Oscar Isaac
After graduating from Juilliard in 2005, Oscar Isaac embarked on a whirlwind acting career, working with some of the industry's biggest stars and directors. In 2011 alone, Isaac starred alongside Channing Tatum in "10 Years" and Ryan Gosling in "Drive," and worked with Madonna on the historical drama "W.E." Soon, he became a leading man in critically-acclaimed films like "Inside Llewyn Davis" (2013) and "A Most Violent Year" (2014) before leaping into the commercial mainstream via his performance as cocky pilot Poe Dameron in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) and a key role in "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016). A versatile actor in his own right, Isaac was known for immersing himself in each performance, whether it be an ex-con, musician or historical figure, and quickly rose to become one of Hollywood's hottest young character actors. Born in Guatemala, Oscar Isaac moved with his family to the United States when he was four months old. His family moved often in his youth, briefly residing in Baltimore and St. Louis, before finally settling in Miami, FL. It was there that Isaac first discovered his love of acting. He acted in several local plays throughout the city, before making his way to New York. While staying in New York, Isaac applied to the prestigious Juilliard School of Drama. Although he had limited experience at the time of his application, Isaac was accepted into the school, thus beginning his professional training as an actor. After graduation, Isaac landed a part as a Russian mobster in director Scott Z. Burns' 2006 drama, "Pu-239." Isaac's performance caught the attention of Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, who cast Isaac as an interpreter in his next film, the underseen biopic "Che" (2008). Although his part in Soderbergh's epic two-part historical drama was small, Isaac soon began landing larger roles in major Hollywood movies. He played Prince John in 2010's "Robin Hood," a star musician that returns home for his high school reunion in "10 Years," and a troubled ex-convict in the critically acclaimed crime drama "Drive." In 2012, Isaac appeared alongside Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter in the school drama "Won't Back Down." However, despite an all-star cast that also included Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the film received generally poor reviews upon its release. That year, Isaac was also featured as a secret operative in "The Bourne Legacy," starring Jeremy Renner. Isaac's major breakthrough arrived in 2013, when he portrayed the folk-singing title character in Joel and Ethan Coen's 1960s-set film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The movie featured an impressive supporting cast, including fellow "Drive" actor Carey Mulligan, and pop star Justin Timberlake. Isaac opted for another ensemble production with "Therese" (2013) (also known as "In Secret"), a moody literary adaptation co-starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jessica Lange. After co-starring opposite Viggo Mortensen in the Patricia Highsmith adaptation "The Two Faces of January" (2014), Isaac starred in J.C. Chandor's crime drama "A Most Violent Year" (2014), garnering widespread praise for his portrayal of a compromised businessman in early '80s New York. The science fiction love story "Ex Machina" (2015) and indie thriller "Mojave" (2015) followed, along with David Simon and Paul Haggis' miniseries "Show Me A Hero" (HBO 2015), for which Isaac won a Golden Globe for his starring role as a city council member running for mayor of Yonkers during a 1980s public housing crisis. Isaac reached an even broader audience with his crowd-pleasing turn as cocky pilot Poe Dameron in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015), which he reprised in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017). In between, he starred in the villainous title role of "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016) and co-starred in a historical romance set against the Armenian genocide in "The Promise" (2016). Isaac next appeared in the crime comedy "Suburbicon" (2017), written by Joel and Ethan Coen and directed by George Clooney before reteaming with "Ex Machina" director Alex Garland for "Annihilation" (2018), which also starred Natalie Portman and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The King of Kings | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Miguel O'Hara (Character) | - | 2025 |
95% |
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Miguel O'Hara (Voice) | $381.2M | 2023 |
21% |
|
Big Gold Brick |
Anselm (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
83% |
|
Dune | Duke Leto Atreides (Character) | $108.3M | 2021 |
28% |
|
The Addams Family 2 | Gomez Addams (Voice) | $56.5M | 2021 |
88% |
|
The Card Counter | William Tell (Character) | $2.6M | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Letter Room |
Richard (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2020 |
51% |
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Poe Dameron (Character) | $515.2M | 2019 |
46% |
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The Addams Family | Gomez Addams (Voice) | $673.0K | 2019 |
71% |
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Triple Frontier | Santiago "Pope" Garcia (Character) | - | 2019 |
79% |
|
At Eternity's Gate | Paul Gauguin (Character) | $2.3M | 2018 |
13% |
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Life Itself | Will Dempsey (Character) | $4.1M | 2018 |
60% |
|
Operation Finale |
Peter Malkin (Character), Producer |
$17.6M | 2018 |
88% |
|
Annihilation | Kane (Character) | $32.7M | 2018 |
91% |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Poe Dameron (Character) | $620.2M | 2017 |
27% |
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Suburbicon | Roger (Character) | $5.7M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Opening Night Fan Event Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | Poe Dameron (Character) | - | 2017 |
51% |
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The Promise | Michael Boghosian (Character) | $8.0M | 2016 |
47% |
|
X-Men: Apocalypse |
En Sabah Nur/ |
$155.0M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lightningface | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
86% |
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Time to Choose | Narrator | $29.2K | 2015 |
31% |
|
Mojave | Jack (Character) | - | 2015 |
93% |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Poe Dameron (Character) | $123 | 2015 |
92% |
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Ex Machina | Nathan Bateman (Character) | $25.4M | 2014 |
90% |
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A Most Violent Year | Abel Morales (Character) | $5.7M | 2014 |
80% |
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The Two Faces of January | Rydal (Character) | $506.1K | 2014 |
41% |
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Therese | Laurent LeClaire (Character) | $420.3K | 2013 |
92% |
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Inside Llewyn Davis | Llewyn Davis (Character) | $13.2M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Revenge for Jolly! | Cecil (Character) | - | 2012 |
34% |
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Won't Back Down | Michael Perry (Character) | $5.2M | 2012 |
56% |
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The Bourne Legacy | Outcome No. 3 (Character) | $113.2M | 2012 |
21% |
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For Greater Glory | El Catorce (Character) | $5.7M | 2012 |
58% |
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10 Years | Reeves (Character) | $201.1K | 2011 |
13% |
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W.E. | Evgeni (Character) | $582.1K | 2011 |
93% |
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Drive | Standard (Character) | $35.1M | 2011 |
22% |
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Sucker Punch | Blue Jones (Character) | $36.4M | 2011 |
43% |
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Robin Hood | Prince John (Character) | $105.2M | 2010 |
100% |
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Balibo | Jose Ramos-Horta (Character) | - | 2009 |
56% |
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Agora | Orestes (Character) | $617.8K | 2009 |
55% |
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Body of Lies | Bassam (Character) | $39.4M | 2008 |
57% |
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The Half Life of Timofey Berezin | Shiv (Character) | - | 2006 |
37% |
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The Nativity Story | Joseph (Character) | $37.6M | 2006 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
Music Performer, Guest |
2015 2019 2021 2023-2024 |
100% | 81% | The Last Movie Stars | Unknown (Character) | 2022 |
86% | 88% | Moon Knight |
Steven Grant/ Executive Producer |
2022 |
No Score Yet | 55% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 2019 2022 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 2022 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Guest | 2015 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2014 2022 |
83% | 80% | Scenes From a Marriage |
Jonathan (Character), Executive Producer |
2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A World of Calm | Narrator | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2015 2017-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2015 2019 |
92% | 45% | Star Wars Resistance | Poe Dameron (Guest Voice) | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Das Boot | Poe Dameron (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2014-2015 |
100% | 78% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 76% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |