JASON ISAACS (Lucius Malfoy) reprises his role as the odious death-eater Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  From the heartbreaking romantic in Rodrigo Garcia’s Nine Lives, opposite Robin Wright Penn and the repressed suburban dad in Chumscrubber (both having world premieres at Sundance 2005), to the hilarious, sexist, homophobic movie star in Donal Logue’s Tennis Anyone, Isaacs proves yet again that he is one of the most chameleon-like actors of his generation.  He just wrapped the comedy Friends with Money alongside Catherine Keener, Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack and Frances McDormand and is about to start shooting Good, an adaptation of the award-winning play, co-starring Hugh Jackman.

            Isaacs’ performance pulling double duty as both Captain Hook and Mr. Darling in the feature Peter Pan for director P.J. Hogan had critics raving – the LA Weekly calling him “a revelation” and the UK’s Times claimed that he was, “quite simply, the best Captain Hook ever to grace a screen.”

            In 2003 he wowed the critics again in the bittersweet romantic comedy Passionada, which had a number of reviewers – including Rex Reed – comparing him to “a young Cary Grant.”  The previous year saw him as the deliciously sinister Lucius Malfoy in Warner Bros. Pictures’ blockbuster Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  Earlier that year, he was unrecognizable as the bullet-headed Captain Mike Steele in Ridley Scott’s critically acclaimed box-office hit Black Hawk Down.

            Isaacs also appeared opposite Jackie Chan as the suave international spy in The Tuxedo, in command of Nicolas Cage in John Woo’s Windtalkers and in a sensational, strapless, sequined gown with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron in Sweet November.

            Isaacs has been working non-stop since his scene-stealing turn as Colonel William Tavington opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot, a performance that garnered him a nomination from the London Film Critics’ Circle.  Other film credits include The End of the Affair, the box-office giant Armageddon, Dragonheart, Divorcing Jack and singing and dancing in The Last Minute.  In addition, he has made several movies with his friend, director Paul Anderson – the sci-fi thriller Event Horizon, Soldier and the British cult film Shopping.  The eagle-eyed will spot him in un-credited cameos in Anderson’s Resident Evil, in Rob Bowman’s Elektra and in fragments of Mike Figgis’ experimental film, Hotel.  Isaacs made his feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson in The Tall Guy.

            Recently on the small screen he guest-starred as a Belfast photojournalist in three episodes of NBC’s The West Wing and starred in the pilot episode of Brotherhood, directed by Phillip Noyce for Showtime, which has been picked up as a series by the channel.

            After graduating from the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London, he starred for two seasons in Capital City, a hit British TV series based on the world of high finance; in the mini-series Civvies by Lynda La Plante; in The Fix by Paul Greengrass and countless other single dramas.  On stage he created the role of Louis in the critically acclaimed Royal National Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angels in America - Parts 1 & 2, and has performed to packed houses at the Royal Court Theatre, the Almeida Theatre, the King’s Head and five times at the Edinburgh festival.

            Born in Liverpool, England, Isaacs attended Bristol University where, while studying law, he directed and/or starred in over 20 theater productions.  When not immersing himself in a new character or accent, he returns to his home in London and tries to remember what he normally sounds like so his daughter can recognize him on the phone.