
Age: 38
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Manny Jacinto (born August 19, 1987) is a Canadian actor of Filipino descent. He was born in Manila, Philippines, and moved to Canada with his family when he was about three years old. He grew up in Richmond, British Columbia, and initially pursued a degree in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia before transitioning to acting. Jacinto started his career with small roles in television series such as Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, and iZombie. His breakout role came in 2016 when he was cast as Jason Mendoza in the NBC sitcom The Good Place, where he gained widespread recognition for his comedic performance. He has also appeared in films like Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In 2024, he portrayed Qimir in the Star Wars series The Acolyte. Additionally, he provided the voice of Scott Denoga in the Disney Channel animated series Hailey's On It! (2023–2024). In 2019, he announced his engagement to actress Dianne Doan.

Manny Jacinto

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for Speed-o'-Sound Sonic in One Punch Man (Live-Action)
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"One Punch Man" is an action-comedy that deconstructs the superhero genre with a dry, existential wit. In a world constantly besieged by "Kaiju-level" monsters and eccentric supervillains, society relies on the Hero Association, a corporate bureaucracy that ranks heroes based on popularity and power. Enter Saitama, an unemployed salaryman who trained so hard he went bald and broke his "limiter." He is now the strongest being in the universe, capable of defeating any enemy with a single punch. The conflict isn't about saving the world—Saitama does that easily, usually while worrying about supermarket sales. The conflict is his profound, crushing boredom and depression. He feels nothing: no thrill, no fear, no glory. The film follows his reluctance to take on a disciple, the intense cyborg Genos, and his navigation of the Hero Association politics that refuse to recognize his strength. The climax features the arrival of Boros, an alien warlord searching for a worthy opponent. It is a battle between a maniacal conqueror desperate for a fight and a depressed human desperate to feel something, anything, again.