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Oscar Isaac
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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 grad…
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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.
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Oscar Isaac's Filmography
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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Miguel O'Hara (voice)
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
as Nathan (archive footage)
In the Hand of Dante
as Nick / Dante
TOVAH
as Self
The Coen Brothers Story
as Self
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
as Self - Victor Frankenstein
Frankenstein
as Victor Frankenstein
King Hamlet
as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
as Poe Dameron
The King of Kings
as Jesus Christ (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny
as Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast
as Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Miguel O'Hara (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
as Self - Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight
Big Gold Brick
as Anselm
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight (archive footage)
The Addams Family 2
as Gomez Addams (voice)
Dune
as Duke Leto Atreides
The Card Counter
as William Tell
Antigone in Ferguson
as Creon
The Oedipus Project
as Oedipus
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
as Self
The Letter Room
as Richard
Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event
as Torch
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Poe Dameron
The Addams Family
as Gomez Addams (voice)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
as Self
Triple Frontier
as Santiago 'Pope' Garcia
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Interesting Person #1 (voice)
No Poster
Inside the Operation
as Self
At Eternity's Gate
as Paul Gauguin
Life Itself
as Will Dempsey
Operation Finale
as Peter Malkin
Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle
as Self
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
Annihilation
as Kane
The Force of Sound
as Poe Dameron (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Poe Dameron
Suburbicon
as Bud Cooper
Bobbi Jene
as Self
The Promise
as Mikael Boghosian
Lightningface
as Basil Stitt
X-Men: Apocalypse
as En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
Mojave
as Jack
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Poe Dameron
Time to Choose
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'
as Self
Ex Machina
as Nathan
A Most Violent Year
as Abel Morales
Ticky Tacky
as Lucien
The Two Faces of January
as Rydal Keener
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
as Self
In Secret
as Laurent LeClaire
Gravity - Trentemøller
as Mr. Carpool
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
as Self
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Inside Llewyn Davis
as Llewyn Davis
Won't Back Down
as Michael Perry
10 Years
as Reeves
The Bourne Legacy
as Outcome #3
Revenge for Jolly!
as Cecil
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
as Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez
Drive
as Standard
W.E.
as Evgeni
Sucker Punch
as Blue Jones
Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood
as Self
Robin Hood
as Prince John
Balibo
as Jose Ramos-Horta
Agora
as Orestes
Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies'
as Self
Body of Lies
as Bassam
Che: Part One
as U.N. Interpreter
The Life Before Her Eyes
as Marcus
The Nativity Story
as Joseph
Pu-239
as Shiv
Lenny The Wonder Dog
as Fartman
All About the Benjamins
as Francesco
The Crew
as Pal in Restaurant Kitchen
Illtown
as Pool Boy
London
No Poster
Fury
No Poster
Hippies
as Henry David Thoreau