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Jason Isaacs Biography
Birth Name:Jason Isaacs
Birth Place:Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Profession Actor, Producer, Director, Soundtrack, Animation department
Fast Facts
- Won a Satellite Award in 2011 for his appearance in "Case Histories․"
- Won the International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration and Equality Special Jury Award for Best Performance by an Actor in 2015
- Attended London's Central School of Speech and Drama
- Studied law at Bristol University
- Got married to documentary filmmaker Emma Hewitt in 2001
- Made his stage breakthrough in "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" with actor Daniel Craig in 1992
- Quote: "I imagine like most of us that I'd like obscene amounts of money but the people I met and worked with who have those obscene amounts of money and have obscene amounts of fame have awful lives․ Really․ I mean hideously compromised lives․"
- Well known for playing the villain Lucius Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" series
- Voiced a character in the 2009 video game "Napoleon: Total War․"
- Lent his voice for the video game "Beneath a Steel Sky" in 1994
Awards
- 1994BAFTA Cymru Award-Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau): nominated
- 2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Villain (Internet Only): nominated
- 2001ALFS Award-British Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
- 2002PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2003PFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2005Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Ensemble Performance: nominated
- 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
- 2008Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: nominated
- 2009BAFTA TV Award-Best Actor: nominated
- 2010ALFS Award-British Supporting Actor of the Year: nominated
- 2011Dagger-Best Leading Actor: nominated
- 2011Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
- 2012Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
- 2012IGN Award-Best TV Actor: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Best Performance by an Actor: nominated
- 2013Dagger-Best Leading Actor: nominated
- 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: winner
- 2015Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series: nominated
- 2015Special Jury Award-: winner
- 2018Saturn Award-Best Actor on Television: nominated
- 2018Empire Award-Best Actor in a TV Series: winner
- 2018Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2021GWNYFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2021IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2021OAFFC Award-Best Supporting Male: nominated
- 2021VHS Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022DFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022Robert Altman Award-: winner
- 2022GAFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022Gold Derby Film Award-Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: winner
- 2022HCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022HFCS Award-Best Ensemble Cast: winner
- 2022MCFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022NCFCA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022OFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
- 2022SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
- 2025Astra TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2025OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2026Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2026Golden Globe-Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television: nominated
- 2026Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Motion Picture made for Television: nominated