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
All Movies (21)
- Forgotten Island2026 · as (voice)
- Love Language2026 · as Warren
- Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol2025 · as Renato (voice)
- The Knife2025 · as Officer Padilla
- Freakier Friday2025 · as Eric Reyes
- Balestra2024 · as Elliot
- Cora Bora2024 · as Tom
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind2022 · as Kenshi Takahashi (voice)
- Top Gun: Maverick2022 · as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
- I Want You Back2022 · as Logan
- The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place2019 · as Self
- Bad Times at the El Royale2018 · as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu
- Peelers2016 · as Travis
- Even Lambs Have Teeth2015 · as Vince
- Dead Rising: Watchtower2015 · as Desk Soldier
- Paper Angels2014 · as Jamie Lang
- Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters2014 · as Sam
- The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story2014 · as Eric
- Lighthouse2014 · as Sexy Guy Dancing
- John Apple Jack2013 · as Street Kid
- The Stalemate—
All TV Shows (31)
- Balestra2024 · as Elliot
- Disney's Road Trip2024 · as Scott Denoga (voice)
- The Acolyte2024 · as Qimir
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang2024 · as Self
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023 · as DJ Flame / Flame Prince (voice)
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023 · as DJ Flame (voice)
- Hailey's On It!2023 · as Scott Denoga (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · as Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · as Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice)
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · as Blue Streak (voice)
- Chibiverse2022 · as Scott Denoga (voice)
- Nine Perfect Strangers2021 · as Yao
- Brand New Cherry Flavor2021 · as Code
- Trese2021 · as Maliski (voice)
- Trese2021 · as Maliksi (voice)
- Magical Girl Friendship Squad2020 · as Coffee Dude (voice)
- Theme Song Takeover2019 · as Scott Denoga (voice)
- The Good Doctor2017 · as Bobby Ato
- The Good Place2016 · as Jason Mendoza
- The Romeo Section2015 · as Wing Lei
- Wayward Pines2015 · as Lab Assistant
- iZombie2015 · as Sammy
- Backstrom2015 · as Tattooed Punk
- Rush2014 · as P.A.
- The 1002014 · as Boy #1
- The 1002014 · as Boy Bullied by Murphy
- Rogue2013 · as Bellhop
- Bates Motel2013 · as Loner Guy
- Once Upon a Time2011 · as Quon
- Conan2010 · as Self
- Supernatural2005 · as Diego