Oscar Isaac
Born: 1979-03-09 in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Miguel O'Hara (voice)
2026
- TOVAH as Self
- BEEF: The Official Podcast as Self - Guest
2025
- Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein
- The King of Kings as Jesus Christ (voice)
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors as Self
- In the Hand of Dante as Nick / Dante
- Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
- The Coen Brothers - An American Story as Self
- Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson as Self - Victor Frankenstein
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort as Poe Dameron
- King Hamlet as Self
2024
- The Apprentice ... (Thanks)
2023
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Miguel O'Hara (voice)
- BEEF as Joshua Martín
2022
- Moon Knight as Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight
- The Last Movie Stars as Sydney Pollack (voice)
- Big Gold Brick as Anselm
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight as Self - Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight
2021
- What If...? as Moon Knight (voice)
- Dune as Duke Leto Atreides
- The Addams Family 2 as Gomez Addams (voice)
- Scenes from a Marriage as Jonathan Levy
- The Card Counter as William Tell
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight (archive footage)
2020
- A World of Calm as Narrator (voice)
- The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy as Self
- The Oedipus Project as Oedipus
- The Letter Room as Richard
- Antigone in Ferguson as Creon
- Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event as Torch
2019
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Poe Dameron
- The Addams Family as Gomez Addams (voice)
- Triple Frontier as Santiago 'Pope' Garcia
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2018
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Interesting Person #1 (voice)
- Star Wars Resistance as Poe Dameron (voice)
- Annihilation as Kane
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- At Eternity's Gate as Paul Gauguin
- Life Itself as Will Dempsey
- Operation Finale as Peter Malkin
- The Force of Sound as Poe Dameron (archive footage)
- The Director and the Jedi as Self
- Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle as Self
- Inside the Operation as Self
2017
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Poe Dameron
- Suburbicon as Bud Cooper
- Bobbi Jene as Self
2016
- X-Men: Apocalypse as En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
- The Promise as Mikael Boghosian
- Mojave as Jack
- Lightningface as Basil Stitt
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Poe Dameron
- Ex Machina as Nathan
- Show Me a Hero as Nick Wasicsko
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina' as Self
- Time to Choose as Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- A Most Violent Year as Abel Morales
- In Secret as Laurent LeClaire
- The Two Faces of January as Rydal Keener
- Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' as Self
- Ticky Tacky as Lucien
- Gravity - Trentemøller as Mr. Carpool
2013
2012
- The Bourne Legacy as Outcome #3
- Outlaws - For Greater Glory as Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez
- 10 Years as Reeves
- Won't Back Down as Michael Perry
- Revenge for Jolly! as Cecil
2011
- Drive as Standard
- Sucker Punch as Blue Jones
- W.E. as Evgeni
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
- Robin Hood as Prince John
- Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood as Self
2009
- Agora as Orestes
- Balibo as Jose Ramos-Horta
- Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' as Self
2008
- Body of Lies as Bassam
- Che: Part One as U.N. Interpreter
2007
- The Life Before Her Eyes as Marcus
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- The Nativity Story as Joseph
- Pu-239 as Shiv
2005
- Lenny The Wonder Dog as Fartman
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2002
- All About the Benjamins as Francesco
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Robbie Paulson
2000
- The Crew as Pal in Restaurant Kitchen
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
- Illtown as Pool Boy
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self