For an actor whose career has been so successful, Isaacs has some surprising advice for himself; “Get off your arse!”

Having appeared in the Harry Potter films as Lucius Malfoy, starred in The Patriot opposite Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger and currently leading the cast in the celebrated TV show Brotherhood, one might expect Jason Isaacs to be something of a dynamo. This is not the case he says, “I’m incredibly lazy by nature,” which only makes his success all the more impressive.

Isaacs also has some advice for young hopefuls, some of whom he teaches at a film school; “Do something. Life passes all too quickly.”