Oscar Isaac, a Guatemalan-American actor widely recognized for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. In 2017 Vanity Fair called him the best actor of his generation, while The New York Times named him one of the top 25 performers of the 21st century in 2020.
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Who is Oscar Isaac
Born on March 9, 1979, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to a Cuban father, Oscar Gonzalo Hernandez-Cano, a pulmonologist, and a Guatemalan mother, María Eugenia Estrada Nicolle. His real full birth name is Oscar Isaac Hernandez Estrada.
When Isaac was five months old, his family emigrated to the US. They moved about the nation repeatedly, residing in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Miami where they eventually settled.
Isaac was enrolled in a private elementary school Westminster Christian School in southern Florida. Isaac created a home movie called The Avenger around the age of 10, and he played two characters in it. In the fifth grade, he composed his first play, which starred a dubious platypus and was based on the biblical account of Noah’s Ark. At the age of 14, Isaac attended Santaluces Community High School and graduated in 1998.
Isaac holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Julliard, in 2005.
Career
While living in Miami, Oscar started acting in local plays. He started getting roles in the middle of the 1990s and made his debut in the Illtown, a criminal thriller. In the middle of the 2000s, Isaac also starred in films like All About the Benjamins and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Following his casting as Poe Dameron in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Oscar Isaac gained enormous recognition in the film business during the 2010s. Furthermore, in the 2016 X-Men movie X-Men: Apocalypse, Oscar played the main antagonist.
Additionally, Oscar Isaac was recognized for his remarkable performance in the film Balibo by being nominated Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Australian Film Institute Awards. Additionally, Oscar had appearances in the films 10 Years, W.E., Drive, Robin Hood, and Che.
How Tall is the American Actor: Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac’s height in feet is 5’7″, in meters is 1.74 m, and in centimeters he is 174 cm.