India, Aug. 22 -- British actor Jason Isaacs has no hesitation in passing the Lucius Malfoy baton to Johnny Flynn, who will step into the role for the upcoming Harry Potter television series. The 62-year-old actor, who played the menacing Malfoy patriarch across seven films (out of eight) in the franchise, believes Flynn will bring something entirely his own to the part.

"Johnny will do his own thing. Maybe he'll be more charming. I doubt that he'll look like me, because that was the look I came up with and he's far too original to want to copy anything," Jason said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

He also recalled how he crafted Lucius's now-iconic look for his debut in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Jason ha...