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[[caption-width-right:305:''[[CosmicPlaything "Every time I make a plan, God laughs at me."]]'']]

->''"Hello to Jason Isaacs!"''
-->-- '''Creator/MarkKermode'''

[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Let us hope that Mister Troper will always be around to]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere describe Jason Isaacs here.]]

Jason Michael Isaacs (born 6 June 1963 in UsefulNotes/{{Liverpool}}, England) is one of the most deliciously, delectably, [[EvilBrit devilish]] British actors of the present day.

He was born to a Jewish family, who were constantly harassed by fascists during his youth in London. After graduating with a degree in law from the University of Bristol, he immediately went on to study at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. He often plays despicable characters, despite being a self-described "boring suburban man" in his personal life. He is not incorrect in this description, as he married his longtime Central School girlfriend Emma Hewitt, a documentary filmmaker, in 2001; they have two daughters.

And no, he's not related to Creator/TimothyDalton, despite their similar looks.
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!!Roles
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[[folder:Film]]
* 1994 -- ''Film/{{Shopping}}'' as Market Trader
* 1996 -- ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' as Lord Felton
* 1997 -- ''Film/EventHorizon'' as D.J.
* 1998 -- ''Film/{{Armageddon|1998}}'' as Doctor Ronald Quincy
* 1998 -- ''Film/{{Soldier}}'' as Colonel Mekum
* 2000 -- ''Film/{{The Patriot|2000}}'' as Colonel William Tavington
* 2001 -- ''Film/BlackHawkDown'' as Captain Mike Steele
* 2002 -- ''Film/{{Windtalkers}}'' as Major Mellitz
* 2002-11 -- ''Film/HarryPotter'' as Lucius Malfoy and the Basilisk
* 2002 -- ''Film/{{Resident Evil|2002}}'' (uncredited as Doctor William Birkin)
* 2002 -- ''Film/TheTuxedo'' as Clark Devlin
* 2003 -- ''Film/PeterPan'' as George Darling and Captain Hook
* 2007 -- ''{{Film/Grindhouse}}'' as Bearded Man in the trailer for ''Don't''
* 2010 -- ''Film/GreenZone'' as Major Briggs
* 2010 -- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'' as Ra's al Ghul
* 2011 -- ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}'' as Siddeley and Leland Turbo
* 2011 -- ''{{Film/Abduction}}'' as Kevin
* 2011 -- ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternEmeraldKnights'' as Sinestro
* 2014 -- ''[[Film/Fury2014 Fury]]'' as Captain Waggoner
* 2015 -- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters'' as Lex Luthor [[note]]Yes, he played Ra's al Ghul, Sinestro, ''and'' Lex Luthor.[[/note]]
* 2017 -- ''Film/ACureForWellness'' as Dr. Heinrich Volmer
* 2017 -- ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin'' as Georgy Zhukov
* 2019 -- ''Film/HotelMumbai'' as Vasili
* 2020 -- ''WesternAnimation/SupermanRedSon'' as Superman
* 2020 -- ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'' as Dick Dastardly
* 2021 -- ''Film/{{Mass}}'' as Jay
* 2022 -- ''Film/MrsHarrisGoesToParis'' as Archie
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[[folder:Television]]
* 1992 -- ''Series/InspectorMorse'' as Doctor Desmond Collier
* 1993 -- ''Series/{{Highlander}}'' as Zachary Blaine
* 1994 -- ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' OVA as Prince Rajendra/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Lajendra]]
* 2004 -- ''Series/TheWestWing'' as Colin Ayres
* 2005 -- ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' as Admiral Zhao [[spoiler:later seen in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'']]
* 2006 -- ''Series/TheStateWithin'' as Sir Mark Brydon
* 2006-08 -- ''Series/{{Brotherhood}}'' as Michael Caffee
* 2008 -- ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' as Fredrick Line
* 2011-13 -- ''Series/CaseHistories'' as Jackson Brodie
* 2012 -- ''Series/{{Awake|2012}}'' as Det. Michael Britten
* 2014-16 -- ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' as the Grand Inquisitor
* 2016-19 -- ''Series/TheOA'' as Hap
* 2017-18 -- ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' as Gabriel Lorca
* 2019 -- ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' as [=SkekSo=] the Emperor
* 2021 -- ''Series/SexEducation'' as Peter Groff
* 2023 -- ''Series/TheCrowdedRoom'' as Jack Lamb
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[[folder:Theater]]
* ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' (stage play) as Louis Ironson
* ''1953'' (stage play) as UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2 the sequel]] [[spoiler: as Satan]]
* ''VideoGame/ElShaddaiAscensionOfTheMetatron'' as Lucifel
* ''VideoGame/SpartanTotalWarrior'' as Sejanus
* ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' as Reza Zaydan
* ''VideoGame/MidnightSuns'' as Mephisto
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' as Enver Gortash
* ''VideoGame/SuicideSquadKillTheJusticeLeague'' as Brainiac
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!!Tropes
* DeadpanSnarker: His characters usually have it, although of a insulting or sinister variety.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Earlier on in his career, he voiced for the UK dub of ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' anime.
* EvilBrit: Colonel Tavington in ''Film/ThePatriot2000''. Also [[Film/HarryPotter Lucius Malfoy]] (although almost every character in the ''Harry Potter'' franchise is British) and [[Film/PeterPan2003 Captain Hook]].
* FakeAmerican: In ''Series/TheOA'', ''Series/{{Awake|2012}}'', ''Series/TheWestWing'', ''Series/{{Brotherhood}}'', ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}'', ''Film/GreenZone'', ''Film/BlackHawkDown'', ''Film/{{Windtalkers}}'' and ''Film/{{Mass}}''. He also sounds pretty American as [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery Captain Lorca]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Many of his villainous characters have impeccable manners and his immense charisma but are pure evil nonetheless.
* InkSuitActor: [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Admiral Zhao]] really does look like Jason with large sideburns.
* LargeHam: One of the largest kosher hams after Creator/WilliamShatner. During the filming of ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'', he, Creator/AlanRickman and Creator/KennethBranagh had a competition over who could be the hammiest. Now also [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery a Starfleet Captain]].
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's nearly six feet tall, dark-haired and good-looking, and his characters usually have a healthy dose of [[TallDarkAndSnarky snark for good measure.]]

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