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Jacob Batalon

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Nathan Sanders

Updated on March 12, 2026

Jacob Batalon – “Spider-Man: Homecoming” World Premiere, 2017 – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com 

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 9, 1996

Ethnicity: Filipino

Jacob Batalon is an American actor. He plays Ned in the late 2010s-early 2020s Spider-Man films, and has also appeared in the films Every Day, Blood Fest, Banana Split, and Let It Snow (2019), and starred on the series Reginald the Vampire.

Jacob has said:

…I grew up in a typical Filipino home. Everyone spoke Filipino, and even though I didn’t speak it, I understood every word. They love parties, karaoke and just having a good time… I did watch a lot of TFC (The Filipino Channel) when I was growing up.

His name is pronounced bata-lawn.