This article will answer every question you have about Oscar Isaac. Below are some of the frequently asked questions about him.
- What does Isaac do for a living?
- Who are Isaac’s parents and siblings?
- What are Isaac’s interests and hobbies?
- Is Isaac married or does he have a girlfriend/ boyfriend?
- Does Isaac have any children?
- Where is Isaac now?
- How tall is Isaac?
- How much money does Isaac earn?
- What is Isaac’s net worth?
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Who is Oscar Isaac?
Oscar Isaac Hernandez Estrada is a famous American actor. He portrayed Saint Joseph, husband of Mary in 2006, in the film “The Nativity Story”. Oscar won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for portraying in the Australian film “Balibo” Jose Ramos-Horta. Some of his early films include; Body of Lies (2007), Robin Hood (2010), and W.E. (2011). For his roles in Drive (2011), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. And also the crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014), and the science-fiction thriller Ex Machina (2015)
Oscar gained international popularity for his performance in the Star Wars sequel trilogy as X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, and in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) as the titular mutant supervillain Apocalypse. He also starred in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018), and Dune (2021). He has also voiced Miguel O’Hara in the animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Sider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation, released in December 2018. And will reprise the role in 2022, in the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
Also, Oscar will star as Marc Spector/ Moon Knight in the upcoming Disney+ series Moon Knight (2022) which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Isaac is also known for his television roles such as the HBO miniseries “Show Me a Hero” (2015). And Scenes from a Marriage, for which he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Miniseries or Television Film nominations, and won the award for the first one.
How Old is Oscar Isaac?
He is 43 years old as of March 2022, having been born on March 9, 1979, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, U.S. Oscar shares his birthdate with celebrities such as; Suga, Khaby Lame, Charly Jordan, Matthew Gray Gubler, Cyrus Dobre, and many more.
Oscar Isaac Family
Who are Oscar Isaac’s Parents?
He was born to Oscar Gonzalo Hernandez (a Cuban Father), and Maria Eugenia Estrada Nicolle (a Guatemalan Mother)
Does Oscar Isaac have Siblings?
He has two siblings, an older sister by the name of Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a climate scientist. And a younger brother by the name of Mike Hernandez who is a journalist.
Oscar Isaac Education
He received his high school education at Juilliard Scool from 2001 to 2005, after causing trouble in Westminister Christian school, he was expelled. Oscar after graduating from high school attended Miami Dade College.
Oscar Isaac Marital Status
He has been married to the love of his life Elvira Lind a Danish screenwriter and film director. They married in February 2017.
Oscar Isaac Kids
He has two sons by the names of Eugene Isaac born in April 2017, and Mads Isaac born in October 2019.
Oscar Isaac Career
Early Roles 1996-2010
He made his acting debut in the 1996 crime drama Illtown, credited as “Pool Boy”. Isaac then briefly appeared in 2002’s All About the Benjamins and made an appearance on the television series, Law & Order: Criminal Intenet four years later. He had a small role in Guerrilla, Part Two of the Che Guevara biographical film Che (2008), for which he was awarded the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2009 for his role as Jose Ramos-Horta in Balibo (2009)
2011-2014 Career
Isaac appeared in the crime drama “Drive” released in 2011. He had a musician role in 10 Years, where he performed his own song “Never Had” in the film. Also in 2013, he starred in the dramatic comedy film Inside Llewyn Davis. At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the film won the Grand Prix. And for his role of Llewyn, Oscar was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 2014 Golden Globes.
A Career from 2015-Present
On December 18, 2015, Oscar costarred in the epic space opera film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, playing an X-wing pilot, Poe Dameron. On December 15, 2017, he reprised the role in Star Wars: The Lst Jedi, and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). The first episode of the podcast series Homecoming was released in November 2016, where Oscar voices a soldier trying to rejoin civilian life. He also starred as Prince Hamlet in The Public Theatre production of Hamlet in July 2017, alongside Anatol Yusef, Gayle Rankin, Keegan-Michael Key, Ritchie Coster, and Roberta Colindrez. Also that year he appeared in the black comedy Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney. In late-January 2019, Oscar was cast as Duke Leto Atreides in the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film “Dune”.
A career in Upcoming Projects
Oscar will star in producing The Great Machine, an adaptation of the comic Ex Machina. He is also scheduled to star in London, a science fiction film to be directed by Ben Stiller. Oscar is also set to play the titular character of the 2022 Disney+ series Moon Knight. It was announced in December 2020, that Isaac would star as Solid Snake in the adaptation film of Metal Gear Solid directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Isaac was cast in an untitled project in October 2021 with Sam Rockwell, and Christopher Walken written and directed by Martin McDonagh.
Oscar Isaac Height and Measurements
Adding up to his well-built body is a height of 5ft 8inches (1.74m) and a weight of 72 kg (159lbs)
Oscar Isaac Salary and Net Worth
He has an annual salary of $1.63 million and a net worth of $10 million.
