Oscar Isaac is an American movie actor who debuted in the late 1990s. He has done all sorts of roles, from small side characters to major roles as the lead actor. He has made his name for many movie characters, but currently, he is getting into hype again with his main role in Moon Knight, where he portrays the lead character of Moon Knight, Steven Grant.
Personal & Physical Information
| Full Name | Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada |
| Date Of Birth | March 9, 1979 |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Height | 1.74m |
| Hair Color | Originally black (light gray in some parts) |
| Eye Color | Dark brown |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Parents | Oscar Gonzalo Hernández (Father), Maria Hernández (mother) |
| Partner At The Time | Elvira Lind (m. 2017) |
| Past Relationship: | María Miranda (1996-2011) |
| Net Worth | $10 million |
Academic Journey
Schooling
As Oscar Isaac went to a private school, we do not have much information regarding his beginning time of school. Despite that, we know he graduated from The Juilliard School in 2005. Oscar took part in the Drama Division’s Group 34 from 2001 to 2005.
First Movie Appearance
The first movie appearance of Oscar Isaac was in the movie “Ill Town,” which was released in 2006. Therefore, making 2006 the debut year of Oscar Isaac. The Nativity Story was the first movie where Oscar took as a lead actor.
Career Journey
Beginning Years
Isaac started acting as “Pool Boy” in the 1996 crime drama Illtown. After that, he appeared briefly in 2002 entitled All About the Benjamins and in the television series Law & Order: The Purpose of Crime four years later. In 2006, Isaac received a critical compliment for his role as Joseph in the epic Bible Birthday Bible, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes.
In the Shakespeare Community Theater, in the production of Romeo and Juliet Park, he played Romeo, and in Two Gentlemen of Verona, he played Proteus.
Isaac played a small role in Guerrilla, the Second Edition of the Che Guevara film biography Che (2008). He was awarded the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 for his role as José Ramos-Horta at Balibo (2009).
In the same year, Isaac appeared as the Roman ruler Orestes in Alejandro Amenábar’s film Agora. He starred in King John in the 2010 film Robin Hood.
High Point Of His Career
In a historical romantic drama directed at Madonna, he portrayed a security guard called W.E. next to Abbie Cornish. He also appeared in the play Nicolas Winding Refcrime Drive, released in September 2011. He has been involved as an artist for ten years. He performed his song, “Never Had,” in the film. “I’ve Never Had It” and “You’re Not Going Anywhere” are included in movie music.
In 2013, Isaac starred in the comedy film Inside Llewyn Davis, written and directed by the Coen brothers. He starred as a talented but unsuccessful traditional artist in Greenwich Village in 1961.
The film got the Grand Prix. For Llewyn’s role, Isaac got nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 2014 Golden Globes. She co-starred with Jessica Chastain in J. C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year (2014), replacing actor Javier Bardem.
Recent Big Budget Project
Isaac starred along with Natalie Portman in the film adaptation of the novel Annihilation, starring her character’s husband. The role is directed by Alex Garland, Isaac’s second collaboration with the director after Ex Machina.
At the end of January 2019, Isaac was cast as Duke Leto Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film Dune. In 2019, Isaac was cast in Paul Schrader’s film The Card Counter and starred in the action-adventure film Triple Frontier directed by J. C. Chandor, like Pope, who worked for the CAG.
Isaac plays the main character of the Disney + 2022 series Moon Knight. Isaac will play a major role and produce The Great Machine, translated into the comic Ex Machina.
Future Plans
Isaac is scheduled to play in London under the direction of Ben Stiller. [60] In December 2020, it was announced that Isaac would star in Snake in the film Metal Gear Solid directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. [61] In October 2021, he was cast into a non-profit project with Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell, written and directed by Martin McDonagh.
Movies Oscar Isaac Is Part Of
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1998 | Illtown | Pool Boy |
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins | Francesco/Frank |
| 2004 | Lenny the Wonder Dog | Detective Fartman |
| 2006 | Pu-239 | Shiv |
| The Nativity Story | Saint Joseph | |
| 2007 | The Life Before Her Eyes | Marcus |
| 2008 | Che | Interpreter |
| Body of Lies | Bassam | |
| 2009 | Agora | Orestes |
| Balibo | José Ramos-Horta | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | John, King of England |
| 2011 | Sucker Punch | Blue Jones |
| W.E. | Evgeni | |
| 10 Years | Reeves | |
| Drive | Standard Gabriel | |
| 2012 | For Greater Glory | Victoriano “El Catorce” Ramírez |
| Revenge for Jolly! | Cecil | |
| The Bourne Legacy | Outcome No. 3 | |
| Won’t Back Down | Michael Perry | |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Llewyn Davis |
| In Secret | Laurent LeClaire | |
| 2014 | The Two Faces of January | Rydal Keener |
| Ticky Tacky | Lucien | |
| A Most Violent Year | Abel Morales | |
| 2015 | Ex Machina | Nathan Bateman |
| Mojave | John “Jack” Jackson | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Poe Dameron | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse |
| The Promise | Mikael Boghosian | |
| 2017 | Lightningface | Basil Stitt |
| Suburbicon | Bud Cooper | |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Poe Dameron | |
| 2018 | Annihilation | Kane |
| Operation Finale | Peter Malkin | |
| At Eternity’s Gate | Paul Gauguin | |
| Life Itself | Will Dempsey | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Miguel O’Hara / Spider-Man 2099 | |
| 2019 | Triple Frontier | Santiago “Pope” Garcia |
| The Addams Family | Gomez Addams | |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Poe Dameron | |
| 2020 | The Letter Room | Richard |
| 2021 | The Card Counter | William Tell |
| Dune | Duke Leto I Atreides | |
| The Addams Family 2 | Gomez Addams | |
| 2022 | Big Gold Brick | Anselm Vogelweide |
Awards And Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work |
| 2009 | AACTA Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Balibo |
| 2013 | Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer | Inside Llewyn Davis |
| International Cinephile Society | Best Actor | ||
| Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actor | ||
| International Cinephile Society | Best Ensemble | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Award | Best Actor | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award | Best Actor | ||
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actor | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Award | Best Actor (3rd place) | ||
| 2014 | National Board of Review Award | Best Actor (Tied with Michael Keaton) | A Most Violent Year |
| 2015 | Florida Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actor | Ex Machina |
| Online Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actor (2nd place) | ||
| 2015 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Show Me a Hero |
| 2021 | UK Film Festival | Best Actor | The Letter Room |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Award | Best Actor | The Card Counter | |
| Dublin Film Critics’ Circle | Best Actor (3rd place) |
Net Worth & How Much He Charges Per Movie
The net worth of Oscar Isaac is somewhere around $10 Million. As per some reports, he made around just $2,000 for his role in “All About the Benjamins” in 2002. After just four years, in 2006, he made around $130,000 in “The Nativity Story.”
After that point, Oscar Isaac is not looking back as his numbers rose continuously, and he approximately got $2 million in the role of Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Oscar On Social Media
Oscar Isaac is not as active on social media as you might think, and his low number of followers, which is 54.1k, proves it. Similarly, he has just above 204 thousand followers on Facebook, despite the opening of his Facebook page in 2011. Another example of his lack of activeness on social media platforms is he has only 1100+ followers on Twitter.
He posts very rarely on social media and is getting slowly become more active on social media in recent times. He will most likely gain many followers as his Moon Knight series is getting widely popular among the masses.
Links to his social media accounts are below:
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Facebook: Oscar Isaac
Twitter: Oscar Isaac FR
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