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Manny Jacinto

Actor

Manny Jacinto

Born August 19, 1987 in Manila, Philippines21 films

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.

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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.

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Top Gun: Maverick posterFirst watchTop Gun: Maverick20228.2as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' AvaloneAfter more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a…View film

Essential films

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Bad Times at the El Royale poster6.8Bad Times at the El Royale2018Freakier Friday poster6.8Freakier Friday2025Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind poster7.7Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind2022I Want You Back poster6.3I Want You Back2022Dead Rising: Watchtower poster5.2Dead Rising: Watchtower2015Even Lambs Have Teeth poster5.6Even Lambs Have Teeth2015Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters poster6.5Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters2014Peelers poster4.7Peelers2016

Filmography

21 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Stalemate
  2. 2026Forgotten IslandBungi (voice)
  3. 2026Love LanguageWarren
  4. 2025Prep & Landing: The Snowball ProtocolRenato (voice)
  5. 2025The KnifeOfficer Padilla
  6. 2025Freakier FridayEric Reyes
  7. 2024BalestraElliot
  8. 2024Cora BoraTom
  9. 2024The AcolyteThe Stranger / Qimir
  10. 2022Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow BlindKenshi Takahashi (voice)
  11. 2022Top Gun: MaverickLt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
  12. 2022I Want You BackLogan
  13. 2018Bad Times at the El RoyaleWaring 'Wade' Espiritu
  14. 2016PeelersTravis
  15. 2015Even Lambs Have TeethVince
  16. 2015Dead Rising: WatchtowerDesk Soldier
  17. 2014Paper AngelsJamie Lang
  18. 2014Garage Sale Mystery: All That GlittersSam
  19. 2014The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell StoryEric
  20. 2014LighthouseSexy Guy Dancing
  21. 2013John Apple JackStreet Kid