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Oscar Isaac is a Actor and Producer American born on 9 march 1979

Oscar Isaac

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Birth name Oscar Isaac Hernández Estrada
Nationality USA
Birth 9 march 1979 (45 years)

Oscar Isaac (born Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada; March 9, 1979) is a Guatemalan American actor and singer. He is known for his lead film roles in the comedy-drama Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, the crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014) and the science fiction thriller Ex Machina (2015).

He will star in the seventh Star Wars film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), as X-wing pilot Poe Dameron and will star in the ninth X-Men film, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), as the titular supervillain Apocalypse. He also starred in the HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero as American politician Nick Wasicsko in 2015.

Biography

Jeunesse
Oscar Isaac Hernández Estrada est né au Guatemala d'une mère guatémaltèque Maria Eugenia Estrada Nicolle et d'un père cubain Óscar Gonzalo Hernández-Cano, pneumologue. Il a grandi à Miami, en Floride.


Carrière
Débuts
Après avoir terminé ses études à la Juilliard School en 2005, il tourne dans plusieurs films d'envergure internationale. Il avait déjà eu un petit rôle dans Chasseurs de primes. Il incarne Joseph auprès de Keisha Castle-Hughes dans La Nativité, sous la direction de Catherine Hardwicke, puis joue dans Pu-239, également sorti en 2006.


Progression (2008-2012)

Il tourne pour la première fois sous la direction d'un grand cinéaste hollywoodien. Steven Soderbergh lui confie en effet un petit rôle dans Che, sorti en 2008. La même année, il fait partie de la distribution du thriller d'espionnage Mensonges d'État, réalisé par Ridley Scott, et mené par les stars Russell Crowe et Leonardo DiCaprio.

En 2009, il est à l'affiche de deux productions étrangères : la co-production européenne Agora, écrite et réalisée par l'espagnol Alejandro Amenábar, où il prête ses traits au préfet d'Alexandrie Oreste, et donne la réplique à l'actrice britannique oscarisée, Rachel Weisz. Il enchaîne avec le thriller australien Conspiration, écrit et réalisé par Robert Connolly.

Il revient l'année d'après aux productions hollywoodiennes : d'abord pour Ridley Scott, qui lui fait confiance pour un rôle de premier plan : celui de Jean sans terre pour le remake Robin des Bois.

En 2011, il participe à deux productions ambitieuses et ambiguës: en incarnant d'abord Blue Jones, dans la fresque fantastique Sucker Punch, écrite et réalisée par Zack Snyder. Il interprète aussi la chanson du générique de fin, Love is the drug, en duo avec sa partenaire à l'écran, Carla Gugino. Puis en participant ensuite au thriller néo-noir Drive de Nicolas Winding Refn.

Après une poignée de films mineurs, Cristeros, sorti en 2011, ou Revenge for Jolly!, sorti en 2012, il participe au blockbuster d'espionnage Jason Bourne : L'Héritage, de Tony Gilroy. Il tourne la même année Thérèse Raquin de Charlie Stratton, adaptation de l'œuvre éponyme d'Émile Zola. Il y incarne Laurent, la moitié masculine du couple maudit.


Confirmation critique et commerciale (2013-)

En 2013, il confirme enfin avec Llewyn Davis dans la comédie dramatique, écrite et réalisée par les frères Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis, où il livre une prestation largement saluée par la critique, notamment nord-américaine, qui lui décerne plusieurs prix. L'acteur obtient également une nomination au Golden Globe du meilleur acteur. La même année, il est l'affiche de The Two Faces of January, de Hossein Amini, où il évolue aux côtés de Viggo Mortensen et Kirsten Dunst.

En 2014, il partage l'affiche du thriller A Most Violent Year de J.C. Chandor, avec la star Jessica Chastain. En 2015, il livre une prestation habitée et inquiétante dans le thriller de science-fiction, Ex machina d'Alex Garland. Les deux œuvres sont saluées par une poignée de nominations et de récompenses.

Il s'aventure aussi du côté de la télévision, en tenant le rôle principal de Show Me a Hero, une nouvelle mini-série à base historique de David Simon (Sur écoute, Treme) en incarnant Nick Wasicsko, maire éphémère de Yonkers à la fin des années 1980. Sa performance est récompensée par un Golden Globe du meilleur acteur dans une mini-série en 2016.

Ces différents succès critiques sont suivis des tournages de blockbusters comme X-Men: Apocalypse, de Bryan Singer, où il incarnera le rôle-titre, et principal antagoniste, le mutant En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse. Avant cela, il se distingue à la fin de l'année 2015 dans le gros succès commercial au niveau mondial Star Wars, épisode VII : Le Réveil de la Force, de J. J. Abrams. Il y interprète Poe Dameron, un pilote de la Résistance, rôle qu'il reprend dans Star Wars, épisode VIII : Les Derniers Jedi dont la sortie a lieu en décembre 2017. Il tiendra le rôle du pilote de la Résistance une fois de plus dans la série animée Star Wars Resistance ainsi que dans le troisième film de la nouvelle trilogie Star Wars, épisode IX : L'ascension de Skywalker.

Best films

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
(Actor)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
(Actor)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
(Actor)
Robin Hood (2010)
(Actor)
Drive (2011)
(Actor)
Ex Machina (2015)
(Actor)

Usually with

J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
(3 films)
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
(3 films)
Matthew Wood
Matthew Wood
(3 films)
J. C. Chandor
J. C. Chandor
(2 films)
Andrew Jack
Andrew Jack
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Oscar Isaac (42 films)

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Actor

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2h15
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, John Boyega
Roles Poe Dameron
Rating77% 3.8950453.8950453.8950453.8950453.895045
L'univers de Star Wars se déroule dans une galaxie théâtre d'affrontements entre les Chevaliers Jedi et les Seigneurs noirs des Sith, personnes sensibles à la Force, un champ énergétique mystérieux leur procurant des pouvoirs psychiques. Les Jedi maîtrisent le côté lumineux de la Force, pouvoir bénéfique et défensif, pour maintenir la paix dans la galaxie. Les Sith utilisent le côté obscur, pouvoir nuisible et destructeur, pour leur usage personnel et pour dominer la galaxie. Les Sith vont par deux : un maître et un apprenti.
Ex Machina
Ex Machina (2015)
, 1h48
Directed by Alex Garland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films about computing, Robot films
Actors Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Corey Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Deborah Rosan
Roles Nathan
Rating76% 3.848623.848623.848623.848623.84862
Caleb is a programmer for Bluebook, the world's most popular search engine. He wins a one-week visit to the secluded high-security home of the company's CEO, Nathan. The only other person there is Kyoko, a housemaid who does not speak; Nathan says that for security reasons he hired someone who knows no English.
Time to Choose, 1h40
Directed by Charles H. Ferguson
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Oscar Isaac
Roles Narrator
Rating74% 3.715453.715453.715453.715453.71545
The Two Faces of January, 1h36
Directed by Hossein Amini
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Oscar Isaac, Yiğit Özşener, David Warshofsky, Özcan Özdemir
Roles Rydal Keener
Rating61% 3.096223.096223.096223.096223.09622
In 1962, con man Chester MacFarland and his wife Colette tour Greece and visit the Acropolis of Athens. There they meet Rydal Keener, who scams tourists while working as a tour guide. The MacFarlands invite Rydal to dinner, and Rydal, intrigued by the couple's wealth and Colette's beauty, accepts their invitation, mentioning his girlfriend.
A Most Violent Year, 2h3
Directed by J. C. Chandor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Ashley Williams, Alessandro Nivola
Roles Abel Morales
Rating69% 3.496513.496513.496513.496513.49651
Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) is the owner of Standard Heating Oil Co, an up-and-coming company. The company has been plagued by the hijacking of several trucks, each carrying thousands of dollars in heating oil. One young driver, Julian (Elyes Gabel), is severely beaten when his oil truck is hijacked by two unknown assailants. Abel's wife, Anna Morales (Jessica Chastain), beseeches Abel to fight violence with violence, but Abel refuses. Morales and his company are under investigation by Assistant District Attorney Lawrence (David Oyelowo), who seems determined to expose price fixing, tax evasion, and various other illegalities committed by Morales and his competitors in the heating oil business.
In Secret
In Secret (2013)
, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Tom Felton, Elizabeth Olsen, Mackenzie Crook, Lily Laight, Jessica Lange, Shirley Henderson
Roles Laurent LeClaire
Rating61% 3.0506153.0506153.0506153.0506153.050615
In the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Thérèse Raquin is a sexually repressed beautiful young woman trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille, having been forced into it by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. Thérèse spends her days confined behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominoes with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband's alluring friend Laurent LeClaire, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Camille soon dies during an outing on the lake with Laurent and Therese, which is revealed to be their doing as Laurent physically beat Camille while he was in the water, causing him to drown. Madame Raquin finds it difficult to come to terms with her son's death and is incapacitated by a stroke. To escape being sentenced for murder, Laurent and Therese choose to take their own lives and they drink poison mixed with champagne, dying in front of Madame Raquin.
Inside Llewyn Davis, 1h45
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Garrett Hedlund, John Goodman, F. Murray Abraham
Roles Llewyn Davis
Rating73% 3.6983153.6983153.6983153.6983153.698315
In February 1961, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is a struggling folk singer in New York City's Greenwich Village. His musical partner, Mike Timlin, has committed suicide; his recent solo album Inside Llewyn Davis is not selling; he has no money and is sleeping on the couches of friends and acquaintances.
10 Years
10 Years (2012)
, 1h40
Directed by Jamie Linden
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Kate Mara, Chris Pratt, Scott Porter, Brian Geraghty
Roles Reeves
Rating60% 3.047253.047253.047253.047253.04725
Jake (Channing Tatum), and his girlfriend Jess (Jenna Dewan) arrive at his high school
Revenge for Jolly!, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs
Roles Cecil
Rating46% 2.3102752.3102752.3102752.3102752.310275
The film reverts 36 hours earlier after a man pulls up at a house and confronts another man at his front door. The tale centers on Harry (Brian Petsos), a freelancer who spends a great deal of time with his beloved female pup, Jolly. Owing a group of people a large amount of money for refusing to do them a favor, he plans to leave town to avoid the debt. One day when he returns home, Jolly is found dead. Stricken with grief and anger, Harry enlists the help of his close cousin Cecil (Oscar Isaac) to find Jolly's murderer, dragging him through a path of destruction.
The Bourne Legacy, 2h15
Directed by Tony Gilroy
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Martial arts films, Road movies, Robot films
Actors Jeremy Lee Renner, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Albert Finney
Roles Outcome #3
Rating65% 3.2967253.2967253.2967253.2967253.296725
The CIA lost trace of Jason Bourne's whereabouts in Moscow six weeks ago. Meanwhile, Aaron Cross is a government operative assigned to Operation Outcome, a Department of Defense black operation program using experimental pills known as "chems" to enhance the physical and mental abilities of their users. Aaron is assigned to Alaska for a training exercise, where he must survive weather extremes and traverse rugged terrain in order to arrive at a remote cabin. The cabin is operated by an exiled Outcome operative, Number Three, who informs Aaron that he has broken the mission record by two days.
Outlaws - For Greater Glory, 2h25
Directed by Dean Wright
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Andy García, Eva Longoria, Eduardo Verástegui, Peter O'Toole, Bruce Greenwood, Oscar Isaac
Roles Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez
Rating65% 3.2517153.2517153.2517153.2517153.251715
The film opens with screen titles describing the anti-Catholic provisions of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Civil war erupts when newly elected Mexican president, Plutarco Elías Calles (Rubén Blades), begins a violent and relentless crackdown against the country's Catholic faithful. The film depicts the carnage by showing churches being set on fire, Catholic priests murdered and countless faithful peasants killed, then having their bodies publicly hang on telegraph poles as a warning to others.
Won't Back Down, 2h1
Directed by Daniel Barnz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films, Films about school violence
Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Holly Hunter, Ned Eisenberg, Oscar Isaac, Rosie Perez
Roles Michael Perry
Rating63% 3.19743.19743.19743.19743.1974
Two determined mothers, a car dealer/bartender (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and a teacher (Viola Davis), look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy and corruption from the teachers' union president (Holly Hunter) and the school's principal (Bill Nunn), they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
Drive
Drive (2011)
, 1h43
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Oscar Isaac
Roles Standard
Rating77% 3.8980953.8980953.8980953.8980953.898095
The unnamed driver (Ryan Gosling), who lives in an Echo Park, Los Angeles apartment, works repairing cars and as a part-time movie double. Managed in both jobs by auto shop owner Shannon (Bryan Cranston), the duo also provides a getaway driver service. With Shannon organizing the events, the driver gives criminals only five minutes to perpetrate robberies and reach his car. After meeting his new neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan), the driver soon becomes close to her and befriends her young son, Benicio (Kaden Leos), while Irene's husband, Standard Gabriel (Oscar Isaac), is in prison. After her husband is freed, Irene still asks the driver to visit them.
Sucker Punch, 1h50
Directed by Zack Snyder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action
Themes Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Lobotomie, Films about virginity
Actors Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino
Roles Blue Jones
Rating61% 3.050783.050783.050783.050783.05078
In the 1960s, a young woman nicknamed Babydoll (Emily Browning) is institutionalized by her abusive widowed stepfather (Gerard Plunkett) at the Lennox House for the Mentally Insane after she is blamed for the death of her younger sister. The stepfather bribes Blue Jones (Oscar Isaac), an asylum orderly, into forging the signature of the asylum's psychiatrist, Dr. Vera Gorski (Carla Gugino), to have Babydoll lobotomized so she cannot inform the authorities of the true circumstances leading to her sister's death. During her admission to the institution, Babydoll takes note of four items that she would need to attempt an escape.
W.E.
W.E. (2011)
, 1h55
Directed by Madonna
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle, David Harbour
Roles Evgeni
Rating62% 3.1017953.1017953.1017953.1017953.101795
Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) is a lonely housewife, living in 1998 in New York City. She is neglected by her doctor husband, William Winthrop (Richard Coyle) and finds solace in the love story of King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy) and his lover, Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough). Wally travels to the Sotheby's auction of the Windsor Estate, showcasing items used by Wallis and Edward in their lifetime, and reminisces about their relationship.