- Born
- Nickname
- Curlz
- Isaac Eshete, oldest of two children, was born in Carlton, Victoria, Australia and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by his grandparents.
Eshete has starred in three of the most critically acclaimed short films noted by Sundance and Tropfest Film Festivals. Isaac played the softhearted, young Lucas in the dramatic TV Movie 'Love again' (2015). He then went on to star as street dancer Glen on 'Crush City Crew, The Movie' (2015).
Isaac successfully took on his first pivotal leading film role when he starred as Lucas Pops in 'Love Again' (2015). The film is account of Lucas's unique personality that helps his friend's parents understand the importance of trust and honesty in their relationship. The cast includes Chloe Babcook and Lini Evans, and was produced by Gerald W. Abrams (Gerald Abrams Productions). It premiered at the 2015 Sundance and Tropfest Film Festivals where it received most Notable Romantic Prize as well as The Card Prize and Audience Award for U.S Dramatic Film. It also screened at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category. The 2015 New York Film Critics Circle honored it with Best First Film and the picture was also chosen as one of the Top Ten Films at the 2015 national Board of Review Awards, where Isaac received the award for Breakthrough Actor.
Isaac stays involved in a lot of theater projects in between Mini Series, Short Films, TV Films. He is currently involved in Melbourne Theatre Company Disney titled 'The Little Mermaid' as Sebastian which is rumored to be playing midst February through to May 2017.
He resides in Melbourne, Australia.- IMDb Mini Biography By: MMLT
- In 2006 he was cast-ed as an extra in the Melbourne based 'Rush' Series. He had such a distinctive and unique look that creators Christopher Lee and John Edwards couldn't use him more than a few times in various scenes. Given his experience and enthusiasm, Isaac was given a featured role with lines, more pay and the chance to portray not one but two characters.
- Appeared on the 2013 Power 100 list for Ebony Magazine.
- Appeared on the Entertainment Weekly List "New Hollywood: Entertainers of the Rise" (2014).
- He is known to be a Taylor Swift fanatic.
- He also makes music in his spare time as he sings, raps, and writes music.
- I was amazed how different life was when I moved to Australia from Ethiopia. I had learnt to quickly appreciate the better life I was given and not take it for granted.
- I always wanted to perform whether it be to do with acting or music. I loved being in front of people and knew I loved by growing up to Michael Jackson and Will Smith as people I loved.
- I enjoyed working on Love Again. Met incredibly talented and funny people. Chloe was a good friend and we got along very quickly after meeting. Rebecca was so down to earth and came to set with so much experience, which was great to feed from and learn something new for myself.
- Dreams are revelations to what life expects from you
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