Canadian actor Manuel Luis Jacinto was born in the Philippines on August 19, 1987.
After playing a number of minor roles on television, Jason Mendoza became his breakthrough character in the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020). In the 2018 neo-noir thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale and the action drama film Top Gun: Maverick, he played Waring “Wade” Espiritu and Fritz, respectively (2022).
Jacinto competed in hip-hop dance contests while he was an intern before deciding to pursue acting as a career. He moved to Los Angeles because he was dissatisfied with Vancouver’s dearth of other Asian actors. After playing minor roles in television shows like Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, and iZombie, he was chosen in 2015 for the role of Wing Lei, the leader of the triad, in Chris Haddock’s Canadian spy drama The Romeo Section. He was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Dramatic Series because of the role.
Jacinto was hired to play the lead role in Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick, which premiered in September 2018. Jacinto will play a major role in the Netflix horror drama miniseries Brand New Cherry Flavor, which was revealed in November 2019. The release day for the miniseries was August 13, 2021. It was revealed in November 2021 that Jacinto would be lending his voice to the animated comedy-adventure series Hailey’s On It!, whose first episode is scheduled to air in 2023. Alongside his Good Place co-star Jameela Jamil, Jacinto voiced the eight-episode sci-fi podcast Marigold Breach’s character Lucan in 2022.
What is Manny Jacinto’s net worth?
Manny Jacinto has a net worth of $2 million.
How much does Manny Jacinto make a year?
Jacinto’s salary per year is unknown to the public.
