Jason Isaacs felt 'parental' towards new Draco Malfoy, Lox Pratt
Jason Isaacs felt "quite parental" but confused when he met new Harry Potter actor Lox Pratt at the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday (10.05.26).
Jason Isaacs felt "quite parental" when he met new Harry Potter actor Lox Pratt at the BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday (10.05.26).
The 62-year-old actor - who played Lucius Malfoy in the original Harry Potter film series - has retained a close friendship with his former on-screen son Tom Felton since they worked on the wizarding franchise so found it "very confusing" when he crossed paths with 14-year-old Lox, who will be taking on the role of Draco Malfoy in HBO's new TV series.
Sharing a photo of them together on the red carpet, Jason also gave a shoutout to Johnny Flynn, who will be following in his footsteps as Lucius, and wrote on Instagram: "Draco 2.0 meets OG Lucius. A strange and lovely feeling knowing what joy young Lox will bring to the world and what joy the future holds for him.
"Felt quite parental but had to remind myself he’s not my son - Tom is. No, wait…I have daughters. It’s all very confusing.
"The only thing I know for sure is Tom and I will be watching Lox and the great #JohnnyFlynn with envy and love and wonder at the timeless power of these great stories. #GardenOfForkingPaths #ForkingWeird (sic)"
Lox was delighted to meet "the OG Papa".
He commented on the post: "Thanks @therealjasonisaacs! The OG Papa Lucius Malfoy. Loved our time together @bafta. (sic)"
Lox recently insisted his version of Draco will be different to Tom's portrayal in the films.
He told Variety: “He’s still very much Draco, but I’m putting my own spin on him.
“He’s definitely got more layers. I’m excited for people to see it because he’s so different to how Draco was in the films."
Tom - who is currently playing the adult Draco in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway - previously revealed he had been in touch with Lox, and one of the pieces of advice he had given him was to "steal as many props as you can" because they will "be worth a fortune" in the future.
And asked if he'd taken that on board, Lox said: “Yeah, I probably can’t reveal how many props I’ve taken."
