He has appeared in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy as X-wing pilot Poe Dameron, and in "" (2016) as the titular mutant supervillain Apocalypse. He also headlined the 2015 HBO miniseries "Show Me a Hero" as politician Nick Wasicsko, which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. In 2016, "Time" named Isaac one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual "Time 100" list. In 2017, Isaac was described as the "best dang actor of his generation" by "Vanity Fair". In 2020, "The New York Times" ranked him #14 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.