Biography
Manny Jacinto is a Canadian actor. He was born on 19 August 1987 in Manila, Philippines, and moved to Canada with his family as a young child. He grew up in Richmond, British Columbia, and studied civil engineering at the University of British Columbia before pursuing acting.
After early guest roles in series including Once Upon a Time (2011), Supernatural (2005) and iZombie (2015), Jacinto gained recognition as Jason Mendoza in the sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020). He has appeared in films such as Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and portrayed Qimir in the Star Wars series The Acolyte (2024). In 2025 he played Eric Reyes in the film Freakier Friday.
Jacinto is married to actress Dianne Doan.
