Oscar Isaac
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Male
Birthday
1979-03-09 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Oscar Isaac
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Frankenstein
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
What If...?
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Moon Knight
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Dune
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
El hormiguero
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
The Oscars
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
X-Men: Apocalypse
Ex Machina
Drive
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEEF
Star Wars Resistance
In Secret
Ticky Tacky
Mojave
Annihilation
Bobbi Jene
The Bourne Legacy
Gravity - Trentemøller
Robin Hood
Agora
Che: Part One
The Crew
Balibo
Scenes from a Marriage
The Addams Family
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Sucker Punch
Triple Frontier
The King of Kings
The Addams Family 2
Flesh of the Gods
The Last Movie Stars
The Last Movie Stars
Show Me a Hero
The Nativity Story
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
The Promise
Body of Lies
A Most Violent Year
Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event
Suburbicon
Inside Llewyn Davis
At Eternity's Gate
Operation Finale
The Card Counter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
All About the Benjamins
In the Hand of Dante
A World of Calm
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Life Itself
Netflix Tudum 2025
10 Years
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
The Life Before Her Eyes
Pu-239
The Letter Room
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
The Two Faces of January
Won't Back Down
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
W.E.
The Skywalker Legacy
Big Gold Brick
Revenge for Jolly!
Fury
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Time to Choose
London
Helltown
The Force of Sound
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Hippies
Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte
The Director and the Jedi
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Lightningface
Illtown
Lenny The Wonder Dog
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Guillermo del Toro Behind the Scenes of Frankenstein with Oscar Isaac & Jacob Elordi
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Inside the Operation
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
The Oedipus Project
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
King Hamlet
Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'
Antigone in Ferguson
