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Lucius Malfoy Actor Jason Isaacs Says ‘Harry Potter’ Movies ‘Weren’t Much Fun to Make. It’s Quite Boring Making Big Special Effects Films’

Jason Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" franchise, but he says the movies "weren't that much fun to make."

Jason Isaacs is currently earning raves for his spiraling performance on HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3, but to many fans around the world he’s still just Lucius Malfoy. “Even though I was in the films, when I’ve taken godchildren or nephews and nieces to the [studio tour] and the thing comes up and suddenly you’re in the Great Hall, every time, I burst out in tears,” Isaacs said. Isaacs, who originally auditioned to play Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Gilderoy Lockhart in “Chamber of Secrets,” remembered in 2017 coming up with Lucius’ hushed and sinister speaking voice.

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