In 2015, Isaac portrayed Nathan Hamlet Bateman in the science fiction film "Ex Machina" and starred in the 6-episode HBO miniseries "Show Me a Hero", receiving universal critical acclaim and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance as politician Nick Wasicsko. Isaac co-starred in the epic space opera film ', released on December 18, 2015, playing Poe Dameron, an X-wing pilot. He reprised the role in ', released on December 15, 2017, and in "" (2019), the final film in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy.