2013
Sesame Street
He plays Mando in the family programme.
FLM.REDISMAEL CRUZ
CORDOVA
อิสมาเอล ครูซ กอร์โดวา
From Sesame Street to Middle-earth
A Puerto Rican actor whose roles span family television, fantasy and film.
Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Building a path across different worlds
Ismael Cruz Córdova is a Puerto Rican actor who grew up in Aguas Buenas. In an interview, he described watching Sesame Street as a child; he later joined the programme as Mando, bringing his own experience to a show he had known from home.
His screen work includes Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and The Mandalorian. In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022), he plays Arondir, a Silvan Elf assigned to watch over the Southlands. Amazon’s character guide identifies the role within the series’ adaptation of Middle-earth.
In Verity (2026), he plays Corey alongside a cast including Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett. The film selection below comes from the FLM.RED catalogue and is not a complete filmography.
Selected screen roles
2022
The Rings of Power
He plays the Silvan Elf Arondir.
2026
Verity
He appears as Corey.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Amazon — The Rings of Power cast
- Oprah Daily — interview
- Rotten Tomatoes — Verity cast
- IMDb — Ismael Cruz Cordova
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.