Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is an American actor. After making his acting debut in the late 1990s, he studied acting at the Juilliard School and played small roles for a majority of the 2000s. For portraying José Ramos-Horta in the Australian film Balibo (2006), Isaac won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Following supporting roles in major films such as Body of Lies (2008), Robin Hood (2010) and Drive (2011), Isaac had his breakthrough with the starring role of a singer in the Coen brothers' black comedy Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), earning a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.
Isaac's career progressed with leading roles in the crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014), the thriller Ex Machina (2015), and the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). He became a global star with his starring role as Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). He has since starred in the science fiction films Annihilation (2018) and Dune (2021), and the crime drama The Card Counter (2021).
On television, Isaac has starred in the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero (2015) and Scenes from a Marriage (2021), winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for portraying Nick Wasicsko in the former. In 2022, he began starring as the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Moon Knight in the Disney+ series Moon Knight (2022).
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Known For
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Miguel O'Hara (voice)
2027
Frankenstein
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
2025
The King of Kings
Jesus Christ (voice)
2025
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Miguel O'Hara (voice)
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight
Self - Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight
2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight (archive footage)
2021
At Eternity's Gate
Paul Gauguin
2018
Life Itself
Will Dempsey
2018
Annihilation
Kane
2018
The Force of Sound
Poe Dameron (archive footage)
2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Poe Dameron
2017
Suburbicon
Bud Cooper
2017
Bobbi Jene
Self
2017
The Promise
Mikael Boghosian
2016
Lightningface
Basil Stitt
2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
2016
Mojave
Jack
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Poe Dameron
2015
Time to Choose
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
Ex Machina
Nathan
2015
A Most Violent Year
Abel Morales
2014
Ticky Tacky
Lucien
2014
The Two Faces of January
Rydal Keener
2014
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Self
2014
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Self
2013
Making a Scene
Man
2013
Inside Llewyn Davis
Llewyn Davis
2013
In Secret
Laurent LeClaire
2013
Won't Back Down
Michael Perry
2012
10 Years
Reeves
2012
Revenge for Jolly!
Cecil
2012
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez
2012
Drive
Standard
2011
W.E.
Evgeni
2011
Sucker Punch
Blue Jones
2011
Robin Hood
Prince John
2010
Balibo
Jose Ramos-Horta
2009
Agora
Orestes
2009
Body of Lies
Bassam
2008
Che: Part One
U.N. Interpreter
2008
The Life Before Her Eyes
Marcus
2007
The Nativity Story
Joseph
2006
Pu-239
Shiv
2006
In the Hand of Dante
Dante Alighieri / Nick Tosches
Lenny The Wonder Dog
Fartman
2005
All About the Benjamins
Francesco
2002
The Crew
Pal in Restaurant Kitchen
2000
Illtown
Pool Boy
1996
Flesh of the Gods
Raoul
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
Poe Dameron
2025
The Last Movie Stars
Sydney Pollack (voice) · (1 episode)
2022
The Last Movie Stars
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Moon Knight
Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight · (6 episodes)
2022
Big Gold Brick
Anselm
2022
The Addams Family 2
Gomez Addams (voice)
2021
Dune
Duke Leto Atreides
2021
Scenes from a Marriage
Jonathan Levy · (5 episodes)
2021
The Card Counter
William Tell
2021
What If...?
Moon Knight (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
A World of Calm
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2020
Antigone in Ferguson
Creon
2020
The Oedipus Project
Oedipus
2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Self
2020
The Letter Room
Richard
2020
Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event
Torch
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Poe Dameron
2019
The Addams Family
Gomez Addams (voice)
2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self
2019
Triple Frontier
Santiago 'Pope' Garcia
2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Interesting Person #1 (voice)
2018
Inside The Operation
Self
2018
Star Wars Resistance
Poe Dameron (voice) · (4 episodes)
2018
Operation Finale
Peter Malkin
2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self · (1 episode)
2018
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Show Me a Hero
Nick Wasicsko · (6 episodes)
2015
Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'
Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Gravity - Trentemøller
Mr. Carpool
2014
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
Self
2013
The Bourne Legacy
Outcome #3
2012
London
Behemoth!
Helltown
Kurt · (1 episode)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Robbie Paulson · (1 episode)
2001
The View
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Bananas
(1 episode)