Manny Jacinto

Born: 1987-08-19 in 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.

Filmography

2026

Forgotten Island as (voice)

2025

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol as Renato (voice)
Freakier Friday as Eric Reyes
The Knife as Officer Padilla

2024

The Acolyte as Qimir
Balestra as Elliot
Cora Bora as Tom

2023

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as DJ Flame / Flame Prince (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice)
Hailey's On It! as Scott Denoga (voice)

2022

Top Gun: Maverick as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind as Kenshi Takahashi (voice)
I Want You Back as Logan
Chibiverse as Scott Denoga (voice)

2018

Bad Times at the El Royale as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu

2017

The Good Doctor as Bobby Ato

2016

The Good Place as Jason Mendoza
Peelers as Travis

2015

iZombie as Sammy
Wayward Pines as Lab Assistant
Even Lambs Have Teeth as Vince
Backstrom as Tattooed Punk
Dead Rising: Watchtower as Desk Soldier
The Romeo Section as Wing Lei

2014

The 100 as Boy Bullied by Murphy
Lighthouse as Sexy Guy Dancing
Paper Angels as Jamie Lang
The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story as Eric
Rush as P.A.
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters as Sam

2013

Bates Motel as Loner Guy
Rogue as Bellhop
John Apple Jack as Street Kid

2011

Once Upon a Time as Quon

2010

Conan as Self

2005

Supernatural as Diego