Isaías Badilla
- Known for
- Acting
Isaías Badilla is a Costa Rican-American actor and filmmaker. He trained at the Taller Nacional de Teatro in Costa Rica and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. As an actor, he has appeared in films that have screened at international festivals including the Tribeca Festival (world premiere), the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Short Film Market Picks), the Festival de Málaga, the Austin Film Festival, and the Miami Film Festival, where the film received the Best International Short Film award, among others. His theatre credits include work with the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Teatro LATEA, The Tank, and the American Theater of Actors. Internationally, he appeared as Connor Murphy in Querido Evan (Dear Evan Hansen). In 2024, he co-founded Purple Duck LLC, an independent production company through which he develops, writes, and directs film projects, including a recent 16mm piece exploring the experiences of immigrant artists in New York City.
Filmography
- Last Trip to Shibumi
Last Trip to Shibumi TBA
Director
- Strangers
Strangers TBA
as Peter
- Second Avenue
Second Avenue TBA
as Jairo
- The Act of Seeing
The Act of Seeing TBA
as Operator
- A Yarn.
A Yarn. TBA
as Dante
B for Boys 2026
as Simon
The Other Woman 2025
Actor
Threnody 2024
as Subway Man, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
This Whole Thing Was Improvised 2023
Director, Cinematography
Good Mourning 2023
as Carlos
Homesick 2022
Director, Cinematography
Ñaños 2022
as Diego
Winter Dance 2022
Cinematography, Director
West Side Story 2021
as Pachanga Dancer
Ghosts 2021
Director, Cinematography
Farewell 2018
Producer
Un Regalo Esencial 2018
as Josué
Vertigo 2018
as Fede, Producer
Stigma 2018
Producer
III 2017
Actor, Producer
Introspection 2017
Producer
Solitude 2017
Producer
Lightning Falls Behind 2017
as Comprador
Credits from TMDB.