Jason Isaacs, who played Draco Malfoy's father Lucius in the Harry Potter film series, explains what he would have liked to have done with the role.

Jason Isaacs reveals what he would have changed about his Harry Potter character Lucius Malfoy. The film franchise, which was based on the children's fantasy novel series of the same name, followed Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) through his seven years at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Throughout the films, which ran from 2001 to 2011, the adult characters were played by venerable British actors including Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, and - of course - Isaacs, who at the time would have been best known for his roles in The Patriot and Black Hawk Down.

Isaacs' character Lucius Malfoy is the sinister Death Eater with a mane of long blonde hair who is also the father of Slytherin bully Draco Malfoy. Lucius first appeared in Chamber of Secrets, when he masterminded a plan to have Ginny Weasley possessed by Tom Riddle's diary and unleash the Basilisk, but he also appeared in every film from Goblet of Fire on. He does not have a particularly active role in the series, but his home is used in a climactic sequence in the final Harry Potter film, Deathly Hallows - Part 2.

While speaking with The Guardian, Isaacs was asked what he would have loved to do as Lucius Malfoy if he had been allowed to. He responded flippantly, saying "Win the day? Get the respect of Voldemort? Not be such a d--k?" That last one seems the least likely of them all, though Lucius does eventually fall from grace and find a modicum of redemption by the end of his arc.

Although Lucius being less of a "d--k" would not have aided the Harry Potter story very much, it may have altered Isaacs' career trajectory after the series ended. The versatile actor has been sticking in the realm of bad guys since playing Lucius. Two of his most notable post-Potter roles have been villainous turns in the horror film A Cure for Wellness and the series Star Trek: Discovery, and he also had the opportunity to play two iconic villains when he voiced Lex Luthor in 2015's Justice League: Gods and Monsters and Roman Castevet in the 2014 miniseries remake of Rosemary's Baby.

While the Harry Potter actor might have liked to soften the character, he's certainly proved his mettle at playing baddies. He had a long career before arriving in the Wizarding World, but that exposed him to a whole new generation of fans and boosted his already thriving career. The skills he polished in those films have certainly been put to good use since then, so it's hard for fans to complain.

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Source: The Guardian