# Donny Pangilinan

Donato Antonio Laxa Pangilinan (born February 10, 1998) is a Filipino actor, model, presenter, singer and video jockey. He started his career in 2016 as a video jockey for the pay TV channel Myx. He made his film debut in the Regal Films production Walwal (2018). Pangilinan has since starred in a number of Star Cinema productions, most notably in James & Pat & Dave (2020), He's Into Her (2021), and Can't Buy Me Love (2023).

## Early life and education

Donato Antonio Laxa Pangilinan was born on February 10, 1998 to actress Maricel Laxa and motivational speaker Anthony Pangilinan, the brother of Philippine Senator Francis Pangilinan. He has four siblings. He was named after both his grandfathers; his first given name Donato was derived from his paternal grandfather, while his second given name Antonio came from his maternal grandfather, actor Tony Ferrer, whose birth name was Antonio Laxa. Pangilinan studied at Brent International School for secondary education and, in 2018, was admitted into the University of the Philippines Open University.
In October 2022, he earned his Bachelor of Ministry in Christian Leadership degree from the College for Global Deployment. He had the graduation ceremony together with his sisters, Ella and Hannah, who received their own degrees as well.

## Career
### 2016–2019: Career beginnings, MYX, and Walwal

Pangilinan started his career in a Koko Krunch commercial alongside his mother. His entry into Philippine entertainment began with guest appearances in various ABS-CBN shows in 2016. He is also a host for the Sunday variety show ASAP, and was a VJ for Myx channel.
In 2018, Pangilinan made his on-screen debut in the Regal Films production Walwal, where he was paired with actress Kisses Delavin. In the same year, he was signed by Star Magic in the same batch as Tony Labrusca and Charlie Dizon, as part of Star Magic Circle 2018. He appeared in the films To Love Some Buddy and Fantastica.
In 2019, the split of his onscreen partnership with Kisses Delavin was reported.

### 2019–2021: James and Pat and Dave, He's Into Her, and DonBelle

In November 2019, it was announced that Pangilinan would be teaming up with Belle Mariano for He's Into Her, an iWantTFC original series based on the Wattpad novel by Maxine Lat (Maxinejiji). Following this, he made an appearance in the film The Mall, The Merrier. In 2020, Pangilinan played his first lead role in the film James and Pat and Dave with Ronnie Alonte and Loisa Andalio. In the same year, he was one of the hosts for the TV5 variety show Sunday Noontime Live! from Brightlight Productions, which lasted for three months. Pangilinan subsequently renewed his contract with Star Magic in February 2021. He's Into Her premiered in May 2021 after a long delay in production. Its record-breaking launch crashed the streaming platform iWantTFC upon its release due to the surge of the number of viewers who wanted to watch the premiere episode. The series was marked a huge success as it continuously trended throughout its run, and has helped iWantTFC to top all free entertainment apps in the country. It was also the number one most watched series on the streaming platform. For the soundtrack of He's Into Her, Pangilinan collaborated with Mariano for a duet version of the latter's single Sigurado under Star Music. Aside from this, he also released his own version of the series' theme song "He's Into Her" by BGYO. Following the series' success, the cast headlined a special online concert, He's Into Her: The Benison Ball for the fans to enjoy through the streaming platform KTX.ph. VIP tickets for the show sold out after only three days since release. At the end of show, it was announced that a second season of the show will take place. Shortly after the successful concert, ABS-CBN Entertainment also unveiled a documentary about the making of He's Into Her showing the production of the series from conceptualization, auditions, lock-in tapings, the hardships of the entire production team and how they managed to push through during a global pandemic and after the shutdown of ABS-CBN.

### 2021–2022: Wings, Love Is Color Blind, and He's Into Her 2

In November 2021, Pangilinan released his new single "Wings" under Universal Records Philippines. After the success of He's Into Her, Pangilinan and Mariano landed their first lead roles as a love team in a Star Cinema movie titled Love Is Color Blind. The film premiered through streaming platforms KTX.ph and Smart's GigaPlay app. Shortly after coming to Netflix, the film ranked atop the streaming service's trending lists in the Philippines. Upcoming projects for the pair include a teleserye and a short film to be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board. He was also one of the artists to take part in ABS-CBN's 2021 Christmas Station ID, "Andito Tayo Para Sa Isa't Isa". In 2022, he was among the guests in Belle Mariano's first concert entitled Daylight: A Belle Mariano Digital Concert, which was streamed via KTX.ph. The second season of He's Into Her premiered in April 2022. Upon release of the pilot episode, the series immediately became a trending topic in the Philippines. A movie-cut of the first season of He's Into Her premiered at the Drive-In Cinema One: A Drive-Thru Movie Experience, in partnership with Ayala Malls Vertis North and Vertis North Estate. In August 2022, Star Magic toured in the United States as part of their 30th anniversary celebration. Pangilinan were among the stars who staged the shows. The artists first performed at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, followed by the US shows in Kings Theater, Brooklyn, The Warfield, San Francisco, and in the Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills.

### 2023–present: Can't Buy Me Love, GG: Good Game

In 2023, Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano marked their first lead roles in a prime time drama series on Can't Buy Me Love. Pangilinan portrayed the character of Bingo Mariano, a street-smart and hardworking Filipino boy who lives in Binondo, Manila. Pangilinan also starred alongside his mother Maricel Laxa in the esports drama film GG: Good Game, which was released on January 24, 2024. Later on, he co-starred again alongside Belle Mariano in Viu's romantic comedy miniseries How to Spot a Red Flag, and featured as a guest hurado on the noontime variety show It's Showtime during the 2024 Magpasikat anniversary competition. In 2025, it was announced that Pangilinan was selected as one of the new judges for the seventh season of reality competition show Pilipinas Got Talent.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2018 | Walwal | Bobby |
| 2018 | To Love Some Buddy | Jeremy |
| 2018 | Fantastica | Pepe Padilla |
| 2019 | The Mall, The Merrier | Jose Rizal |
| 2020 | James & Pat & Dave | Dave |
| 2021 | He's Into Her: The Movie Cut Part One | Deib Lohr "Sensui" Enrile |
| 2021 | He's Into Her: The Movie Cut Part Two | Deib Lohr "Sensui" Enrile |
| 2021 | Love Is Color Blind | Domino "Ino" Urbano |
| 2022 | He's Into Her: The Movie Cut | Deib Lohr "Sensui" Enrile |
| 2022 | An Inconvenient Love | Manny |
| 2024 | GG: Good Game | Seth |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Network / Streaming platform |
| 2016–2018 | Myx | Himself | Video jockey (VJ) | Myx |
| 2017–present | ASAP | Himself | Host, performer | ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5 |
| 2018–2019 | Playhouse | Ezekiel "Zeke" Domingo | Supporting role | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | Ipaglaban Mo! | Philip | Episode: "Dayuhan" | ABS-CBN |
| 2020 | Alamat Ng Ano | Leonardo | Episode: "F3" | iWantTFC |
| 2020–2021 | Sunday Noontime Live! | Himself | Host, performer | TV5 |
| 2021 | Aja! Aja! Tayo sa Jeju | Himself | Host | iWantTFC |
| 2021 | He's Into Her (season 1) | Deib Lohr "Sensui" Enrile | Lead role | iWantTFC, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z |
| 2022 | He's Into Her (season 2) | Deib Lohr "Sensui" Enrile | Lead role | iWantTFC, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z |
| 2023–2024 | Can't Buy Me Love | Andrei "Bingo" Mariano | Lead role | Netflix, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5 |
| 2024 | TV Patrol | Himself | Guest star patroller | Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV, ANC, TeleRadyo Serbisyo, Prime TV |
| 2024 | Eat Bulaga! | Himself | Guest | TV5, RPTV |
| 2024 | It's Showtime | Himself | Guest judge at the Magpasikat 2024 | Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV, GMA Network, GTV |
| 2024 | How to Spot a Red Flag | Matthew "Matt" Valdez | Lead role | Viu, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5 |
| 2025 | Pilipinas Got Talent | Himself | Judge (season 7) | Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, TV5 |

### Documentary

| Year | Title | Role | Streaming platform | Ref. |
| 2021 | He's Into Her: The Journey | Himself | iWant TFC, YouTube | |
| 2022 | All Time HIH: The Road to He's Into Her Season 2 | Himself | iWant TFC, YouTube | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Performer | Director | Note/s |
| 2017 | "Did You" | Donny Pangilinan | — | — |
| 2018 | "Sorry I Left" | Donny Pangilinan, Janina Vela | Benedict Mariategue | — |
| 2019 | "Walk With You" | Donny Pangilinan | Ysa Aranda | — |
| 2019 | "Ngiti Mo" | Donny Pangilinan | Ysa Aranda | — |
| 2020 | "Dream" | Donny Pangilinan, ANDREAH | Donny Pangilinan | — |
| 2021 | "He's Into Her - Donny's Version" | Donny Pangilinan | — | In studio |
| 2021 | "Upuan" | Ben&Ben | Niq Ablao | — |
| 2021 | "Wings" | Donny Pangilinan | Amiel Kirby Balagtas | — |
| 2022 | "Closer" | Belle Mariano | — | — |
| 2022 | "Kahit Na, Kahit Pa (Visualizer)" | Belle Mariano | Edrex Clyde Sanchez | — |

### Concerts
#### Offline

| Year | Title | Tour | Venue | Line-up | Streaming platform (if simultaneously streamed online) | Producer | Note/s |
| 2022 | Star Magic 30: Beyond The Stars (Manila Show) | Star Magic 30th Anniversary Tour | Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila | Donny Pangilinan Belle Mariano Carlo Aquino KD Estrada Alexa Ilacad Maymay Entrata Charlie Dizon Maris Racal Andrea Brillantes Kyle Echarri AC Bonifacio Gigi De Lana SAB Angela Ken Janine Berdin Lian Kyla Eric Nicolas Shanaia Gomez BGYO | — | iWantTFC, TFC, Star Magic | In celebration of Star Magic's 30th anniversary. |
| 2022 | Star Magic 30: Beyond The Stars (New York Show) | Star Magic 30th Anniversary Tour | Kings Theater, Brooklyn | Donny Pangilinan Belle Mariano Carlo Aquino KD Estrada Alexa Ilacad Maymay Entrata Charlie Dizon Maris Racal Andrea Brillantes Kyle Echarri AC Bonifacio Gigi De Lana SAB Angela Ken Janine Berdin Lian Kyla Eric Nicolas Shanaia Gomez BGYO | — | iWantTFC, TFC, Star Magic | In celebration of Star Magic's 30th anniversary. |
| 2022 | Star Magic 30: Beyond The Stars (San Francisco Show) | Star Magic 30th Anniversary Tour | The Warfield, San Francisco | Donny Pangilinan Belle Mariano Carlo Aquino KD Estrada Alexa Ilacad Maymay Entrata Charlie Dizon Maris Racal Andrea Brillantes Kyle Echarri AC Bonifacio Gigi De Lana SAB Angela Ken Janine Berdin Lian Kyla Eric Nicolas Shanaia Gomez BGYO | — | iWantTFC, TFC, Star Magic | In celebration of Star Magic's 30th anniversary. |
| 2022 | Star Magic 30: Beyond The Stars (Los Angeles Show) | Star Magic 30th Anniversary Tour | Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills | Donny Pangilinan Belle Mariano Carlo Aquino KD Estrada Alexa Ilacad Maymay Entrata Charlie Dizon Maris Racal Andrea Brillantes Kyle Echarri AC Bonifacio Gigi De Lana SAB Angela Ken Janine Berdin Lian Kyla Eric Nicolas Shanaia Gomez BGYO | — | iWantTFC, TFC, Star Magic | In celebration of Star Magic's 30th anniversary. |
| 2022 | He's Into Her: All Access | — | Araneta Center | Donny Pangilinan Belle Mariano Criza Taa Joao Constancia Jeremiah Lisbo Kaori Oinuma Vivoree Esclito Ashley del Mundo Gello Marquez Dalia Varde Limer Veloso Turs Daza Mikha Lim Rajo Serrano River Joseph Reich Alim CJ Salonga JC Alcantara Shanaia Gomez Zach Castañeda | KTX.ph, iWantTFC | ABS-CBN, iWantTFC, Star Cinema | He's Into Her Grand Finale Concert |

##### Notes

* ↑ SAB was unable to perform at the Manila show of the tour due to scheduling conflicts, but appeared in the US shows of the tour.
* ↑ Shanaia Gomez did not join the US leg of the tour.
* ↑ BGYO did not join the US leg of the tour.

#### Online

| Year | Title | Streaming platform | Event host | Note/s | Ref. |
| 2021 | He's Into Her: The Benison Ball | KTX.ph, iWantTFC | Star Music | with the He's Into Her cast | |
| 2022 | Daylight: A Belle Mariano Digital Concert | KTX.ph | Star Music | as a guest performer | |

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Year | Album | Track listing | Performed by | Label |
| 2019 | Donny Pangilinan | Ngiti Mo | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2019 | Donny Pangilinan | Did You | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2019 | Donny Pangilinan | Different Kind of Love | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2019 | Donny Pangilinan | Green Light | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2019 | Donny Pangilinan | Walk with You | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Performed by | Label |
| 2017 | Did You | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2018 | Different Kind of Love | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2018 | Green Light | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |
| 2020 | Dream | Donny Pangilinan, ANDREAH | Independent |
| 2021 | Sigurado (Duet Version) | Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano | Star Music |
| 2021 | He's Into Her - Donny Version | Donny Pangilinan | Star Music |
| 2021 | Wings | Donny Pangilinan | Universal Records |

### Appearances
#### As a featured artist

| Year | Title | Performed by | Label | Ref. |
| 2020 | Good Night | KARRENCITA, Donny Pangilinan | FUGA Aggregation, Believe Music, Viva Records | |
| 2018 | Sorry I left | Janina Vela, Donny Pangilinan | Believe Music, Universal Records | |

#### Original soundtracks

| Year | Title | Show | Performed by | Label |
| 2021 | He's Into Her - Donny Version | He's Into Her | Donny Pangilinan | Star Music |

#### Station ID

| Year | Title | Performed by | Label | Ref. |
| 2021 | Andito Tayo Para Sa Isa't Isa | Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano, Martin Nievera, Piolo Pascual, Gary Valenciano, Zsazsa Padilla, Erik Santos, KZ Tandingan, Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Sarah Geronimo, Sharon Cuneta, Vice Ganda, Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Iñigo Pascual, Andrea Brillantes, Seth Fedelin, BGYO, and Darren Espanto. | ABS-CBN, Star Music | |

### Composition credits

| Year | Title | Performed by | Written and Composed by | Produced by | Label |
| 2017 | Did You | Donny Pangilinan | Donny Pangilinan, Marcus Davis | — | Universal Records |
| 2018 | Different Kind of Love | Donny Pangilinan | Donny Pangilinan, Carlisle Tabanera, Lauren Tabanera | — | Universal Records |
| 2018 | Green Light | Donny Pangilinan | Donny Pangilinan, Lauren Tabanera, Theo Martel | — | Universal Records |
| 2018 | Sorry I Left | Donny Pangilinan, Janina Vela | Donny Pangilinan, Janina Vela | — | Believe Music, Universal Records |
| 2019 | Walk with You | Donny Pangilinan | Donny Pangilinan, Carlisle Tabanera | — | Universal Records |
| 2020 | Dream | Donny Pangilinan, ANDREAH | Donny Pangilinan, Andrea Hosking | Kiko "kikx" Salazar | Universal Records |
| 2021 | Wings | Donny Pangilinan | Donny Pangilinan, Benicio Bryant, Jon Ingoldsby, Robin Grubert | Jon Ingoldsby, Robin Grubert | Universal Records |

## Awards and nominations
### Film and television awards

| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2022 | Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Asian Star | — | Nominated |
| 2022 | VP Choice Awards 2021 | Male Promising Star of the Year | — | Won |
| 2022 | VP Choice Awards 2021 | Love Team of the Year (shared with Belle Mariano) | — | Won |
| 2022 | VP Choice Awards 2021 | Fandom of the Year (shared with Belle Mariano) | — | Won |
| 2022 | VP Choice Awards 2021 | TV series of the year | He's Into Her | Won |
| 2022 | 7th Push Awards | Push Popular Love Team of the Year (shared with Belle Mariano) | — | Won |
| 2021 | RAWR Awards | Love Team of the Year (shared with Belle Mariano) | — | Won |
| 2021 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Original Programme by a Streamer/OTT | He's Into Her | Won |
| 2021 | Tag Awards Chicago | Best Love Team (shared with Belle Mariano) | — | Won |
| 2021 | Venice TV Awards | Cross Platform Programming | He's Into Her | Nominated |
| 2019 | Box Office Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Male Star for Movies | — | Won |

### Creator awards

| Year | Award Ceremony | Award | Notes | Awards Issued by |
| 2020 | YouTube Creator Awards | Silver Creator Award | 100,000 subscribers | YouTube |

### Listicles

| Year | Publisher | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| 2022 | Preview | 50 Most Influential | Included | |
| 2022 | People Asia | Men Who Matter | Included | |