Manny Jacinto

Manny Jacinto

Birthdate
August 19, 1987 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
Manila, Philippines
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
August 19, 1987 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
Manila, Philippines
Known For
Acting

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.

Manny Jacinto's LGBTQ+ Titles

John Apple Jack
John Apple Jack
Street Kid

Acting (46)

Love Language
The Stalemate
2025
Freakier Friday as Eric Davies
2025
Randroid as Coel (voice) (1 episode)
2024
Balestra as Elliot
2024
Cora Bora as Tom
2024
The Knife as Officer Padilla
2024
The Acolyte as Qimir (5 episodes)
2023
Hailey's On It! as Scott Denoga (voice) (56 episodes)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Blue Streak (voice) (1 episode)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice) (1 episode)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice) (1 episode)
2022
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind as Kenshi Takahashi (voice)
2022
Chibiverse as Scott Denoga (voice) (3 episodes)
2022
Top Gun: Maverick as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
2022
I Want You Back as Logan
2021
Nine Perfect Strangers as Yao (8 episodes)
2021
Brand New Cherry Flavor as Code (8 episodes)
2021
Trese as Maliksi (voice) (1 episode)
2021
Trese as Maliski (voice) (3 episodes)
2020
Magical Girl Friendship Squad as Coffee Dude (voice) (2 episodes)
2019
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place as Self
2019
Theme Song Takeover as Scott Denoga (voice) (3 episodes)
2018
Bad Times at the El Royale as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu
2017
The Good Doctor as Bobby Ato (1 episode)
2016
The Good Place as Jason Mendoza (50 episodes)
2016
Peelers as Travis
2015
The Romeo Section as Wing Lei (20 episodes)
2015
Even Lambs Have Teeth as Vince
2015
Wayward Pines as Lab Assistant (1 episode)
2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower as Desk Soldier
2015
iZombie as Sammy (1 episode)
2015
Backstrom as Tattooed Punk (1 episode)
2014
Paper Angels as Jamie Lang
2014
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters as Sam
2014
The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story as Eric
2014
Lighthouse as Sexy Guy Dancing
2014
Rush as P.A. (1 episode)
2014
The 100 as Boy #1 (1 episode)
2014
The 100 as Boy Bullied by Murphy (1 episode)
2013
John Apple Jack as Street Kid
2013
Rogue as Bellhop (1 episode)
2013
Bates Motel as Loner Guy (1 episode)
2011
Once Upon a Time as Quon (1 episode)
2010
Conan as Self (1 episode)
2005
Supernatural as Diego (1 episode)