Actor of The Week: Oscar Issac

 

Oscar Isaac (lahir Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada; 9 Maret 1979) adalah aktor dan musisi Guatemala-Amerika. Dia telah memainkan peran utama dalam film drama komedi Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), di mana ia menerima nominasi Golden Globe Award, lewat drama kejahatan A Most Violent Year (2014), dan film fiksi ilmiah Ex Machina (2015), di mana dia memainkan Nathan Hamlet Bateman. Pada tahun 2006, ia menggambarkan Santo Joseph, suami Maria, dalam The Nativity Story. Dia juga menggambarkan José Ramos-Horta, mantan presiden Timor Leste, dalam film Australia Balibo yang memenangkan AACTA Award untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Peran Pendukung.

Dia muncul dalam Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) dan Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) sebagai X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, dan di X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) sebagai mutan supervillain Apocalypse. Dia juga muncul dalam miniseri HBO tahun 2015 Show Me a Hero sebagai politisi Nick Wasicsko, yang membuatnya meraih Golden Globe Award untuk Aktor Terbaik - Miniseri atau Film Televisi. Pada tahun 2016, Time memberi nama Isaac salah satu dari 100 orang paling berpengaruh di dunia dalam daftar Waktu 100 tahunan. Pada tahun 2017 Isaac digambarkan sebagai "aktor dang terbaik dari generasinya" oleh Vanity Fair.

Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada lahir di Guatemala, ibu Guatemala, María Eugenia Estrada, dan ayah Kuba, Óscar Gonzalo Hernández-Cano, seorang pulmonolog. Keluarga Isaac menetap di AS ketika dia berusia lima bulan, dan dia dibesarkan di Miami, Florida. Dia telah menggambarkan pendidikan Protestan evangelisnya sebagai "sangat Kristen."

Isaac membuat debut aktingnya di drama kejahatan 1998 Illtown, yang dikenal sebagai "Pool Boy". Selanjutnya, ia muncul sebentar di 2002's All About the Benjamins dan membuat penampilan di serial televisi Law & Order: Criminal Intent empat tahun kemudian. Isaac mengumpulkan pengakuan dalam peran film besar pertamanya pada tahun 2006 sebagai Joseph dalam epik alkitabiah The Nativity Story, berlawanan dengan Keisha Castle-Hughes. Dia tampil sebagai Romeo di Teater Publik Shakespeare dalam pertunjukan Park Romeo dan Juliet dan sebagai Proteus dalam Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Isaac menikah dengan sutradara film Denmark Elvira Lind pada bulan Februari 2017. Putra mereka, Eugene, lahir pada akhir April 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Illtown	Pool Boy
2002	All About the Benjamins	Francesco
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: Part One	Interpreter
	Body of Lies	Bassam
2009	Agora	Orestes
	Balibo	José Ramos-Horta	AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Supporting Actor
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	Nominated—ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor: Supporting Role
	Revenge for Jolly!	Cecil
	The Bourne Legacy	Outcome #3
	Won't Back Down	Michael Perry
2013	Inside Llewyn Davis	Llewyn Davis	Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor Hamptons International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performer International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor International Cinephile Society Award for Best Ensemble National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance on Camera San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Virtuoso Award Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male Nominated—Iowa Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor
	In Secret	Laurent LeClaire
2014	The Two Faces of January	Rydal Keener
	Ticky Tacky	Lucien	Short film
	A Most Violent Year	Abel Morales	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor (Tied with Michael Keaton) Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2015	Ex Machina	Nathan Bateman	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor (2nd place) Nominated—Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year
	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	Short film; also executive producer
	Suburbicon	Bud Cooper	Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	Poe Dameron
2018	Annihilation	Kane
	Operation Finale	Peter Malkin	Post-production; also producer
	At Eternity's Gate[57]	Paul Gaugin	Post-production
	Life Itself	Will	Post-production
2019	Triple Frontier		Post-production
	The Addams Family	Gomez Addams (voice)	Post-production
	Star Wars: Episode IX	Poe Dameron	Filming
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Robbie Paulson	Episode: "The Healer"
2015	Show Me a Hero	Nick Wasicsko	HBO miniseries; 6 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
2018	Star Wars Rebels	Poe Dameron	Voice (archive recording) Episode: "A World Between Worlds"
	Star Wars Resistance		Voice[58]