MJ
Manny Jacinto
Actor
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.
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
| 2025 | Freakier Friday · as Eric Davies |
| 2024 | Balestra · as Elliot |
| 2024 | The Knife · as Officer Padilla |
| 2024 | The Acolyte (TV Series) · as Qimir |
| 2024 | Star Wars: The Acolyte · as The Stranger/qmir |
| 2023 | Hailey's On It! (TV Series) · as Scott Denoga (voice) |
| 2023 | Cora Bora · as Tom |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice) |
| 2022 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind · as Kenshi Takahashi (voice) |
| 2022 | Chibiverse (TV Series) · as Scott Denoga (voice) |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick · as Lt. Billy 'fritz' Avalone |
| 2022 | I Want You Back · as Logan |
| 2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor (TV Series) · as Code |
| 2021 | Nine Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Yao |
| 2021 | Belle · as Shinobu |
| 2021 | Trese (TV Series) · as Maliski (voice) |
| 2020 | Magical Girl Friendship Squad (TV Series) · as Coffee Dude (voice) |
| 2019 | Broken Karaoke (TV Series) · as Scott Denoga |
| 2019 | Theme Song Takeover (TV Series) · as Scott Denoga (voice) |
| 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale · as Waring 'wade' Espiritu |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor (TV Series) · as Bobby Ato |
| 2016 | The Good Place (TV Series) · as Jason Mendoza |
| 2016 | Roadies (TV Series) · as Runner |
| 2016 | Peelers · as Travis |
| 2015 | The Romeo Section (TV Series) · as Wing Lei |
| 2015 | Even Lambs Have Teeth · as Vince |
| 2015 | Wayward Pines (TV Series) · as Lab Assistant |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower · as Desk Soldier |
| 2015 | iZombie (TV Series) · as Sammy |
| 2015 | Backstrom (TV Series) · as Tattooed Punk |
| 2014 | Paper Angels · as Jamie Lang |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story · as Eric |
| 2014 | #PopFan · as Sexy Guy Dancing |
| 2014 | Rush (2014) (TV Series) · as P.a. |
| 2014 | The 100 (TV Series) · as Boy #1 |
| 2013 | John Apple Jack · as Street Kid |
| 2013 | Rogue (TV Series) · as Bellhop |
| 2013 | Bates Motel (TV Series) · as Loner Guy |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time (2011) (TV Series) · as Quon |
| 2005 | Supernatural (TV Series) · as Diego |
| 2004 | Untold Stories of the ER (TV Series) · as Security Guard |