Jason Isaacs cherished this Father's Day

Jason Isaacs didn't take this years Father's Day for granted after nearly his dad during a recent health scare.

The Harry Potter star's father has been battling illness in hospital, and the actor and his siblings were convinced he would lose his fight for life.

But Isaacs' dad's condition improved and the star is relieved that his beloved father is now recovering well.

He tells the Guardian: "My dad was very ill so I wen to sit by his bedside in intensive care with my brothers. We thought he was dying, but he's recovered now, thank God."

The Jewish actor, whose parents emigrated to Israel, admits the health scare brought him and his father closer than ever after a series of candid chats: "In the wee small hours of the night when I was holding his hand we had conversations about his childhood and they made it clearer why he hung on to this dream of moving to Israel."

The final installment of the Harry Potter films is released on July 15.