'Harry Potter' Actor, 62, Makes Rare Comment About Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs is opening up about his former castmate, Daniel Radcliffe, who famously played the titular character in the film franchise.
During the June 9 episode of Modern Family star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast,Dinner's On Me, Isaacs, who played the nefarious Lucius Malfoy, complimented Radcliffe for his intelligence and his humbleness.
"I always knew he was smart. I thought he would, and I still think he'll end up being a director as well as an actor. But I loved what [is that] he was so grounded and so mature, always and humble. And he's continued to be ambitious. Really ambitious. And take risks as well. He's like, 'I've been famous. I'm rich. I've done those things. So now I do interesting, independent films,'" said Isaacs during the podcast interview.
The White Lotus actor also shared he and Radcliffe improvised a moment together toward the end of the 2002 film, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets.
"My very first day I was improvising lines and my very first shot was walking out of Dumbledore's office from the end of Chamber of Secrets and where he just dismissed me," said Isaacs while recording the podcast episode. "And I leave and I went, 'I don't know if this, would this guy leave without saying something. Harry Potter's there. He's a very proud, arrogant man. Surely he'd say something, try get status back in.' We'll try something. And I made up a line. And Danny made up a line back and I thought, we're allowed to make s--t up in Harry Potter. Wow."
Isaacs reacted to the recent news that actor and musician Johnny Flynn has been chosen to play Lucius for the upcoming HBO Harry Potter television series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 62-year-old shared he was pleased that Flynn was going to play Lucius on his X account.
'A fantastic actor, a lovely man and, irritatingly, a rather brilliant musician too. Couldn't have handed the snake-topped baton on to anyone better. Just please don't make him sing…' wrote Isaacs in the June 9 X post.
'Harry Potter' Actor, 62, Makes Rare Comment About Daniel Radcliffe first appeared on Parade on Jun 13, 2025
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