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Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Actor, also producer · Born June 6, 1963 (63) · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot (2000), Michael D. Steele in Black Hawk Down (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise series (2002–2011), Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003), James Wolfe in Battle of the Brave (2004), Antonio Pérez in The Escorial Conspiracy (2007), Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin (2017), and John Godfrey in Operation Mincemeat (2021). His television roles include Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural mystery drama streaming series The OA (2016–2019) and Captain Gabriel Lorca in Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2018). His voice acting roles include Admiral Zhao in the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) and the second season of The Legend of Korra (2013), and the Grand Inquisitor/Sentinel in Star Wars Rebels (2014–2016). Isaacs has appeared on stage as Louis Ironson in Declan Donnellan's 1992 and 1993 Royal National Theatre premiere of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes and as hitman Ben in a 2007 revival of Harold Pinter's 1957 play The Dumb Waiter at Trafalgar Studios in the West End. He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film for The State Within (2006) and for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Harry H. Corbett in The Curse of Steptoe (2008). He also was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Actor, won the Satellite Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film for Case Histories (2011–2013), and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor—Television Series Drama for Brotherhood (2006–2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Isaacs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 6, 1963 (63)
From
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
107 on MovieCove · 158 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Jason Isaacs' films like?

Across their 68 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Bonds
21%
Morality
19%
Survival
14%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 16 · Dark 28

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 22 · Intense 26

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 8

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 24

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

44 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 19 of 44 analyzed roles.

Shadow
19 of 44
Mentor
10 of 44
Hero
6 of 44
Threshold guardian
3 of 44
Herald
2 of 44
Shapeshifter
2 of 44
Trickster
1 of 44
Ally
1 of 44
Show the 44 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
44
Melancholic
34
Dread
21
Contemplative
17
Hopeful
13
Other
61

How their films linger

Thought-provoking25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 13 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet34
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous17

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jason Isaacs' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 81 of their 107 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jason Isaacs' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

158 credits, 107 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Viva La Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Actor

  • Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as (voice)

  • Victorian Psycho(2026)

    as Mr. Pounds

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Vampire Carnival(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eleven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Father Joseph O’Brien

  • The Julia Set(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Heavyweight(2025)

    as Freddie Goodson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Honey Bunch(2025)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Juliet & Romeo(2025)

    as Lord Montague

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Words of War(2025)

    as Sacha

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Salt Path(2024)

    as Moth Winn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Grand Inquisitor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Archie(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Cary Grant

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Mind-Set(2022)

    as Nick Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crowded Room(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jack Lamb

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Spinning Gold(2023)

    as Al Bogatz

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris(2022)

    as Archie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men(2021)

    as Indigo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Agent Game(2022)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Operation Mincemeat(2021)

    as Admiral John Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Diabolical(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Butcher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Good Sam(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · as Rob Griffith

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Monster Family 2(2021)

    as Dracula (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mass(2021)

    as Jay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Streamline(2021)

    as Rob Bush

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as The Eminence (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Timothy Ratliff

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Creation Stories(2021)

    as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Cera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as John

  • Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob(2021)

    as King Arthur Pendragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets(2021)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Occupation: Rainfall(2020)

    as Steve (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Henry VIII: Man Monarch Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Liverpool FC: The 30 Year Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • Scoob!(2020)

    as Dick Dastardly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Superman: Red Son(2020)

    as Superman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Skyfire(2019)

    as Jack Harris

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Koko: A Red Dog Story(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Everything Is Connected: George Eliot's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as skekSo (The Emperor) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Hotel Mumbai(2018)

    as Vasili Orchevsky

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sex Education(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Peter Groff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Look Away(2018)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • London Fields(2018)

    as Mark Asprey

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Medusa's Ankles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Lucian

  • The Death of Stalin(2017)

    as Field Marshal Zhukov

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • After Trek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Star Trek: Discovery(2017)

    Show 15 episodes · as Gabriel Lorca

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Monster Family(2017)

    as Dracula (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Castlevania(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as The Judge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • A Cure for Wellness(2016)

    as Volmer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Red Dog: True Blue(2016)

    as Michael Carter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The OA(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Dr. Hunter 'Hap' Percy

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Infiltrator(2016)

    as Mark Jackowski

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lithgow Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lithgow Saint

  • Justice League: Gods and Monsters(2015)

    as Lex Luthor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dawn(2014)

    as Dawson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Field of Lost Shoes(2015)

    as John C. Breckinridge

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Peter Connelly

  • Stockholm, Pennsylvania(2015)

    as Ben McKay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Fury(2014)

    as Captain Waggoner

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Rebels(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sentinel (voice) · as The Grand Inquisitor (voice) · as The Inquisitor (voice) · as The Inquisitor (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Inquisitor (voice)

  • Rio, I Love You(2014)

    as O "Gringo"

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rosemary's Baby(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Roman Castevet

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • After the Fall(2014)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Clifford

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sweetwater(2013)

    as Prophet Josiah

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Single Shot(2013)

    as Waylon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Korra(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Zhao (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Awake(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Michael Britten

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Ghost Rescue(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Abduction(2011)

    as Kevin Harper

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments(2011)

    as Lucius Malfoy (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Lucius Malfoy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Cars 2(2011)

    as Siddeley / Leland Turbo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Green Lantern: Emerald Knights(2011)

    as Sinestro (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · as Jackson Brodie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

    as Lucius Malfoy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 9/11 State of Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Pleading Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Mack

  • Batman: Under the Red Hood(2010)

    as Ra's al Ghul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Skeletons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Colonel

  • Green Zone(2010)

    as Maj. Briggs

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

    as Lucius Malfoy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Good(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Maurice

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • La conjura de El Escorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Antonio Pérez

  • The Curse of Steptoe(2008)

    as Harry H Corbett

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)

    as Lucius Malfoy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bearded Man (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

  • The State Within(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mark Brydon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Brotherhood(2006)

    Show 29 episodes · as Michael Caffee

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Scars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Chris

  • Friends with Money(2006)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Tennis Anyone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Johnny Green

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

    as Lucius Malfoy

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    as Damien

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Chumscrubber(2005)

    as Mr. Parker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Zhao (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jumpers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Elektra(2005)

    as DeMarco (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Battle of the Brave(2004)

    as Général James Wolfe

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Fredrick 'Freddy' Lyme

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Peter Pan(2003)

    as James Hook / George Darling

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • High Times Potluck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Arneu

  • Passionada(2002)

    as Charles Beck

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)

    as Lucius Malfoy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Minute(2001)

    as Dave “Percy” Sledge

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Tuxedo(2002)

    as Clark Devlin

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Windtalkers(2002)

    as Major Mellitz

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil(2002)

    as Dr. William Birkin (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Black Hawk Down(2001)

    as Steele

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hotel(2001)

    as Australian Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sweet November(2001)

    as Chaz

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ghost

  • The Patriot(2000)

    as Col. William Tavington

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The End of the Affair(1999)

    as Father Richard Smythe

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Colin Ayres

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Soldier(1998)

    as Colonel Mekum

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Divorcing Jack(1998)

    as Cow Pat Keegan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Armageddon(1998)

    as Ronald Quincy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last Don II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Father Luca Tonarini

  • St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves

  • EP Daily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Event Horizon(1997)

    as D.J.

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Fix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tony Kay

  • Burn Your Phone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as The Killer

  • Guardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jim Reed

  • A Relative Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Peter Fraiman

  • DragonHeart(1996)

    as Lord Felton

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Loved Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dez 2

  • Dangerous Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · as Michael Ryan

  • Solitaire for 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Harry

  • Shopping(1994)

    as Market Trader

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Zachary Blaine

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Civvies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as Frank Dillon

  • Ashenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Andrew Lehman

  • TECX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Capital City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 23 episodes · as Chas Ewell

  • A Quiet Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jean-Marc Sammarty

  • The Tall Guy(1989)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • This Is David Lander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · as Dr. Guy Chadbot

  • Inspector Morse(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Desmond Collier

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Killer (voice)

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Winter's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Wolfgang

  • Bad Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Mistletoe & Wine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Spencer

  • Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Steve (voice)

  • Silverback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Terry

  • Tangled Up in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Boy at the Back of the Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tomb Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Atlas DeMornay

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 158 titles, 143 of them dated from 1983 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

$883M worldwide

Highest rated

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The White Lotus (2021)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19832026

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 34 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1989Screen debut· The Tall Guy
  • 2010First top-billed film· Skeletons
  • 2012Career best· Awake
  • 2020Career best· Superman: Red Son
  • 2021Independent Spirit Award win· Mass

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting158 of 158: 156 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing2 of 158: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s7 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s32 · 32 acting · 1 crew2010s48 · acting2020s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 66 roles
899904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 6 major nominations, 2008–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2022
    • Independent Spirit Award, won
  4. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  5. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jason Isaacs' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 80; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 107 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 107 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

Victorian Psycho (2026)

97th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jason Isaacs' work okay for kids?

Across up to 36 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles25–91 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity36 titles11–73 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity30 titles12–76 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles9–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles26–86 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jason Isaacs work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jason Isaacs' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Register shares the most, 5.

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