Oscar Isaac: who is the actor behind Star Wars 7's Poe Dameron?

Isaac has admitted that he nearly vomited the first time he got behind the controls of the X-Wing

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Poe Dameron in his X-wing.

Born in Guatemala in 1979, Oscar Isaac grew up in Miami, Florida. He recalls a "very Christian" upbringing in an evangelical Protestant family, and says he spent his youth living a "straight edge" lifestyle.

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