# Isa Briones
**Isa Briones** is the stage name of Isabella Camille Briones, an American and British actress and singer born in London in 1999, known for playing Soji in *Star Trek: Picard*, Margot in *Goosebumps*, and Dr. [Trinity Santos](https://www.edgepedia.org/trinity-santos) in the [HBO Max](https://www.edgepedia.org/hbo-max) medical drama *The Pitt*[1](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm2976800/bio/) • [2](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-459569/). She is of Swedish, Irish, and Filipino descent[1](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm2976800/bio/), and comes from a family of working performers: her father is the Filipino actor [Jon Jon Briones](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-jon-briones), her mother is the musical theater actor Megan Johnson Briones, and her younger brother Teo Briones is also an actor[3](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Isabella Camille Briones[1](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm2976800/bio/) |
| Born | 1999, London, England[1](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm2976800/bio/) |
| Nationality / heritage | American and British; Swedish, Irish, and Filipino descent[2](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-459569/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm2976800/bio/) |
| Breakthrough TV roles | Soji and Dahj in *Star Trek: Picard* (2020); Margot in *Goosebumps* (2023)[4](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-459569/filmografia/) |
| Signature role | Dr. Trinity Santos, a second-year resident in *The Pitt* (2025– ), on HBO Max[5](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-pitt-star-isa-briones-sounds-off-on-fing-disrespectful-fans/) |
| Broadway debut | Eurydice in *Hadestown* (2024), on stage alongside her father, Jon Jon Briones, as Hermes[3](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a) |
| Stage award | 2018 Los Angeles Ovation Award for playing Natalie in *Next to Normal* at East West Players[6](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/144888/fil-am-actress-isa-briones-joins-cast-of-new-star-trek-spin-off-a748-20190727) |
## Early life and family
Briones was born in London in 1999, at the time her father was closing the original West End production of *Miss Saigon*[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/bww-interview-isa-briones-opens-up-about-next-to-normal-20160819). Jon Jon Briones began in the ensemble of that 1989 London production and later rose to playing the Engineer, a role he performed in a 2014 West End revival and in his 2017 Broadway debut, earning an Olivier Award nomination[3](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a). Megan and Jon Jon met while performing in *Miss Saigon*[3](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a).
Briones began working as a model in New York at the age of three[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/bww-interview-isa-briones-opens-up-about-next-to-normal-20160819) • [2](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-459569/). Her parents toured with *Miss Saigon* through Asian, US, and UK productions during her early childhood, and the family settled in Los Angeles in 2006, and she began acting professionally in film and television[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/bww-interview-isa-briones-opens-up-about-next-to-normal-20160819). She studied at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts[2](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-459569/). She has said she decided to commit to musical theater after watching her father perform in the 2014 West End revival of *Miss Saigon*[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/bww-interview-isa-briones-opens-up-about-next-to-normal-20160819).
## Stage career
Her early professional theater work came in Los Angeles. She played Natalie in *Next to Normal* at East West Players, a Los Angeles-based theater company, and won a 2018 Ovation Award for the role[6](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/144888/fil-am-actress-isa-briones-joins-cast-of-new-star-trek-spin-off-a748-20190727). She joined the first national touring company of *Hamilton* in early 2018, playing the dual roles of [Peggy Schuyler](https://www.edgepedia.org/peggy-schuyler) and [Maria Reynolds](https://www.edgepedia.org/maria-reynolds) and understudying Eliza Schuyler-Hamilton[6](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/144888/fil-am-actress-isa-briones-joins-cast-of-new-star-trek-spin-off-a748-20190727) • [8](https://www.atbpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OutsideInMakesItSoPicard.pdf).
**Broadway debut.** In March 2024 Briones made her Broadway debut as Eurydice in *Hadestown*, the 2019 Tony Award-winning musical about the underworld; her father joined the same cast as Hermes, the narrator[3](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a). It was the first time the two had shared a stage, though they had nearly crossed paths before: Jon Jon appeared in *Star Trek: Picard* without his daughter in those episodes, and they finally shared screen time when he had a recurring role in *The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story* and Isa played his daughter briefly[3](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a).
## Television and film
Briones' early screen work included the film *[Takers](https://www.edgepedia.org/takers)* (2010), in which she played Sunday, Matt Dillon's character's daughter, and the film *Lonely Boy* (2013)[2](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-459569/) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/bww-interview-isa-briones-opens-up-about-next-to-normal-20160819) • [4](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-459569/filmografia/). Her television profile rose with *Star Trek: Picard* (2020), in which she played the android twins Dahj and Soji, and *The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story* (2018), in the role of Elena Cunanan[4](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-459569/filmografia/).
In 2023 she played Margot in the Disney+ series *Goosebumps*, which filmed in Vancouver for six months; she described it as the first project she had shot outside Los Angeles[9](https://edition.pagesuite.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=8bab4dea-368e-443d-bdc8-c089feaa2722).
## The Pitt
Briones plays Dr. Trinity Santos, a second-year emergency medicine resident, in *The Pitt*, the Emmy Award-winning HBO Max medical drama set in a [Pittsburgh](https://www.edgepedia.org/pittsburgh) hospital emergency department[5](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-pitt-star-isa-briones-sounds-off-on-fing-disrespectful-fans/) • [10](https://vmagazine.com/article/dancing-through-life-and-around-a-gurney-with-isa-briones/). The first season premiered in 2025, and the second season premiered on January 8, 2026; the series has been renewed for a third season, which Briones was preparing to film in Los Angeles[10](https://vmagazine.com/article/dancing-through-life-and-around-a-gurney-with-isa-briones/) • [11](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Isa-Briones-Says-Starring-on-Broadway-is-Different-Now-After-THE-PITT-20260515).
She has said the character is deliberately not instantly likable. "I like that she didn't need to be liked," Briones told The Philippine Star, describing Santos as a more layered and polarizing figure than her earlier roles[12](https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2026/04/17/2521447/isa-briones-how-the-pitt-changed-how-she-sees-mental-health). In the second-season finale, Santos and Dr. Mel King, played by Taylor Dearden, sing a karaoke duet of [Alanis Morissette](https://www.edgepedia.org/alanis-morissette)'s "[You Oughta Know](https://www.edgepedia.org/you-oughta-know)"; creator R. Scott Gemmill added the scene late and left the song choice to the two actors[5](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-pitt-star-isa-briones-sounds-off-on-fing-disrespectful-fans/).
She landed the role while still performing eight shows a week in *Hadestown*, auditioning through self-tapes[13](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/isa-briones-the-pitt-just-in-time-interview-80208/). Her preparation for the role included attending a medical boot camp[13](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/isa-briones-the-pitt-just-in-time-interview-80208/). During filming of the second season she had an appendectomy mid-shoot, which she described as both a personal challenge and a logistical hurdle for the production[14](https://kcwilliamsfanclub.com/article/isa-briones-from-the-pitt-to-broadway-s-just-in-time-an-exclusive-interview).
## Broadway return with Just in Time
In 2025 Briones starred off-Broadway in the play *All Nighter* alongside [AnnaSophia Robb](https://www.edgepedia.org/annasophia-robb)[11](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Isa-Briones-Says-Starring-on-Broadway-is-Different-Now-After-THE-PITT-20260515). On April 1, 2026, she began playing actor-singer [Connie Francis](https://www.edgepedia.org/connie-francis) in *Just in Time*, a jukebox musical based on the life of [Bobby Darin](https://www.edgepedia.org/bobby-darin), at the Circle in the Square Theatre; her final performance was May 29, 2026, after which she returned to *The Pitt* for season three[11](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Isa-Briones-Says-Starring-on-Broadway-is-Different-Now-After-THE-PITT-20260515).
The run drew attention beyond the theater. *The Pitt*'s popularity made Briones a recognizable figure on the street style circuit, and she announced the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award nominations at the Museum of Broadway[15](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/celebrity-style/isa-briones-white-tank-top-jeans-outfit/). It also produced a friction unusual for Broadway: audience members shouted lines from *The Pitt* at her during performances, and she responded publicly on Instagram that yelling "when are you going to finish your charts" before she sang was disrespectful to performers and fellow audience members[5](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-pitt-star-isa-briones-sounds-off-on-fing-disrespectful-fans/). On *Late Night with Seth Meyers* she said the experience of returning to Broadway was different now that people come to see her specifically[11](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Isa-Briones-Says-Starring-on-Broadway-is-Different-Now-After-THE-PITT-20260515).
## References
1. [Isa Briones – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm2976800/bio/)
2. [Isa Briones – SensaCine](https://www.sensacine.com.mx/actores/actor-459569/)
3. [Take your daughter to work, Broadway edition: 'Hadestown' welcomes Jon Jon Briones and his daughter, AP News (2024)](https://apnews.com/article/2c02f773dad01e614329c17dc005879a)
4. [Isa Briones – Filmografia, AdoroCinema](https://www.adorocinema.com/personalidades/personalidade-459569/filmografia/)
5. ['The Pitt' Star Sounds Off on 'F***ing Disrespectful' Fans, The Daily Beast (2026)](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-pitt-star-isa-briones-sounds-off-on-fing-disrespectful-fans/)
6. [Fil-Am actress Isa Briones joins cast of new Star Trek spin-off, PEP.ph (2019)](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/144888/fil-am-actress-isa-briones-joins-cast-of-new-star-trek-spin-off-a748-20190727)
7. [Interview: ISA BRIONES Opens Up About NEXT TO NORMAL, BroadwayWorld Los Angeles (2016)](https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/bww-interview-isa-briones-opens-up-about-next-to-normal-20160819)
8. [Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 (ATB Publishing, 2020)](https://www.atbpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OutsideInMakesItSoPicard.pdf)
9. [Briones: Traveling alone so powerful, Post-Tribune / Tribune Content Agency](https://edition.pagesuite.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=8bab4dea-368e-443d-bdc8-c089feaa2722)
10. [Dancing Through Life and Around a Gurney with Isa Briones, V Magazine (2026)](https://vmagazine.com/article/dancing-through-life-and-around-a-gurney-with-isa-briones/)
11. [Video: Isa Briones Says Starring on Broadway is 'Different Now' After THE PITT, BroadwayWorld (2026)](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Isa-Briones-Says-Starring-on-Broadway-is-Different-Now-After-THE-PITT-20260515)
12. [Isa Briones on how 'The Pitt' changed how she sees mental health, Philstar.com (2026)](https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2026/04/17/2521447/isa-briones-how-the-pitt-changed-how-she-sees-mental-health)
13. [Santos Goes to Broadway: Isa Briones on 'The Pitt' + How She's Handling the Fan Frenzy While Center Stage in 'Just in Time', Backstage (2026)](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/isa-briones-the-pitt-just-in-time-interview-80208/)
14. [Isa Briones: From The Pitt to Broadway's Just In Time | An Exclusive Interview (2026)](https://kcwilliamsfanclub.com/article/isa-briones-from-the-pitt-to-broadway-s-just-in-time-an-exclusive-interview)
15. [Isa Briones's Tank Top and Jeans Outfit Proves There's a Fashion Girl Behind Those 'Pitt' Scrubs, Marie Claire (2026)](https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/celebrity-style/isa-briones-white-tank-top-jeans-outfit/)
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