Oscar Isaac
- Acting
- March 9, 1979 · Guatemala City, Guatemala
Biography
Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is an American actor. Recognized for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. He was named the best actor of his generation by Vanity Fair in 2017 and one of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century by The New York Times in 2020. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2016, he featured on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Born in Guatemala, Isaac moved with his family to the United States as an infant. As a teenager, he joined a punk band, acted in plays and made his film debut in a minor role. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Isaac was a character actor in films for much of the 2000s. His first major role was that of Joseph in the biblical drama The Nativity Story (2006), and he won an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying political leader José Ramos-Horta in the Australian film Balibo (2009). After gaining recognition for playing supporting parts in Robin Hood (2010) and Drive (2011), Isaac had his breakthrough with the eponymous role of a singer in the musical drama Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. 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 the role of Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). Isaac starred in the historical drama Operation Finale (2018)—which marked his first venture into production—the science fiction films Annihilation (2018), Dune (2021), and Frankenstein (2025), the crime drama The Card Counter (2021), and the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). On television, Isaac was the lead in three miniseries: Show Me a Hero (2015), in which his portrayal of Nick Wasicsko won him a Golden Globe Award, Scenes from a Marriage (2021), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Moon Knight (2022). His stage work includes title roles in Romeo and Juliet (2007), Hamlet (2017) and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Isaac, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse · Miguel O'Hara (Voice)
- Instadocs: AI Gone Wild · Nathan (archive footage)
- In the Hand of Dante · Nick / Dante, Executive producer
- BEEF: The Official Podcast · Self
- TOVAH · Self
- The Coen Brothers Story · Self
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors · Self
- Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson · Self
- Frankenstein · Victor Frankenstein
- King Hamlet · Self, Executive producer
- Netflix Tudum 2025 · Self
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort · Poe Dameron
- The King of Kings · Jesus Christ (Voice)
- The Apprentice · Thanks
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny · Self
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast · Self
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · Miguel O'Hara (Voice)
- BEEF · Joshua Martín, Executive producer
- The Last Movie Stars · Sydney Pollack (Voice), Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight · Self
- Moon Knight · Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight, Executive producer
- Big Gold Brick · Anselm, Executive producer
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight (archive footage)
- The Addams Family 2 · Gomez Addams (Voice)
- Dune · Duke Leto Atreides
- Scenes from a Marriage · Jonathan Levy, Executive producer
- The Card Counter · William Tell
- What If...? · Moon Knight (Voice)
- A World of Calm · Narrator (Voice)
- Antigone in Ferguson · Creon
- The Oedipus Project · Oedipus
- Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy · Self
- The Letter Room · Richard, Executive producer
- Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event · Torch
- The Skywalker Legacy · Self
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · Poe Dameron
- The Addams Family · Gomez Addams (Voice)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Triple Frontier · Santiago 'Pope' Garcia
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · Interesting Person #1 (Voice)
- Inside the Operation · Self
- At Eternity's Gate · Paul Gauguin
- Star Wars Resistance · Poe Dameron (Voice)
- Life Itself · Will Dempsey
- Operation Finale · Peter Malkin, Producer
- Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle · Self
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters · Self
- The Director and the Jedi · Self
- Annihilation · Kane
- The Force of Sound · Poe Dameron (archive footage)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi · Poe Dameron
- Suburbicon · Bud Cooper
- Bobbi Jene · Self
- The Promise · Mikael Boghosian
- Lightningface · Basil Stitt
- X-Men: Apocalypse · En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
- Mojave · Jack
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments · Self
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Poe Dameron
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Time to Choose · Self
- Show Me a Hero · Nick Wasicsko
- Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina' · Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Ex Machina · Nathan
- A Most Violent Year · Abel Morales
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Ticky Tacky · Lucien
- The Two Faces of January · Rydal Keener
- Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- In Secret · Laurent LeClaire
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Gravity - Trentemøller · Mr. Carpool
- Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' · Self
- Making a Scene | 11 Performances
- Inside Llewyn Davis · Llewyn Davis
- Won't Back Down · Michael Perry