Oscar Martinez

Oscar Martinez is a fictional character in the US mockumentary-style television series The Office. His counterpart in the British iteration of the show is accountant Oliver. Oscar appears in 176 of 188 episodes and is portrayed by Oscar Nunez. Character Personality Oscar is known for being an intellectual, rational, and quietly efficient worker in the office. He refers to himself as being in the "Coalition for Reason" with co-workers Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer), and Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein). Considered to be a know-it-all by many of his co-workers, Oscar is frequently exasperated by the antics of the office, though he often joins Kevin Malone in antagonizing uptight Angela Martin. Biography Oscar Martinez has been an accountant at the Scranton branch office of Dunder Mifflin since 1999. In the first season episode "Diversity Day", he is revealed to have been the son of Mexican parents who immigrated to the United States one year before he was born. A gay man, he is outed by Michael Scott in the third season premiere, Gay Witch Hunt. Nunez explained in a 2008 interview that the character feels amusement, pity, and hatred towards Michael.