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He may play an unhappily married man inScenes From a Marriage, but in real life,Oscar Isaachas been happily wed to Danish filmmaker Elvira Lind since 2017.
The couple tied the knot after five years of dating, with Isaac later tellingGQ Stylehe proposed “for tons of reasons.”
Lind and Isaac have collaborated a handful of times over the years, most recently on Lind’s Oscar-nominated short filmThe Letter Room,which stars her husband. They’ve also welcomed two sons, Eugene and Mads, in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
From Isaac acting like a “weirdo” at the party where they first met to their Met Gala debut 10 years later, here is a complete timeline of Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind’s romance.
2012: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind first meet at a party
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TheDunestar and the filmmaker haven’t publicly confirmed the details of their initial meeting, but Isaac seemingly referenced it in an interview withNPRin December 2013.
“I went to a party, and I was forced to be at this party, and I went dressed as Llewyn,” he said, noting that he was attempting method acting while preparing for 2013’sInside Llewyn Davis.“It was a month before shooting. And then I was sitting in the corner just eating. I was the only person eating at the party. And this girl who ended up, she’s a documentary filmmaker, so obviously she spotted the weirdo and went directly to that one. And [she] sat with me and talked to me for a long time. I guess she liked the whole thing.”
2012:Elvira Lind films OscarIsaac’s performance in New York City
Isaac collaborated with a fellow Julliard graduate, dancer Bobbi Jene Smith, in a performance piece calledArrowedin 2012. Lind filmed the performance from the audience and posted the piece on Vimeo, according toVogue, which referred to Lind as “Isaac’s then-girlfriend, now-wife” in an interview, confirming their romance timeline. The experience inspired Lind to begin a correspondence with Smith, which in turn sparked a three-year documentary (Bobbi Jene) that took home the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival’s best documentary feature, among other top prizes.
2013: Elvira Lind directs Oscar Isaac for the first time in herStaircase Sessionsseries
The actor next appeared in several of Lind’sStaircase Sessions, a project which featured musicians performing “a song they love in their staircase.” Explaining her decision to film in staircases, Lind wrote on her website that they are “not the easiest environment to create beauty but a good challenge to explore the rawness of the performances.” She filmed Isaac performing a Bob Dylan song in Brooklyn, among other videos.
2016: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind make their red carpet debut at the Golden Globes
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February 2017: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind tie the knot
The pair said “I do” in an intimate ceremony after five years together in early 2017. The exact timing hasn’t been publicly confirmed — while Isaac latertoldGQ Stylethat they wed in March, Lind’s 5-yearanniversary tributewas posted on Instagram in February 2022, seemingly marking their special day as a bit earlier.
March 28, 2017: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind are expecting their first child together
April 2017: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind welcome their first child together
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In April 2017, the pair became first-time parents when theywelcomed son Eugene. Their little one’s moniker holds a special significance: it pays tribute to Isaac’s late mother, whose middle name was Eugenia. She died in February, two months before the arrival of her grandson.
2018: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind jet off for a belated honeymoon
With Lind’s due date so soon after their nuptials, the couple waited nearly a year before taking their honeymoon. Eventually, they enjoyed a tropical getaway in the Caribbean in early 2018, according to aGQ Styleprofile on Isaac that February.
February 14, 2018: Oscar Isaac talks being a new dad onJimmy Kimmel
Referring to it as a “death trap,” he explained, “Everything was floor level. I had speakers that, if you just touched the stand, they would fall over. So my wife was like, ‘You have to get rid of those speakers.’ And I was like, ‘I can’t. These are my speakers!’ And she was like, ‘Well, at least you’ve got to secure them,’ and I was like, ‘They’re supposed to be floating! If not, it affects the sound.’ "
February 20, 2018: Oscar Isaac opens up toGQ Styleabout his and Elvira Lind’s decision to marry
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In his cover story forGQ Style, theEx Machinastar revealed there were"tons of reasons” why he proposedto Lind.
“[Elvira]’s Danish — she’s not a citizen, and she was very pregnant and there was an element of figuring out, ‘Well, where are we going to be?’ And us wanting to be a family unit a bit more,” he began.
“But, you know, at the time, right before it happened, my mom was ill, and so I saw [Elvira] carrying my child, bathing my sick mom — seeing her do that, I just thought, ‘I want to be with this person forever and ever,’ " added Isaac.
“I just wanted to take that extra step as well. And so my mom passed in February and we got married in March and our son was born in April. It was a wild year,” Isaac said. “I think I’ll be processing it for the rest of my life.”
October 2019: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind welcome their second child together
December 16, 2019: Elvira Lind supports Oscar Isaac at theStar Wars: The Ride of Skywalkerpremiere
February 10, 2020: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind attend the Oscars
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June 16, 2020: Elvira Lind shares a sweet tribute to Oscar Isaac on social media
Lind shared a heartfelt thank you to her husband for their collaboration on her 2020 short filmThe Letter Room, in which Isaac starred.
“To my talented husband. Thank you for letting me put you in a fat suit during a Summer heat wave. Thank you for trusting me to direct you while I was 7 months pregnant. I know that wasn’t always easy,” she wroteon Instagram, sharing a photo of the duo on set.
“Thank you for encouraging me and showing up and doing absolute magic like you always do. And thank you for growing the most impressive moustache I have ever seen. You are the funniest man I know. I love you more than any words can explain on social media. I am very happy we got to make this together - (and stayed married after). #TheLetterRoom@madgenemedia #shortfilm #awesomehusband (photos@lishaweth).”
November 9, 2020: Elvira Lind releasesThe Letter Room, starring Oscar Isaac
November 13, 2020: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind launch their own production company, Mad Gene Media
In late 2020, the couple launched their own production company,Mad Gene Media, which is a home for “podcasts, shorts, docs, fiction and graphic novels in the making,” as Lind announcedon Instagram. The company is named after their two sons, Eugene and Mads.
September 6, 2021: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind attend the Venice Film Festival together — where his viral moment with costar Jessica Chastain makes headlines
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“We’re acting, but also Oscar and I have been friends — we went to college together — so we’ve been friends more than half of our lives,” Chastain toldTodayof the inner-arm kiss they shared on the red carpet.
Meanwhile, Lind looked on in good humor from a few feet away as the costars posed together.
February 28, 2022: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards together
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February 23, 2022: Elvira Lind celebrates five years of marriage to her “handsome fella”
The filmmaker shared a sweet tribute to her husband in honor of their fifth wedding anniversary on Feb. 23, 2022. “5 Years of being married to this handsome fella,” she wrote alongsidea throwback photoof the newlyweds sharing a kiss on their wedding day, tagging two of the couple’s friends — who made up nearly half of the 5-person wedding party — and thanking them for their participation.
May 2, 2022: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind attend the Met Gala together
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For the couple’s first-ever Met Gala, they “aggressively coordinated” in black-and-white Thom Browne ensembles, with Isaac in a tailored black dress that looked like a tailcoat and Lind in a suit. In a behind-the-scenes video forVanity Fair,the pair got ready for their “extravagant date night” and shared their enthusiasm for “playing around with the idea of who’s supposed to wear a dress and who’s supposed to wear a suit.”
September 13, 2022: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind attend the 2022 Emmys
Lind shared photoson Instagramof her and Isaac posing in their Emmys ensembles. Her carousel post included pictures of the couple standing outside, with the filmmaker in a ruffled floral gown and theMoon Knightactor in a tuxedo.
October 28, 2022: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind celebrate her birthday together
Lind and Isaac marked the filmmaker’s birthday with a boat ride in N.Y.C. She shared photos from the excursionon Instagram, including one of Isaac leaning into her while she cupped his face with one hand and held up a rendering of an eye with the other.
“Thanks for all the sweet Birthday wishes today ✨warms my heart. I got celebrated a day early and feel loved and very grateful,” Lind wrote in the caption.
December 8, 2022: Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind attend a Museum of Modern Art event in New York City
Isaac and Lind attended a MoMA event honoring filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. TheScenes from a Marriagestar looked handsome in a purple suit, while Lind wowed in a plunging black-and-white Chanel dress.
February 23, 2023: Elvira Lind supports Oscar Isaac at the opening ofThe Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
The Off-Broadway play, which stars Isaac andRachel Brosnahan, opened at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in N.Y.C. The big night also doubled as a sixth wedding anniversary celebration for Lind and Isaac. In honor of the milestone, the couple walked the red carpet in matching ZEGNA suits.
September 7, 2023: Elvira Lind and Oscar Isaac attend the Soho House Awards
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