Jason Isaacs is an English actor and voice actor born in Liverpool, England. He provided the voice of Zhao in seven episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender and returned to the franchise nearly eight years later to voice the same character in a cameo appearance in one episode of The Legend of Korra.
Avatar: The Last Airbender credits
Commander Zhao
- Character information: Zhao
- 103. "The Southern Air Temple"
- 108. "Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku"
- 113. "The Blue Spirit"
- 116. "The Deserter"
- 118. "The Waterbending Master"
- 119. "The Siege of the North, Part 1"
- 120. "The Siege of the North, Part 2"
The Legend of Korra credits
Commander Zhao
- Character information: Zhao
- 213. "Darkness Falls"
Selected other credits
Television work
- Awake
- Brotherhood
- Capital City
- Case Histories
- Castlevania
- Dangerous Lady
- Highlander
- Star Wars Rebels
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
- The State Within
- The West Wing
- The White Lotus
Filmography
- Fury (2014)
- Things People Do (2014)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
- Green Zone (2010)
- Skeletons (2010)
- Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
- Good (2008)
- The Rain Horse (2008; short)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- Grindhouse (2007)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Peter Pan (2003)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- The Tag (2001; short)
- The Patriot (2000)
- Burn Your Phone (1999; short)
Other credits
- Awake (producer)
- Case Histories (executive producer)
- Good (executive producer)
- Napoleon: Total War (video game)
- Reign of Fire (video game)
- Spartan: Total Warrior (video game)
Biographical information
Raised in Liverpool and later in London, Isaacs fell accidentally into acting during his first year at university, going on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Initially known as a TV actor in the United Kingdom, his biggest international film break was being selected to portray the villain, Colonel William Tavington, in the 2000 Revolutionary War epic The Patriot. Other notable roles of his include Lucius Malfoy, the influential henchman of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series of films; Captain Hook and Mr. Darling in P.J. Hogan's adaptation of Peter Pan; and Michael Caffee in the TV series Brotherhood. Isaacs played the leading role of Sir Mark Brydon, the British Ambassador to the United States, in the 2006 mini-series The State Within, for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination.
Isaacs has performed on the stage on a number of occasions, playing Louis Ironson in Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels In America and Ben in Harold Pinter's play The Dumb Waiter.
He is married to documentary filmmaker Emma Hewitt, and they have two daughters.
Awards
- 2011: Won a Satellite Award for Case Histories (Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television)
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