Ismael Cruz Córdova | |
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Born | Ismael Enrique Cruz Córdova April 7, 1987 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2003–present |
Ismael Enrique Cruz Córdova (born April 7, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actor[1] who gained national attention for his role as Mando on Sesame Street. Other credits include The Good Wife (2011), In the Blood (2014), Exposed (2016), Ray Donovan (2016), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Miss Bala (2019), Settlers (2021), Berlin Station (2018), The Mandalorian episode: "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" (2019), The Undoing (2020), Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities episode: "The Dreams in the Witch House" (2022), and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022–present).
Cruz Córdova transferred to and attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts and was a resident assistant for a freshman dormitory in his senior year. [2]
Cruz had a role in the Showtime original series Ray Donovan,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and in the third season of Berlin Station, as Rafael Torres, an SOG operative.[10]
He plays the elf Arondir in the TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,[10] released in September 2022 on Amazon Prime.[11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Stray Bullet | 2003 | Gatillo | |
White Alligator | 2012 | Alejandro | |
La Edwin | 2012 | Johnny | Short film |
Chaser | 2013 | Ian | Short film |
La Loteria | 2014 | Augusto | Short film |
In the Blood | 2014 | Manny[12] | |
The Golden Record | 2014 | Eli | Short film |
Simple Little Lives | 2015 | Henry | |
Exposed | 2016 | Jose De La Cruz | |
The Pastor | 2016 | Netto | |
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | 2016 | Holliday | |
Mary Queen of Scots | 2018 | David Rizzio | |
Miss Bala | 2019 | Lino Esparza | |
Settlers | 2021 | Jerry | |
Finestkind | 2023 | Costa | |
The Pickup † | TBA | TBA | Post-production |
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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El Cuerpo del Delito | 2005 | Manny | Television film |
The Good Wife | 2011 | Jimmy Patrick | 5 episodes |
Little Children, Big Challenges | 2012–13 | Mando | 2 episodes |
Sesame Street | 2013–14 | Mando | 12 episodes |
Ray Donovan | 2016 | Hector Campos | Recurring role, season 4; 10 episodes |
Divorce | 2016 | Clerk | Episode: "Mediation" |
Citizen | 2016 | Chris Martinez | 1 episode |
The Catch | 2017 | The Hammer | 3 episodes |
Berlin Station | 2018 | Rafael Torres | Main role, season 3 |
The Mandalorian | 2019 | Qin | Episode: "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" |
The Undoing | 2020 | Fernando Alves | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 2022–present | Arondir | Main role |
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | 2022 | Frank | Episode: "The Dreams in the Witch House" |