
Oscar Isaac was born Óscar Isaac Hernández in Guatemala, to a Guatemalan mother, Maria, and a Cuban father, Óscar Gonzalo Hernández-Cano, a pulmonologist. His maternal grandfather was of French origin. Oscar was raised in Miami, Florida. Before he became an actor, he played lead guitar and sang vocals in his band the Blinking Underdogs. He graduated from the Juilliard School in 2005. Isaac's first major film role was Joseph in the film The Nativity Story (2006). He also had a small role in All About the Benjamins (2002) and the Ché Guevara biopic Che: Part One (2008). In addition to movie appearances, he made an appearance in the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). He also had a part in the movies The Life Before Her Eyes (2007); Body of Lies (2008), alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe; Agora (2009), alongside Rachel Weisz; and Balibo (2009), set amid the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975. In 2013, Oscar starred in the Coen Brothers' folk music-themed drama, Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
Movie | Star Wars: Episode IX | Poe Dameron | 2019-12-18 |
Movie | At Eternity’s Gate | Paul Gauguin | 2019 |
Movie | Operation Finale | Peter Malkin | 2018-09-21 |
Movie | Annihilation | Kane | 2018-02-22 |
Movie | Life Itself | Will | 2018-09-21 |
Movie | Suburbicon | Roger | 2017-10-26 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Poe Dameron | 2017-12-13 |
Movie | X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed | Himself | 2016-11-04 |
Movie | Lightningface | Basil Stitt | 2016-06-07 |
Movie | X-Men: Apocalypse | En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse | 2016-05-27 |
Movie | The Promise | Mikael Pogosian | 2016-12-02 |
Movie | Ex Machina | Nathan Bateman | 2015-01-21 |
Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | 2015-03-23 |
Movie | Mojave | Jack | 2015-04-18 |
Movie | Time to Choose | Narrator | 2015-09-04 |
Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Poe Dameron | 2015-12-15 |
Movie | Star Wars: Greatest Moments | Himself | 2015-12-26 |
Series | Show Me a Hero | Nick Wasicsko | 2015-08-16 |
Movie | A Most Violent Year | Abel Morales | 2014-12-30 |
Movie | The Two Faces of January | Rydal Keener | 2014-08-08 |
Movie | Ticky Tacky | Lucien | 2014-06-21 |
Movie | Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' | Himself | 2014-03-11 |
Movie | Trentemøller: Gravity | Mr. Carpool | 2014-01-09 |
Movie | In Secret | Laurent LeClaire | 2013-09-17 |
Movie | Inside Llewyn Davis | Llewyn Davis | 2013-10-06 |
Movie | Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis" | Himself | 2013-12-13 |
Movie | Making a Scene | Man | 2013-11-25 |
Movie | The Bourne Legacy | #3 | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Revenge for Jolly! | Cecil | 2012-07-17 |
Movie | For Greater Glory - The True Story of Cristiada | Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez | 2012-06-01 |
Movie | Won't Back Down | Michael Perry | 2012-09-28 |
Movie | 10 Years | Reeves | 2011-09-12 |
Movie | W.E. | Evgeni | 2011-09-01 |
Movie | Drive | Standard | 2011-08-06 |
Movie | Sucker Punch | Blue Jones | 2011-03-24 |
Movie | Robin Hood | Prince John | 2010-05-12 |
Movie | Agora | Orestes | 2009-05-17 |
Movie | Balibo | Jose Ramos-Horta | 2009-07-21 |
Movie | Body of Lies | Bassam | 2008-10-10 |
Movie | Che: Part One | U.N. Interpreter | 2008-09-05 |
Movie | The Life Before Her Eyes | Marcus | 2007-09-08 |
Movie | The Nativity Story | Joseph | 2006-12-01 |
Movie | Pu-239 | Shiv | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Lenny The Wonder Dog | Fartman | 2005-08-23 |
Movie | All About the Benjamins | Francesco | 2002-03-08 |
Movie | Illtown | Pool Boy | 1996-07-09 |