Oscar Isaac — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Oscar Isaac Hernández Estrada. Born in 1979 in Guatemala. He grew up in a family with a brother and a sister. His father worked as a doctor, and his mother was a nurse. In childhood, the family moved to the USA. He studied at the Juilliard School in New York. He works as an actor, musician, and producer. Since 2017, he has been married to director Elvira Lind; the couple has 2 children: sons Eugene and Marcel.

🏆Main awards🏆: Golden Globe (2016) [Show Me a Hero]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Dune" (2021), "Moon Knight" (2022), "Show Me a Hero" (2015), "Triple Frontier" (2019), "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015), "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016), "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" (2023), "Frankenstein" (2025)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: Before his acting career, Oscar sang in the rock band "The Blinking Underdogs" and played guitar

Filmography

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2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poe Dameron

2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Poe Dameron

2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Poe Dameron

Interesting facts

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1
His father is Cuban Oscar G. Hernandez of Jewish descent, and his mother is Guatemalan of French descent.
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Oscar Isaac graduated from Juilliard School in 2005.
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Born to a Cuban father, Oscar Gonzalo Hernández-Cano, and a Guatemalan mother of French descent.
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In April 2017, Oscar Isaac and his girlfriend, director Elvira Lind, had their first child, a son named Eugene.

Family & relationships

Elvira Lind wife · Children: 2