Birth Date
March 9, 1979
Age
41 years old
Nationality
Guatemala
Sun Sign
Pisces
Natural hair color
Black
Eye color
Dark Brown
Height
5 ft 8.5 in | 174 cm
Net Worth
$10 Million
Weight
72 kg | 159 pounds
Chest
38 in | 96 cm
Shoe size
10 US | 43 EU
Waist
31 in | 79 cm
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on March 9, 1979, is an American actor and musician.
Young Oscar Isaac first started performing as a guitar player and singer.
He started playing guitar at the age of 12.
He played lead guitar and sang vocals for band "The Blinking Underdogs".
He began his acting career on stage at the Area Stage Company, Miami Beach.
He made his big screen debut in drama crime movie Illtown (1998) in role as Pool Boy.
He got his television debut in NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006) in episode "The Healer", in role as Robbie Paulson.
Oscar's breakthrough performance came as Joseph in epic biblical drama film The Nativity Story (1998).
New Movies
The Addams Family 2 (2021) fantasy comedy in voice role as Gomez Addams
Dune (2021) epic science fiction in role as Duke Leto Atreides, directed by Denis Villeneuve
The Card Counter (2021) drama thriller in role as William Tell, opposite Willem Dafoe and Tye Sheridan
Big Gold Brick (2020) drama in role as Anselm, with Megan Fox, Lucy Hale and Andy Garcia
Best Movies
He played Poe Dameron in epic space opera movies:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
He portrayed mutant En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse in superhero movie X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
He won the National Board of Review for Best Actor for his role as Abel Morales in crime drama film A Most Violent Year (2014).
He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as José Ramos-Horta in Australian war film Balibo (2009).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role as Llewyn Davis in black comedy movie Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Ex Machina (2014) science fiction psychological thriller with Alicia Vikander
Mojave (2015) crime thriller with Mark Wahlberg and Garrett Hedlund
The Two Faces of January (2014) thriller opposite Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst
Agora (2009) historical drama with Rachel Weisz
Sucker Punch (2011) action thriller opposite Emily Browning and Vanessa Hudgens
Body of Lies (2008) spy thriller opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe
Robin Hood (2010) epic war drama with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett
The Promise (2016) historical drama with Christian Bale
The Bourne Legacy (2012) action thriller with Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton
Annihilation (2018) science fiction horror opposite Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh
Operation Finale (2018) historical drama opposite Ben Kingsley
At Eternity's Gate (2018) drama opposite Willem Dafoe and Mads Mikkelsen
Life Itself (2018) drama romance opposite Olivia Wilde and Antonio Banderas
Triple Frontier (2019) action adventure in role as Santiago "Pope" Garcia, opposite Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam and Garrett Hedlund
TV Shows
He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role as Nick Wasicsko in HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015).
He voiced Poe Dameron in animated television series Star Wars Resistance (2018-2019).
Facts
Attended private grade school, Westminster Christian in Palmetto Bay, Florida.
Graduated from Juilliard School, in 2005.
Has sister, Nicole Hernandez-Hammer.
Has French and Jewish ancestry.
He is an accomplished guitar player and singer.
He voiced Gomez Addams in animated black comedy movie The Addams Family (2019).
He played Romeo Montague in a play "Romeo and Juliet" (2007), at Shakespeare in the Park in New York City.
He portrayed Prince Hamlet in a play "Hamlet" (2017), at The Public Theater in New York City.
Good friends with actress Jessica Chastain.
Lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Relationships
Has been engaged to María Miranda (2007-2011).
He married Danish film director Elvira Lind in 2017, they have two sons.