Ismael Cruz Córdova


Ismael Enrique Cruz Córdova is a Puerto Rican actor who gained national attention for his role as Mando on Sesame Street. Other credits include The Good Wife, In the Blood, Exposed, Ray Donovan, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Mary Queen of Scots, Miss Bala, Settlers, Berlin Station, The Mandalorian episode "Chapter 6: The Prisoner", The Undoing, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities episode "The Dreams in the Witch House", and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
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Early years

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.

Career

Cruz had a role in the Showtime original series Ray Donovan, and in the third season of Berlin Station, as Rafael Torres, an SOG operative.
He plays the elf Arondir in the TV series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, released in September 2022 on Amazon Prime.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Stray BulletGatillo
2012White AlligatorAlejandro
2012La EdwinJohnnyShort film
2013ChaserIanShort film
2014La LoteriaAugustoShort film
2014In the BloodManny
2014The Golden RecordEliShort film
2015Simple Little LivesHenry
2016Exposed
2016The PastorNetto
2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkHolliday
2018Mary Queen of ScotsDavid Rizzio
2019Miss Bala
2021SettlersJerry
2023FinestkindCosta
2025The PickupMiguel
2026The Bluff T.H. BoddenPost-production
2026Verity CoreyPost-production
TBAHe Bled Neon Post-production