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Oscar Isaac

Actor and producer · Born March 9, 1979 (47) · Guatemala City, Guatemala

Golden Globe winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is an American actor. Recognized for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. He was named the best actor of his generation by Vanity Fair in 2017 and one of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century by The New York Times in 2020. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2016, he featured on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Born in Guatemala, Isaac moved with his family to the United States as an infant. As a teenager, he joined a punk band, acted in plays and made his film debut in a minor role. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Isaac was a character actor in films for much of the 2000s. His first major role was that of Joseph in the biblical drama The Nativity Story (2006), and he won an AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying political leader José Ramos-Horta in the Australian film Balibo (2009). After gaining recognition for playing supporting parts in Robin Hood (2010) and Drive (2011), Isaac had his breakthrough with the eponymous role of a singer in the musical drama Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination. 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 the role of Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019). Isaac starred in the historical drama Operation Finale (2018)—which marked his first venture into production—the science fiction films Annihilation (2018), Dune (2021), and Frankenstein (2025), the crime drama The Card Counter (2021), and the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). On television, Isaac was the lead in three miniseries: Show Me a Hero (2015), in which his portrayal of Nick Wasicsko won him a Golden Globe Award, Scenes from a Marriage (2021), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Moon Knight (2022). His stage work includes title roles in Romeo and Juliet (2007), Hamlet (2017) and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Isaac, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 9, 1979 (47)
From
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

What are Oscar Isaac's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
17%
Bonds
13%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Ideas
10%
Identity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 10 · Dark 27

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 16

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 10 · Intense 32

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 11

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 14

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 22

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 40 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 40
Shadow
8 of 40
Ally
7 of 40
Trickster
5 of 40
Mentor
5 of 40
Shapeshifter
4 of 40
Threshold guardian
1 of 40
Show the 40 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
24
Contemplative
20
Dread
12
Hopeful
13
Other
45

How their films linger

Bittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous11
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Oscar Isaac's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oscar Isaac's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 40 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse(2027)

    as Miguel O'Hara (voice)

  • In the Hand of Dante(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Nick / Dante

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2025)

    as Victor Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • King Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Poe Dameron

  • The King of Kings(2025)

    as Jesus Christ (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Apprentice(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023)

    as Miguel O'Hara (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Beef(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Joshua Martín

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Movie Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Self · as Sydney Pollack (voice)

  • Moon Knight(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight / Mr. Knight

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Big Gold Brick(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Anselm

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Moon Knight (archive footage)

  • The Addams Family 2(2021)

    as Gomez Addams (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dune(2021)

    as Duke Leto Atreides

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Scenes from a Marriage(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jonathan Levy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Card Counter(2021)

    as William Tell

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Moon Knight (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Legend of Destruction(2021)

    as Ben Batich

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A World of Calm(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Antigone in Ferguson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Creon

  • The Oedipus Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Oedipus

  • The Letter Room(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Richard

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Beirut: An MCC Virtual TV Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Torch

  • Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

    as Poe Dameron

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Addams Family(2019)

    as Gomez Addams (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Triple Frontier(2019)

    as Santiago 'Pope' Garcia

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse(2018)

    as Interesting Person #1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • At Eternity's Gate(2018)

    as Paul Gauguin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Resistance(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Poe Dameron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Life Itself(2018)

    as Will Dempsey

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Operation Finale(2018)

    Producer · as Peter Malkin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Annihilation(2018)

    as Kane

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Force of Sound: Creating Sounds in a Galaxy Far, Far Away(2018)

    as Poe Dameron (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as Poe Dameron

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Suburbicon(2017)

    as Bud Cooper

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Promise(2016)

    as Mikael Boghosian

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Lightningface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Basil Stitt

  • X-Men: Apocalypse(2016)

    as En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mojave(2015)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as Poe Dameron

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Show Me a Hero(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nick Wasicsko

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Ex Machina(2014)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Most Violent Year(2014)

    as Abel Morales

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ticky Tacky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lucien

  • The Two Faces of January(2014)

    as Rydal Keener

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • In Secret(2013)

    as Laurent LeClaire

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Gravity - Trentemøller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mr. Carpool

  • Making a Scene | 11 Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)

    as Llewyn Davis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Won't Back Down(2012)

    as Michael Perry

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 10 Years(2011)

    as Reeves

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    as Outcome #3

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Revenge for Jolly!(2012)

    as Cecil

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada(2012)

    as Victoriano 'El Catorce' Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Drive(2011)

    as Standard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • W.E.(2011)

    as Evgeni

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sucker Punch(2011)

    as Blue Jones

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood(2010)

    as Prince John

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Balibo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jose Ramos-Horta

  • Agora(2009)

    as Orestes

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Body of Lies(2008)

    as Bassam

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part One(2008)

    as U.N. Interpreter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Life Before Her Eyes(2007)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Nativity Story(2006)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pu-239(2006)

    as Shiv

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lenny the Wonder Dog(2005)

    as Fartman

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • All About the Benjamins(2002)

    as Francesco

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie Paulson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Crew(2000)

    as Pal in Restaurant Kitchen

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Illtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pool Boy

  • Broken Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Hippies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Henry David Thoreau

  • London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • The Roman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert 'Bobby Red' Redman

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 69 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

$2.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19962026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 34 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 75: 64 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing10 of 75: 2 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 75: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

75 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s35 · 35 acting · 1 crew2020s22 · 20 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 26% of 46 roles
00101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe from 11 major nominations, 2014–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
  3. 2016
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Song
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Oscar Isaac's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of the 49 of 50 with a score; across their 48 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 48

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

The Promise (2016)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Oscar Isaac's work okay for kids?

Across up to 39 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore34 titles39–86 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity39 titles9–56 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity33 titles15–76 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs33 titles11–43 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense34 titles32–80 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Oscar Isaac work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oscar Isaac's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mark Hamill shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles