Jason Isaacs on The OA, Harry Potter, and how he missed out on a lead role in Armageddon

By Baraka Kaseko, Marah Eakin | March 28, 2019 | 8:00pm

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Jason Isaacs is probably best known for his roles in The Patriot, Star Trek: Discovery, and of course, the Harry Potter series as Lucius Malfoy. In honor of the second season of The OA premiering on Netflix—where he plays Dr. Percy—we sat down with the actor for a video version of our interview series Random Roles.