Canadian actor Manny Jacinto was born on August 19, 1987. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020). He has appeared as Waring "Wade" Espiritu in the neo-noir thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018).
During the early times of his career, he had a small role in series including Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, and iZombie, he was cast in 2015 as triad leader Wing Lei in the Canadian spy drama The Romeo Section by Chris Haddock. The role won him a Leo Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Dramatic Series.
In 2016, Jacinto was cast as Jianyu Li / Jason Mendoza in the NBC comedy The Good Place.
The Good Place, which wrapped in 2020 after four seasons. After film roles in 2018’s Bad Times at the El Royale, Jacinto returned to television with the Hulu miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.
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