---
name: "Manny Jacinto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/manny-jacinto"
fi1m_id: "manny-jacinto"
imdb_id: "nm3254274"
tmdb_id: 1368795
wikidata_id: "Q28134241"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 August 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-22T02:00:39.558152+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Manny Jacinto

## Identity

Manny Jacinto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/manny-jacinto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** manny-jacinto
- **IMDb ID:** nm3254274
- **TMDB ID:** 1368795
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28134241
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Jacinto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28134241, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3254274/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1368795

Actor. Born 19 August 1987 in Manila, Philippines.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 August 1987, Manila, Philippines
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** 매니 자신토, Manuel Luis Jacinto, مانی جاسینتو
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Action 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,642m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Jacinto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28134241, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3254274/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1368795

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Good Place*](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md) (84), [*Freakier Friday*](https://film.one/film/freakier-friday.md) (65)

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## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Freakier Friday* (2025), Fi1m 65, as Eric Reyes — [page](https://film.one/film/freakier-friday.md)
- *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), Fi1m 80, as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone — [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun-maverick.md)
- *The Good Place* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Jason Mendoza — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forgotten Island* (2026), as Bungi (voice) — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/forgotten-island.md)
- *Sun Chaser* (2026), series, as Jordan Santos
- *Love Language* (2026), as Warren
- *Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol* (2025), as Renato (voice)
- *The Knife* (2025), as Officer Padilla
- *Freakier Friday* (2025), as Eric Reyes — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/freakier-friday.md)
- *Balestra* (2024), series, as Elliot
- *Balestra* (2024), as Elliot
- *Disney's Road Trip* (2024), series, as Scott Denoga (voice)
- *Cora Bora* (2024), as Tom
- *The Acolyte* (2024), series, as Qimir
- *Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake* (2023), series, as DJ Flame / Flame Prince (voice), DJ Flame (voice)
- *Hailey's On It!* (2023), series, as Scott Denoga (voice)
- *Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur* (2023), series, as Blue Streak / Brian Glory (voice), Brian Glory / Blue Streak (voice), Blue Streak (voice)
- *Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind* (2022), as Kenshi Takahashi (voice)
- *Chibiverse* (2022), series, as Scott Denoga (voice)
- *Top Gun: Maverick* (2022), as Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun-maverick.md)
- *I Want You Back* (2022), as Logan
- *Nine Perfect Strangers* (2021), series, as Yao
- *Brand New Cherry Flavor* (2021), series, as Code
- *Trese* (2021), series, as Maliski (voice), Maliksi (voice)
- *Magical Girl Friendship Squad* (2020), series, as Coffee Dude (voice)
- *Theme Song Takeover* (2019), series, as Scott Denoga (voice)
- *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018), as Waring 'Wade' Espiritu
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Bobby Ato
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, as Jason Mendoza — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Peelers* (2016), as Travis
- *The Romeo Section* (2015), series, as Wing Lei
- *Even Lambs Have Teeth* (2015), as Vince
- *Wayward Pines* (2015), series, as Lab Assistant
- *Dead Rising: Watchtower* (2015), as Desk Soldier
- *iZombie* (2015), series, as Sammy
- *Backstrom* (2015), series, as Tattooed Punk
- *Paper Angels* (2014), as Jamie Lang
- *Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters* (2014), as Sam
- *The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story* (2014), as Eric
- *Lighthouse* (2014), as Sexy Guy Dancing
- *Rush* (2014), series, as P.A.
- *The 100* (2014), series, as Boy #1, Boy Bullied by Murphy
- *John Apple Jack* (2013), as Street Kid
- *Rogue* (2013), series, as Bellhop
- *Bates Motel* (2013), series, as Loner Guy
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), series, as Quon — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/once-upon-a-time.md)
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Diego — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *The Stalemate*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Manny Jacinto](https://film.one/media/person/8183/gallery-8a99404d282c.jpg) Manny Jacinto — aitchisons from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Manny_Jacinto_at_the_2018_Comic-Con_International_%2842913094245%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Manny Jacinto](https://film.one/media/person/8183/gallery-f9d55aa3becf.jpg) Manny Jacinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Manny Jacinto](https://film.one/media/person/8183/gallery-01933e263147.jpg) Manny Jacinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Manny Jacinto](https://film.one/media/person/8183/gallery-67a8af9178e0.jpg) Manny Jacinto — Image via TMDB
- ![Manny Jacinto](https://film.one/media/person/8183/gallery-a9d2fccd9769.jpg) Manny Jacinto — Image via TMDB

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