Oscar Isaac Biography

Fast Facts

• Started putting on plays with his sister in their family's backyard when he was just 4 years old
• Dropped his last name, Hernandez, to avoid being typecast as Hispanic characters
• Is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the punk band the Blinking Underdogs, which has played on the Vans Warped Tour and opened for Green Day
• Cowrote and performed the music in the Juilliard School production of American Occupation
• Made his feature-film debut in the 2002 Ice Cube action comedy All About the Benjamins
• Was the recipient of the Grace LeVine Theater Award at the 2004 Princess Grace Awards, which honor young talents in theater, film and dance
• Starred as Joseph in the 2006 Biblical film The Nativity Story; as a child, he once played a shepherd in a church nativity play