Manny Jacinto Wants to Be a Force for Change

Manny Jacinto, a Filipino Canadian actor and the star of The Acolyte is on a mission to inspire a new generation of Asian actors while defying the Dark Side of the Star Wars fandom.
He had a role in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, but his lines were left on the cutting-room floor. If anything, it’s only reinforced his conviction to fight for more Asian male visibility in Hollywood. “I find so much fulfilment in getting to inspire other people, in taking on roles that people haven’t seen before for a person that looks like me,” he says.
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