Jerald Napoles

Jerald Napoles (Tagalog: [naˈpolɛs]; born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality, known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play Rak of Aegis. He was previously a talent of Triple A Management and worked for GMA Network; he hosted and starred in the defunct weekly variety show Sunday PinaSaya.

Jerald Napoles
Born	(1983-03-02) March 2, 1983 (age 42) Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Alma mater	Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Occupations	Actor comedian television personality businessman
Years active	1997–present (Theatre) 2006–present (Television)
Agents	Triple A Management/APT Entertainment (2010–2019) Viva Artists Agency (2019–present)
Known for	Rak of Aegis

Napoles signed with VIVA Artists Agency in November 2019, joining his longtime partner Kim Molina.^[1][2] He later joined the prime-time series Ang Probinsyano, marking his return on ABS-CBN.^[3]

Background

Jerald Napoles finished high school at Florentino Torres High School in Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila. He had been juggling acting and his studies at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila taking Chemical Engineering, but he eventually quit college to focus on his passion for performing.

In August 2024, Napoles and Kim Molina announced their engagement, 10 years after they first met at the PETA theater.^[4]

Career

Early years: Theater career

Napoles who loves dancing fell into acting accidentally when his English teacher in high school, Ethel Rocha, ask him if he wants to join the production of a stage play musical. Jesus Christ Superstar was his first taste of theater when he accepted the offer.^[5] With the guidance of theater actor Arnold Reyes, Napoles auditioned for Dulaang UP's musical remake of St. Louis Loves Dem Filipinos and Tanghalang Pilipino's Noli Me Tangere musical. He also did a song from Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal.^[6] Since then, he had worked with almost all professional theater companies in the Philippines. His most popular role on stage was Tolits, the love interest of lead cast "Aileen" (played by Aicelle Santos and Kim Molina), where he alternated with Kapamilya stars Pepe Herrera and Benj Manalo in the hit Pinoy musical Rak Of Aegis.

2010–present: Television career

His role as Jograd in the re-staging of the musical Magsimula Ka gave him the nod into starting his showbiz career in 2010.^[5] He became part of Triple A Talent Management when Jojo Oconer, the COO of Triple A, offered him to join their talent pool. He was part of the 2011 reimagining of the classic sitcom Iskul Bukol of TV5 where he played a student-janitor named Itor.^[7]

In 2012, following his break in Magsimula Ka, Napoles was cast in the musical Care Divas as Kayla, one of the five transgender Overseas Filipino Workers in Israel — the only straight guy to play one of the transgender divas in the musical's original run.^[8] The same year, he was part of the TV5's remake of the epic series Valiente

Napoles got his big theater break in 2014 when he landed the role of Tolits in the comedy-musical Rak of Aegis where he received rave reviews from critics about his performance.^[9] He also played a meatier role on television when he transferred to GMA Network with his first project as Macario Sakay in the historical drama series Katipunan.

The following year, Napoles was included as co-host in the weekly variety show of GMA Network entitled Sunday PinaSaya along with Primetime Queen Marian Rivera, Comedy Queen Ai-Ai delas Alas and the comic duo Jose Manalo and Wally Bayola.^[10] He was also in the cast of My Faithful Husband playing the role of Mars, the gay confidante of the lead character, Emman, played by Dennis Trillo.^[11]

For a short period of time, Napoles was among the three "celebrity bluffers" in the season finale of the late-night comedy game show Celebrity Bluff.^[12] He became part of the romantic-comedy series That's My Amboy as Tope.^[13] He left GMA and returned ABS-CBN at the end of 2019; his first stint in ABS-CBN was in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, where he currently portrays Jimbo Padua, a guest character.

Filmography

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Producer(s)	Ref.
2000	Jesus Christ Superstar	—	Music Museum Group, Inc.
2005	St. Louis Loves Dem Filipinos	—	Dulaang UP
2007	Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal	Itay Zombie	Tanghalang Pilipino	[14]
2010	Magsimula Ka	Jograd	Spotlight Artist Center	[15]
2011	Noli Me Tángere	Elias	Tanghalang Pilipino	[16]
2012	Care Divas	Kayla	PETA, Repertory Philippines	[8]
2014	Rak of Aegis	Tolits	PETA	[9]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Producer(s)
2006	Saan Nagtatago ang Happiness?	Tambay	Cinemalaya Foundation, Mediarevolution Film Productions
	Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo	Lito	Cinemalaya Foundation, Red Door Productions
2009	Esclaves Des Mers	—	Arte France, Pierre Javaux Productions
2010	Magkakapatid	—	Cinemalaya Foundation, Quantum Films
	Dagim	Gorio	Cinema One Originals, RSVP Film Studios, Provill
2011	Le Marquis	Le Garde du Tarmac	Few, Pathé, TF1 Films Production
2012	Madaling Araw Mahabang Gabi	—	Paranomanila Pictures
	Melodrama Negra	—	Cinema One Originals
2014	The Janitor	—
	In Darkness We Live	—
	English Only, Please	Manliligaw	Quantum Films
2015	You're My Boss	Bojeck	Star Cinema
	Baka Siguro Yata	Gio	Monoxide Works, Punchkick Productions
	#WalangForever	Tonypet	Quantum Films
2016	Sins of the Wasteland	The Stranger
	Camp Sawi	Pilot / Camp Assistant	Viva Films
2017	Foolish Love	Rey Dela Cruz	Regal Entertainment
	Northern Lights: A Journey to Love	—	Spring Films, Regal Entertainment, Star Cinema
	Haunted Forest		Regal Entertainment
2018	Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles		CCM Film Productions, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment
2018	Ang Pangarap Kong Holdap	Toto	Mavx Productions
2019	#Jowable		Viva Films and VinCentiments
	Mina-anud	Carlo	Netflix
2021	Kaka	Jorge	Viva Films
	Ang Babaeng Walang Pakiramdam	Ngongo	Vivamax
	Mang Jose	Charlemagne	Viva Films
	Sa Haba ng Gabi	Nhoel	VMX
	Ikaw at Ako at ang Ending	Martin	Viva Films
2022	Livescream	Double Side Coin	VMX / Viva Films
2023	Girlfriend Na Pwede Na	Isko	Viva Films
	Instant Daddy	Val Roxas	Viva Films and Globalgate Entertainment
2024	Seoulmeyt[17]	Park Jun Jun -Juanito Mamaril	Viva Films
	Pagpag 24/7	Mitoy	Viva Films
2025	Sampung Utos Kay Josh	Josh	Viva Films
	Un-Ex You		Viva Films and Studio Viva

Television

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2009	May Bukas Pa	Simon Valencia	ABS-CBN	Uncredited role / Antagonist
2010	Impostor	Don Manuel's Henchman		Uncredited role / Antagonist
	Mara Clara	Bogart
2011	Iskul Bukol	Itor	TV5	Main cast
2012	Nasaan Ka Elisa?	Cecile's henchman	ABS-CBN	Uncredited role / Antagonist
	Valiente	Domeng	TV5	Supporting role
2013	Katipunan	Macario Sakay	GMA Network
2015	My Faithful Husband	Mars			[11]
2016	That's My Amboy	Tope			[13]
2017	Impostora	Oliver Del Prado		Special participation
	Super Ma'am	Esteban Golo		Supporting role
2019	Inagaw na Bituin	Paul Isagan		Supporting role
	Love You Two	Harrison Ford Batungbakal		Supporting role
	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Jimbo Padua	ABS-CBN	Guest role / Antagonist	[3]
2022	Mars Ravelo's Darna	Fredo / Strength Man	Kapamilya Channel	Guest role / Antagonist
2023	Comedy Island Philippines		Amazon Prime Video
2025	Sins of the Father		Kapamilya Channel

Television variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2015–2019	Sunday PinaSaya	Mainstay	GMA Network	[10]
2015–2016	Sarap Diva	Co-host
2016	Celebrity Bluff	Celebrity bluffer
2016–2017	Superstar Duets	Contestant
2017	All Star Videoke	All Star Laglager
2021	It's Showtime	Guest Hurado	Kapamilya Channel A2Z
2023–present	ASAP Natin 'To	Co-host / Performer	Kapamilya Channel A2Z TV5
2024	It's Showtime	Guest / Performer	Kapamilya Channel A2Z All TV GMA Network GTV

Drama anthologies

Year	Title	Episode	Role	Network	Ref.
2014	Magpakailanman	"The Christopher Villegas Story: Siga Noon, Beki Ngayon"	Geraldine	GMA Network
2015	Dangwa	"Friends 2 Forever"	Tonyo
	Wagas	"Rambo & Mira Love Story"	Rambo	GMA News TV
		"Tita Swarding & Betty Love Story"	Tita Swarding