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.
Freakier Friday
Eric Davies
2025
Randroid
Coel (voice) · (1 episode)
2025
Balestra
Elliot
2024
Cora Bora
Tom
2024
The Knife
Officer Padilla
2024
The Acolyte
Qimir · (5 episodes)
2024
Hailey's On It!
Scott Denoga (voice) · (56 episodes)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice) · (1 episode)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice) · (1 episode)
2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Blue Streak (voice) · (1 episode)
2023
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
Kenshi Takahashi (voice)
2022
Chibiverse
Scott Denoga (voice) · (3 episodes)
2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
2022
I Want You Back
Logan
2022
Nine Perfect Strangers
Yao · (8 episodes)
2021
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Code · (8 episodes)
2021
Trese
Maliski (voice) · (3 episodes)
2021
Trese
Maliksi (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
Magical Girl Friendship Squad
Coffee Dude (voice) · (2 episodes)
2020
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
Self
2019
Theme Song Takeover
Scott Denoga (voice) · (3 episodes)
2019
Bad Times at the El Royale
Waring 'Wade' Espiritu
2018
The Good Doctor
Bobby Ato · (1 episode)
2017
The Good Place
Jason Mendoza · (50 episodes)
2016
Peelers
Travis
2016
The Romeo Section
Wing Lei · (20 episodes)
2015
Even Lambs Have Teeth
Vince
2015
Dead Rising: Watchtower
Desk Soldier
2015
iZombie
Sammy · (1 episode)
2015
Paper Angels
Jamie Lang
2014
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Sam
2014
The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story
Eric
2014
Lighthouse
Sexy Guy Dancing
2014
John Apple Jack
Street Kid
2013
Love Language
The Stalemate
Wayward Pines
Lab Assistant · (1 episode)
2015
Backstrom
Tattooed Punk · (1 episode)
2015
Rush
P.A. · (1 episode)
2014
The 100
Boy Bullied by Murphy · (1 episode)
2014
The 100
Boy #1 · (1 episode)
2014
Rogue
Bellhop · (1 episode)
2013
Bates Motel
Loner Guy · (1 episode)
2013
Once Upon a Time
Quon · (1 episode)
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Supernatural
Diego · (1 episode)
2005