Oscar Isaac
Born	Oscar Isaac Hernandez[1] January 5, 1980 (1980-01-05) (age 29)
Years active	2002 - present

Oscar Isaac (born Oscar Isaac Hernandez; January 5, 1980) is a Guatemalan actor.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Isaac was born in Guatemala to a Cuban father and a Guatemalan mother but was raised in Miami, Florida. He is also of French, Israeli, and other European descent. While in Miami, he played lead guitar and sang vocals for his band "The Blinking Underdogs". He has described his evangelical upbringing as "very Christian".^[2][3]

[edit] Career

He graduated from Juilliard School in 2005. Isaac's first major film role is as Joseph opposite Keisha Castle-Hughes in the film The Nativity Story. He also had a small role in All About the Benjamins and the Che Guevara biopic Guerrilla. In addition to movie appearances, he made an appearance in the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Additionally, he appeared as Romeo in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park performance of Romeo and Juliet and in in the Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" revival of Two Gentlemen of Verona.^[4]

[edit] Filmography

• All About the Benjamins (2002) -
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006) (TV Series)
• The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2006)
• Numbers (2004-)(TV Series)
• The Nativity Story (2006)
• The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
• Che: Part One (2008) - Interpreter
• Body of Lies (2008) - Bassam
• Balibo (2009) - José Ramos Horta
• Agora (2009) - Orestes
• Robin Hood (2010) - King John
• Sucker Punch (2011)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Oscar Isaac at the Internet Movie Database
• Oscar Isaac Q&A 2006 interview at BroadwayWorld.com

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