![]() ![]() ![]() "Toeing the line of drama and comedy was the biggest appeal for me to do this because to North American audiences, I'm strictly known within the comedic space. While the opportunity of working with such a stellar cast was a draw in and of itself, Jacinto saw Nine Perfect Strangers as an opportunity to break out into a more serious role. Jessica (Samara Weaving), Ben (Melvin Gregg), Frances (Melissa McCarthy), Lars (Luke Evans), Tony (Bobby Cannavale), Napoleon (Michael Shannon), Yao (Manny Jacinto), and Heather (Asher Keddie) in Nine Perfect Strangers Hulu The fact that I'm in a project with both of these talented women, getting to do a project with them is just," he says, cutting off his sentence with a humbled laugh. "I've met both of them at a point where they've done anything and everything, so the fact that they're in the same room together right now, they have to love what they're doing. They come from such different spaces – so you have Nicole who, you know, big, dramatic actor, also very versatile, but other than that, you have Melissa, who comes from the comedic space, the improv space, but is also starting to show her dramatic chops right now. ![]() Jacinto had worked with industry greats like Ted Danson, Jeff Bridges and Chris Hemsworth before, but Nine Perfect Strangers marked the first time he'd shared a scene with Oscar-winner Kidman (The Hours, Big Little Lies) and nominee McCarthy (Bridesmaids, Can You Ever Forgive Me). "By the end of it, I got a call saying that I was going to be working with the one and only Nicole Kidman and one of the greats Melissa McCarthy so it was pretty cool." "I didn't hear for months on end, I thought I didn't get it," he says. Jacinto plays Yao, a former paramedic and Masha's right-hand man at Tranquillum House who seems to blindly follow the charismatic retreat director – a role he auditioned for via video tape. Manny Jacinto and Delilah Boone in Nine Perfect Strangers Hulu ![]()
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