Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 9, 1979
Place of Birth:
Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Oscar Isaac
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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Sydney Pollack (voice) |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Self |
| 2022 | Moon Knight | Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight |
| 2021 | Scenes from a Marriage | Jonathan Levy |
| 2021 | What If...? | Moon Knight (voice) |
| 2020 | A World of Calm | Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Star Wars Resistance | Poe Dameron (voice) |
| 2018 | GQ Presents: Iconic Characters | Self |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero | Nick Wasicsko |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2006 | El hormiguero | Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Robbie Paulson |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| Helltown | Kurt | |
| Bananas |