Francisco Lopez was born in El Salvador, Central America, and migrated to Melbourne with his family at age seven. His first lead role on stage was in Alan Ball's All That I Will Ever Be, over two seasons at Chapel off Chapel (2012). In 2017, Francisco moved to Sydney to train at NIDA, graduating with a Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance. In his first two years in Sydney, Francisco's stage credits include The Laramie Project (Seymour Centre, 2018), The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later (Seymour Centre, 2018), Troilus and Cressida (The Depot Theatre, 2018) and The Normal Heart (rehearsed reading, Eternity Playhouse, 2017). Francisco's screen credits include Within the Lines (web series, 2018), Top End Wedding: Location Scouts (web series, 2018) and West of Sunshine (feature film, 2017).