Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 19, 1987
Place of Birth:
Manila, Philippines
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Manny Jacinto
Biography
Manny Jacinto (born August 19, 1987) is a Canadian actor of Filipino descent. He was born in Manila, Philippines, and moved to Canada with his family when he was about three years old. He grew up in Richmond, British Columbia, and initially pursued a degree in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia before transitioning to acting.
Jacinto started his career with small roles in television series such as Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, and iZombie. His breakout role came in 2016 when he was cast as Jason Mendoza in the NBC sitcom The Good Place, where he gained widespread recognition for his comedic performance.
He has also appeared in films like Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In 2024, he portrayed Qimir in the Star Wars series The Acolyte. Additionally, he provided the voice of Scott Denoga in the Disney Channel animated series Hailey's On It! (2023–2024).
In 2019, he announced his engagement to actress Dianne Doan.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Knife | Officer Padilla |
| 2025 | Freakier Friday | Eric Reyes |
| 2024 | Balestra | Elliot |
| 2024 | Cora Bora | Tom |
| 2022 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind | Kenshi Takahashi (voice) |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone |
| 2022 | I Want You Back | Logan |
| 2019 | The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place | Self |
| 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale | Waring 'Wade' Espiritu |
| 2016 | Peelers | Travis |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Desk Soldier |
| 2015 | Even Lambs Have Teeth | Vince |
| 2014 | Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters | Sam |
| 2014 | Paper Angels | Jamie Lang |
| 2014 | The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story | Eric |
| 2014 | Lighthouse | Sexy Guy Dancing |
| 2013 | John Apple Jack | Street Kid |
| Love Language | ||
| The Stalemate |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Randroid | Coel (voice) |
| 2024 | The Acolyte | Qimir |
| 2023 | Hailey's On It! | Scott Denoga (voice) |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice) |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice) |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Blue Streak (voice) |
| 2022 | Chibiverse | Scott Denoga (voice) |
| 2021 | Trese | Maliski (voice) |
| 2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor | Code |
| 2021 | Trese | Maliksi (voice) |
| 2021 | Nine Perfect Strangers | Yao |
| 2020 | Magical Girl Friendship Squad | Coffee Dude (voice) |
| 2019 | Theme Song Takeover | Scott Denoga (voice) |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Bobby Ato |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Jason Mendoza |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Tattooed Punk |
| 2015 | iZombie | Sammy |
| 2015 | The Romeo Section | Wing Lei |
| 2015 | Wayward Pines | Lab Assistant |
| 2014 | The 100 | Boy #1 |
| 2014 | Rush | P.A. |
| 2014 | The 100 | Boy Bullied by Murphy |
| 2013 | Rogue | Bellhop |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Loner Guy |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Quon |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Diego |