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.
Diego
Boy #1
Boy Bullied by Murphy
Bobby Ato
Quon
Sammy
Yao
Loner Guy
Jason Mendoza
Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice)
Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice)
Blue Streak (voice)
Qimir
Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
Scott Denoga (voice)
Lab Assistant
Bellhop
Eric Reyes
Code
Maliski (voice)
Maliksi (voice)
Tattooed Punk
P.A.
Scott Denoga (voice)
Wing Lei
Scott Denoga (voice)
Coffee Dude (voice)
Logan
Waring 'Wade' Espiritu
Kenshi Takahashi (voice)
Vince
Travis
Coel (voice)
Officer Padilla
Desk Soldier
Street Kid
Tom
Elliot
Eric
Sexy Guy Dancing
Jamie Lang
Sam
Self
Self