Oscar Nuñez
Biography
Oscar Nuñez is an American actor and comedian best known as Oscar Martínez, the accountant he played on NBC's The Office and revisited in the spinoff The Paper. He was born in Colón, Cuba, and raised in the United States. Early in his career he spent time in New York, where he performed with the comedy troupe The Shock of the Funny for more than 300 shows and also took the stage in Washington, D.C. After relocating to Los Angeles in the mid 1990s, he joined the Groundlings and later became a regular on The Office. His awards include two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Daytime Emmy for The Office: The Accountants, and a Primetime Emmy nomination. He created and co-starred in Comedy Central's Halfway Home and appeared in Benched and Mr. Iglesias. His film appearances include When Do We Eat? (2005) and The Proposal (2009), and he began reprising his Office role on The Paper in 2025.
67years old
Turns 68 on November 18in 8 days
- Born Colón
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
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A change of course
Before acting, Nunez trained as a dental technician at the Magna Institute of Dental Technology and became certified in that field.
First role
Nunez began his comedy career in New York, performing more than 300 shows with the theater company The Shock of the Funny.
Behind the camera
On the Comedy Central series Halfway Home, Nunez served as creator and executive producer, and he also acted in the show as Eulogio Pla.
Oscar Nuñez movies on Netflix
Miss You, Love Youas Minister
The Long Gameas Tomás Guerra
Dashing Through the Snowas Conrad Harf
A Christmas Mysteryas Glenn Martin
Disenchantedas Edgar
Raymond & Rayas Mendez
The Lost Cityas Oscar
DriverXas Julio
Baywatchas Councilman Rodriguez
Miss Stevensas Principal Alvarez
The 33as Yonni Barrios
Looking for Mr. Rightas Frank
Tellas Father Jack
Without Menas Priest Rafael
Fred: The Movieas Lorenzo
The Proposalas Ramone
Beethoven's Big Breakas Tick
When Do We Eat?as Santa Designer
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sandra Bullock2 films together, 2009 to 2022
Sandra Bullock's page The Lost City2022IMDb rating 6.1Nuñez as OscarBullock as Loretta Sage / Angela
The Proposal2009IMDb rating 6.8Nuñez as RamoneBullock as Margaret Tate
Alan Tudyk2 films together, 2014 to 2022
Alan Tudyk's page Disenchanted2022IMDb rating 5.6Nuñez as EdgarTudyk as Scrollvoice
Tell2014IMDb rating 5.6Nuñez as Father JackTudyk as Morton
Rob Huebel2 films together, 2016 to 2017
Rob Huebel's page Baywatch2017IMDb rating 5.5Nuñez as Councilman RodriguezHuebel as Captain Thorpe
Miss Stevens2016IMDb rating 6.5Nuñez as Principal AlvarezHuebel as Walter
Kate del Castillo2 films together, 2011 to 2015
Kate del Castillo's page The 332015IMDb rating 6.9Nuñez as Yonni BarriosCastillo as Katty Valdivia
Without Men2011IMDb rating 3.3Nuñez as Priest RafaelCastillo as Cleotilde
Box office
What Oscar Nuñez's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$717 million
6 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 6 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$317M44.2% of the total
- 2$193M26.9% of the total
- 3$178M24.8% of the total
- 4$28M3.9% of the total
- 5$1.3M0.2% of the total
- 6$5K0.0% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2007 to 2008, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2008 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Office | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Office | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.









