he landed a small part in the 1998 film 'Armageddon' which starred Bruce Willis. He then went on to star in 'Divorcing Jack' and 'The End of the Affair'.

In 2000, he starred as villain William Tavington in 'The Patriot' which was his biggest role. After various other films such as Dragonheart and Black Hawk Down, he went on to star as Lucius Malfoy in two of the Harry Potter films (he will reprise his role for Order of the Phoenix, due for release in summer 2007), and he also starred as Captain Hook in the 2003 live action film Peter Pan.

He has received many awards nominations and has won awards for his role in Nine Lives (2005) and Brotherhood (2006).