Jacob Batalon (born October 9, 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actor of Filipino descent, best known for playing Ned Leeds - Peter Parker's loyal best friend - across five Marvel Cinematic Universe films, starting with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Beyond the MCU, he led the Syfy supernatural comedy series Reginald the Vampire (2022-2024) and appeared in the action thriller Novocaine (2025) and the Prime Video action-comedy The Wrecking Crew (2026) alongside Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista.
Batalon appeared in the action comedy The Wrecking Crew (Prime Video), where he plays the character Pika alongside Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista; the film premiered on January 27, 2026.
Filming of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) has been completed, in which Batalon reprises the role of Ned Leeds alongside Tom Holland and Zendaya.
Batalon got engaged in March 2025 to architect Veronica Leahov.
The action thriller Novocaine, in which Batalon plays Roscoe Dixon, had its Hollywood premiere on March 10, 2025.
Batalon played the title role in the Syfy series Reginald the Vampire, which ran for two seasons (2022-2024).
