Researching Jason Isaacs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2580 people with the Isaacs surname? In that year Isaacs was ranked number 1522 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jason means "healer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Jason Isaacs on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jason Isaacs and the Isaacs Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Isaacs Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Isaacs family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2894 people with the Isaacs surname in the UK? Isaacs is now ranked number 1858 for popularity in the UK. |
Isaacs Family History Databases
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Isaacs Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Isaacs surname in the USA? Isaacs is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jason Isaacs. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs
Jason Michael Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. His most notable film roles include Col. Tavington in The Patriot (2000), Michael D. Steele in Black Hawk Down (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series (2002–2011), Capt. Hook in Peter Pan (2003), Marshal Georgy Zhukov in The Death of Stalin (2017), and Vasili in Hotel Mumbai (2018). His other films include Divorcing Jack (1998), The End of the Affair (1999), Sweet November (2001), The Tuxedo (2002), Nine Lives (2005), Friends with Money (2006), Good (2008), Green Zone (2010), Abduction (2011), A Cure for Wellness (2016), and Mass (2021).
Isaacs's roles in television have included Det. Michael Britten in the NBC series Awake (2012), Dr. Hunter Aloysius "Hap" Percy in the Netflix supernatural mystery drama streaming series The OA (2016–19) and Captain Gabriel Lorca in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery (2017–18). He was also the voice of Adm. Zhao in the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), a role he reprised in the second season of The Legend of Korra (2013), and the Grand Inquisitor (as well as the Sentinel) in Star Wars Rebels (2014–16).
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 and won the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Case Histories (2011–13) and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Brotherhood (2006–08)
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.
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