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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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  1. 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.

  2. First role

    Nunez began his comedy career in New York, performing more than 300 shows with the theater company The Shock of the Funny.

  3. 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

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Proposal2009 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Ramone

    IMDb rating 6.8404K votes

  2. The Lost City2022 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Oscar

    IMDb rating 6.1179K votes

  3. Baywatch2017as Councilman Rodriguez

    IMDb rating 5.5222K votes

  4. Miss Stevens2016as Principal Alvarez

    IMDb rating 6.58.4K votes

  5. Disenchanted2022as Edgar

    IMDb rating 5.630K votes

  6. The Long Game2024as Tomás Guerra

    IMDb rating 6.78.7K votes

  7. Dashing Through the Snow2023as Conrad Harf

    IMDb rating 5.64.4K votes

  8. Without Men2011as Priest Rafael

    IMDb rating 3.31.9K votes

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.

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Films together

  • Sandra Bullock2 films together, 2009 to 2022
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    • 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
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    • Disenchanted2022IMDb rating 5.6Nuñez as EdgarTudyk as Scrollvoice
    • Tell2014IMDb rating 5.6Nuñez as Father JackTudyk as Morton
  • Rob Huebel2 films together, 2016 to 2017
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    • 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.

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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

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Proposal2009as Ramone
    $317M44.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Lost City2022as Oscar
    $193M26.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Baywatch2017as Councilman Rodriguez
    $178M24.8% of the total
  4. 4
    The 332015as Yonni Barrios
    $28M3.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Fred: The Movie2010as Lorenzo
    $1.3M0.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Miss Stevens2016as Principal Alvarez
    $5K0.0% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2007 to 2008, two of them major.

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Oscar Nuñez's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2008Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe OfficeWon
2007Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe OfficeWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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