Manny Jacinto

Manny Jacinto

Known for
Acting
Born
August 19, 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
Manila, Philippines

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

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Filmography

2026
Love Language poster

Love Language

Movie · as Warren

2026
The Stalemate

The Stalemate

Movie

2026
Forgotten Island poster

Forgotten Island

Movie · as Bungi Tiyanak (voice)

2026
Sun Chaser poster

Sun Chaser

TV · as Jordan Santos · 1 ep

2025
The Knife poster

The Knife

Movie · as Officer Padilla

2025
Freakier Friday poster

Freakier Friday

Movie · as Eric Reyes

2025
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol poster

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol

Movie · as Renato (voice)

2024
Balestra poster

Balestra

Movie · as Elliot

2024
Cora Bora poster

Cora Bora

Movie · as Tom

2024
The Acolyte poster

The Acolyte

TV · as Qimir · 5 eps

2024
Dinner Time Live with David Chang poster

Dinner Time Live with David Chang

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Balestra poster

Balestra

TV · as Elliot · 6 eps

2024
Disney's Road Trip poster

Disney's Road Trip

TV · as Scott Denoga (voice) · 2 eps

2024
Character Conversations poster

Character Conversations

TV · 1 ep

2023
Hailey's On It! poster

Hailey's On It!

TV · as Scott Denoga (voice) · 56 eps

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV · as Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice), Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake poster

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

TV · as DJ Flame / Flame Prince (voice), DJ Flame (voice) · 1 ep

2022
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind poster

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

Movie · as Kenshi Takahashi (voice)

2022
Top Gun: Maverick poster

Top Gun: Maverick

Movie · as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone

2022
I Want You Back poster

I Want You Back

Movie · as Logan

2022
Chibiverse poster

Chibiverse

TV · as Scott Denoga (voice) · 3 eps

2021
Trese poster

Trese

TV · as Maliski (voice), Maliksi (voice) · 3 eps

2021
Brand New Cherry Flavor poster

Brand New Cherry Flavor

TV · as Code · 8 eps

2021
Nine Perfect Strangers poster

Nine Perfect Strangers

TV · as Yao · 8 eps

2020
Magical Girl Friendship Squad poster

Magical Girl Friendship Squad

TV · as Coffee Dude (voice) · 2 eps

2019
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place poster

The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place

Movie · as Self

2019
Theme Song Takeover poster

Theme Song Takeover

TV · as Scott Denoga (voice) · 3 eps

2018
Bad Times at the El Royale poster

Bad Times at the El Royale

Movie · as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu

2017
The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor

TV · as Bobby Ato · 1 ep

2016
Peelers poster

Peelers

Movie · as Travis

2016
The Good Place poster

The Good Place

TV · as Jason Mendoza · 50 eps

2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower poster

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Movie · as Desk Soldier

2015
Even Lambs Have Teeth poster

Even Lambs Have Teeth

Movie · as Vince

2015
Backstrom poster

Backstrom

TV · as Tattooed Punk · 1 ep

2015
iZombie poster

iZombie

TV · as Sammy · 1 ep

2015
The Romeo Section poster

The Romeo Section

TV · as Wing Lei · 20 eps

2015
Wayward Pines poster

Wayward Pines

TV · as Lab Assistant · 1 ep

2014
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters poster

Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters

Movie · as Sam

2014
Paper Angels poster

Paper Angels

Movie · as Jamie Lang

2014
The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story poster

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story

Movie · as Eric

2014
Lighthouse poster

Lighthouse

Movie · as Sexy Guy Dancing

2014
The 100 poster

The 100

TV · as Boy Bullied by Murphy, Boy #1 · 1 ep

2014
Rush poster

Rush

TV · as P.A. · 1 ep

2013
John Apple Jack poster

John Apple Jack

Movie · as Street Kid

2013
Rogue poster

Rogue

TV · as Bellhop · 1 ep

2013
Bates Motel poster

Bates Motel

TV · as Loner Guy · 1 ep

2011
Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time

TV · as Quon · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Diego · 1 ep