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Manny Jacinto
Highest Rated: 95% Belle (2021)
Lowest Rated: 80% Cora Bora (2023)
Birthday: Aug 19, 1987
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines
Manny Jacinto initially planned to be a civil engineer and then a dancer before settling on an acting career in which he landed recurring roles on Canadian spy drama "The Romeo Section" (CBS, 2015-) and fantasy sitcom "The Good Place" (NBC, 2016-). Born in Manila, Philippines in 1987 but raised in Richmond, British Columbia, Jacinto studied Civil Engineering at his home state's university while simultaneously competing as a hip-hop dancer in various competitions. He also attended classes at the Actor's Foundry in Vancouver and after graduating decided to focus all his efforts on pursuing a career in Hollywood instead. He made his on-screen debut in short film "Broken Sword: Shadow of the Blade" (2012) and a year later guested on an episode of fairy tale series "Once Upon a Time" (ABC, 2011-). Brief appearances on "Supernatural" (The WB, 2005-), "The 100" (The CW, 2014-) and "Rogue" (Audience Network, 2013-) then followed, as did minor roles in LGBT rom-com "John Apple Jack" (2013) and TV movies "Paper Angels" (2014), "Only Human" (2014) and "The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story" (2014). Jacinto then became something of a horror regular, showing up in "Bates Motel" (A&E, 2013-17), "iZombie" (The CW, 2015-) and "Wayward Pines" (Fox, 2015-) as well as the films "Dead Rising: Watchtower" (2015), "Even Lambs Have Teeth" (2015) and "Peelers" (2016). After a first season stint on spy thriller "The Romeo Section" (CBS, 2015-) as triad leader Wing Lei, Jacinto was cast as Jason Mendoza, a small-time drug dealer mistaken for a silent Buddhist monk named Jianyu Li, in the afterlife comedy "The Good Place" (NBC, 2016-).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Freakier Friday | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Balestra | Elliot (Character) | - | 2024 |
92% | No Score Yet | The Knife | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
80% |
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Cora Bora | Unknown (Character) | $26.6K | 2023 |
80% |
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind | Kenshi Takahashi (Voice) | - | 2022 |
87% |
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I Want You Back | Logan (Character) | - | 2022 |
95% |
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Belle | Shinobu (Voice) | $4.0M | 2021 |
TV
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78% | 18% | Star Wars: The Acolyte | Unknown (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Hailey's on It! | Scott (Voice) | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 24% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022 |
59% | 59% | Nine Perfect Strangers | Yao (Character) | 2021 |
76% | 76% | Brand New Cherry Flavor | Code (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Trese | Maliksi (Voice) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 |
97% | 89% | The Good Place |
Jianyu/ |
2016-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 68% | The Good Doctor | Bobby Ato (Guest Star) | 2017 |
78% | 78% | Once Upon a Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |