Ismael Enrique Cruz Córdova (born April 7, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actor who gained national attention for his role as Mando on ''

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''. Other credits include ''

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'' (2011), '' In the Blood'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016), ''

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'' (2016), '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' (2016), ''

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'' (2018), '' Miss Bala'' (2019), ''

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'' (2021), '' Berlin Station'' (2018), ''

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'' episode " Chapter 6: The Prisoner" (2019), ''

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'' (2020), ''

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'' episode "

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" (2022), and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022–present).

Early years

Cruz Córdova transferred to and attended

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...

and was a

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for a freshman dormitory in his senior year.

Career

Cruz had a role in the Showtime original series ''

'', 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

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people 1987 births People from Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican male television actors Puerto Rican people of African descent {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub