
Jiro Manio
Born
May 9, 1992 (33 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Metro Manila, Philippines
Jiro Manio (born as Jirō Katakura (片倉次郎 Katakura Jirō?, 9 May 1992), is a Filipino actor at ABS-CBN. He started acting at a very young age and became the youngest multi-awarded actor of his generation. He was born with a Japanese father Yusuke Katakura and Filipina mother Joylene Santos (who died in August 2007). He was raised by his grandfather and had a younger brother named Anjo Santos.
Manio graduated from San Felipe Neri Parochial School and plans to study HRM in culinary studies at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. He recently starred in digital film "Tambolista (Drumbeat)" under Cinema One, and his latest film was "Ang Tanging Ina Niyong Lahat" with Ai-Ai de las Alas. In 2004, he won the Best Actor and Gaward Urian plus Best Child Actor at Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award for the movie "Magnifico." On May 18, 2011, news program TV Patrol confirmed that Jiro underwent a rehab for drug addiction.
He was a member of ABS CBN's elite circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic from 2000 until June 2009, when the network terminated him for unprofessional behavior.
In 2010 Jiro recently transferred to GMA 7 after he recently appeared on GMA Network show Pilyang Kerubin top billed by Angelika dela Cruz.
Manio became a father of two daughters named Sisha Calliope and Mishka Caxiopeia from a non-showbiz girlfriend who is 5 years his senior. He had his first child at the age of 16.

Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last na 'to!
Shammy
2010

Little Star
Joross · (80 episodes)
2010

Manila
Macky
2009

Tayong Dalawa
Stanley "Stan" D. King III · (178 episodes)
2009

Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
Shammy
2008

Manay Po! 2: Overload
Orwell Castello
2008

Antonio's Secret
Mike
2008

Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
JR
2007

Tambolista
Jason
2007

Green Paradise
Marcial
2007

Foster Child
Yuri
2007

Slingshot
Odie
2007

Pacquiao: The Movie
Young Manny
2006

Manay Po!
Orwell Castello
2006
Komiks
(1 episode)
2006

Spirits
Nato · (108 episodes)
2004

Ang Tanging Ina
Samuel/Shammy
2003
Basta't Kasama Kita
Hapon · (338 episodes)
2003

Anghel sa Lupa
Ake
2003

Magnifico
Magnifico
2003

Bagong Buwan
Francis
2001

La Vida Rosa
Enteng
2001

Mila
Peklat
2001

Anak
Jason
2000

Gimik: The Reunion
Dancing Kid
1999