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Oscar Isaac

Born: 1979

Biography

Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is an American actor. After making his acting debut in the late 1990s, he studied acting at the Juilliard School and played small roles for a majority of the 2000s. For portraying José Ramos-Horta in the Australian film Balibo (2006), Isaac won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Following supporting roles in major films such as Body of Lies (2008), Robin Hood (2010) and Drive (2011), Isaac had his breakthrough with the starring role of a singer in the Coen brothers' black comedy Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), earning a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Isaac's career progressed with leading roles in the crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014), the thriller Ex Machina (2015), and the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). He became a global star with his starring role as Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He has since starred in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Dune (2021), and the crime drama The Card Counter (2021). On television, Isaac has starred in the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015) and Scenes from a Marriage (2021), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Nick Wasicsko in the former. In 2022, he began starring as the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Moon Knight in the Disney+ series Moon Knight (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Isaac, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Guatemala City, Guatemala

Resources

Movies

The Nativity Story

Joseph in The Nativity Story

Robin Hood

Prince John in Robin Hood

Legend of Destruction

Ben Batich (voice) in Legend of Destruction

Sucker Punch

Blue Jones in Sucker Punch

Balibo

Jose Ramos-Horta in Balibo

Body of Lies

Bassam in Body of Lies

Untitled Martin McDonagh Project

in Untitled Martin McDonagh Project

Agora

Orestes in Agora

Pu-239

Shiv in Pu-239

The Life Before Her Eyes

Marcus in The Life Before Her Eyes

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Steven Grant / Marc Spector / Moon Knight (archive footage) in Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Drive

Standard in Drive

W.E.

Evgeni in W.E.

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Miguel O'Hara (voice) in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

10 Years

Reeves in 10 Years

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Miguel O'Hara (voice) in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Inside Llewyn Davis

Llewyn Davis in Inside Llewyn Davis

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez in Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Self - Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight in Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Revenge for Jolly!

Cecil in Revenge for Jolly!

In Secret

Laurent LeClaire in In Secret

A Most Violent Year

Abel Morales in A Most Violent Year

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Self in Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

The Two Faces of January

Rydal Keener in The Two Faces of January

Ex Machina

Nathan in Ex Machina

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Self in Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Mojave

Jack in Mojave

In the Hand of Dante

Dante Alighieri / Nick Tosches in In the Hand of Dante

Che: Part One

U.N. Interpreter in Che: Part One

X-Men: Apocalypse

En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse

Won't Back Down

Michael Perry in Won't Back Down

Lenny The Wonder Dog

Fartman in Lenny The Wonder Dog

Illtown

Pool Boy in Illtown

Making a Scene

Man in Making a Scene

The Force of Sound

Poe Dameron (archive footage) in The Force of Sound

The Promise

Mikael Boghosian in The Promise

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

All About the Benjamins

Francesco in All About the Benjamins

Time to Choose

Narrator in Time to Choose

Ticky Tacky

Lucien in Ticky Tacky

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Self in Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Flesh of the Gods

Raoul in Flesh of the Gods

The King of Kings

Jesus Christ (voice) in The King of Kings

Annihilation

Kane in Annihilation

Lightningface

Basil Stitt in Lightningface

Untitled A Most Violent Year Sequel

Abel Morales in Untitled A Most Violent Year Sequel

Suburbicon

Bud Cooper in Suburbicon

Francis and the Godfather

Francis Ford Coppola in Francis and the Godfather

The Crew

Pal in Restaurant Kitchen in The Crew

Life Itself

Will Dempsey in Life Itself

At Eternity's Gate

Paul Gauguin in At Eternity's Gate

Bobbi Jene

Himself in Bobbi Jene

Operation Finale

Peter Malkin in Operation Finale

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Triple Frontier

Santiago 'Pope' Garcia in Triple Frontier

The Director and the Jedi

Self in The Director and the Jedi

The Addams Family

Gomez Addams (voice) in The Addams Family

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Interesting Person #1 (voice) in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

The Bourne Legacy

Outcome #3 in The Bourne Legacy

Dune

Duke Leto Atreides in Dune

Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'

Self in Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'

Big Gold Brick

Anselm in Big Gold Brick

Inside The Operation

Self in Inside The Operation

The Card Counter

William Tell in The Card Counter

The Making of 'Making a Scene'

Self in The Making of 'Making a Scene'

The Great Machine

Mitchell Hundred in The Great Machine

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

Self in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

The Skywalker Legacy

Self in The Skywalker Legacy

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Self in Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

London

in London

The Oedipus Project

Oedipus in The Oedipus Project

The Addams Family 2

Gomez Addams (voice) in The Addams Family 2

The Letter Room

Richard in The Letter Room

Antigone in Ferguson

Creon in Antigone in Ferguson

Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

Torch in Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event

TV Shows