Okay, it’s safe to say that we are in a hot Sith lord renaissance. Manny Jacinto is making the rounds on social media after he starred as the sneaky Sith lord Qimir in The Acolyte. If you haven’t seen that fight scene in episode 5 of the Star Wars Disney+ series, you are seriously missing out.
The Filipino-Canadian actor landed in the spotlight on NBC’s The Good Place where he starred as the goofy but very lovable Jason Mendoza. He’s also had brief cameos in Top Gun: Maverick and is set to star in Freaky Friday 2 as Lindsay Lohan’s character’s love interest. He’s in his star moment, but people on X are all over his portrayal as The Stranger or Qimir—joining the leagues of other hot Star Wars bad boys like Anakin Skywalker, Kylo Ren, and even Darth Maul.
One fan wrote on X, “manny jacinto as a villain is truly the best casting I have ever seen ever. the power this has on me… I am literally going to be unbearable for six months.” Another person posted a fan edit of him and wrote, “people just finding out manny jacinto is hot…. where have you been.”
One particular person who found Manny Jacinto hot from the very beginning is his fiancé.
Who is Manny Jacinto’s fiancé?
Manny Jacinto’s fiancé is fellow Canadian actress Dianne Doan. She’s best known for her portrayal as Mai Ling in Warrior and Lonnie in The Descendants. The two are really supportive of each other’s careers and Doan even posted a tribute to him on Instagram for his dedication to his role in The Acolyte.
She wrote, “I watched you pour your heart and soul into this role. Never have you been more creatively fulfilled and I am thrilled for you. We are so proud of you my Love. Watch out world… The Force Is Strong With This One ✨”
Manny proposed after he shot a very inspiring scene in The Good Place. “I was toying when to pop the question for a long time,” he explained to Vulture. “I looked at the Janet/Jason relationship, and there’s a sentence that Jason says to Chidi about relationships and it hit me pretty hard. I thought it was a sign that I needed to do it, and a week later I popped the question.”
He continued, “I took her to places that really meant a lot to us,” he said. “Where I first met her, where I first saw her, where we had our first date, and where we had our first dance class. I had these canvas things written down with a message saying why the places were important to us. At every location I had her close her eyes, I’d hold up the canvas, and she would open her eyes. I took her through five different places, and at the last place I had our families waiting and I proposed.”
Even in the midst of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, Manny said that he was grateful to be with her. When asked who he would like to be stuck with at home, living or historical, he answered, “I’m already stuck with her. Actually she’s stuck with me: my fiancée, Dianne Doan.” As for their quarantine activities, he said, “We’ve been playing a lot of Overcooked! 2 on our Nintendo Switch. It’ll test your relationship and reveal your true self.”
