Oscar Isaac

Described as

Guatemalan-American actor

Other names

Oscar Isaac Hernández Estrada, Óscar Isaac, Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada

Born

March 9, 1979 · 1 reference

Born in

Guatemala City

Name at birth

Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada

Citizen of

Guatemala; United States (2006–)

Occupation

stage actor; film actor; television actor; actor · 2 references; singer · 1 reference; musician · 1 reference; guitarist · 1 reference

Education

Juilliard School (–2005); Miami Dade College; Westminster Christian School · 1 reference; Santaluces Community High School · 1 reference

Instrument

voice; guitar

Awards

AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2009); National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2013); National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (2014); Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (2015); Saturn Award for Best Actor in Streaming Presentation (2022)

Siblings

Nicole Hernandez Hammer

Religion

Christianity

Lived in

Miami; Williamsburg · 1 reference

Wikipedias with a page

60

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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, a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award and an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard. 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). In 2026, he also starred in the second season of the anthology series Beef. His stage work includes title roles in Romeo and Juliet (2007), Hamlet (2017) and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (2023).

Born, in its opening lines

March 9, 1979

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