On Sunday, October 5, actor Jason Isaacs — best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series — posted a heartfelt message celebrating 27 years free of drugs and alcohol. In a vivid, often humorous recollection, Isaacs described spending his first sober night "naked in a high street sauna with a procession of bemused cab drivers," avoiding the urge to search his floorboards for hidden stashes.
That chaotic beginning, he wrote, ended with an unfamiliar but welcome feeling: hope. "I'd got through one night," he reflected. "Who knew what was possible?"
'A Way Back to the Surface'
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Isaacs explained that he wanted to share his story not for attention but for connection. Social media, he said, often amplifies “hatred posing as purpose” and “prejudice disguised as virtue,” but if even one person reading his words “can’t imagine a different life,” then he wanted them to know that change is possible.
“You don’t have to do it the way I did,” he continued. “However far gone you think you are, however irreversible you think your situation is, there’s always a way back. A way forward. A way back to the surface. Always.”
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The British actor expressed deep gratitude to those who helped him “try and stay sane in an insane world,” acknowledging that recovery requires community. “It’s not false modesty or humility to say that I couldn’t have done it without you,” he wrote. “I tried doing it by myself for years and failed every single time.”
Now, Isaacs says he faces life’s difficulties head-on instead of running from them. “I’m so grateful to be present in life, even for the awful things, the painful things, the scary things. I ran from them before and now, sometimes, not always, I run at them. I show up.”
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Stars and Fans Respond
Support flooded in almost immediately. Actress Martha Plimpton commented, “Happy birthday, pal. ❤️.” Actor Sam Nivola added, “I love you, Jase ❤️,” while filmmaker David Furnish praised Isaacs’ “inspirational words.”
Singer Kate Gordon called him “one of the most principled people in Hollywood,” and dozens of fans shared their own recovery milestones in the comments, including one who wrote, "This is powerful. Hope like this saves lives. 27 years is huge — but even bigger is the heart it takes to share it. Thank you for showing up."
"I’m in my first year of sobriety after 18 years - thank you for sharing this! I admire you! so much! Your role as Hap is phenomenal, and I can truly say that The OA changed my life - so thank you for that too. ? ? ?️," wrote another admirer.
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