Jack Messina

Jack Messina is an American teen actor, best known for his role as Cal Stone in the NBC/Netflix sci-fi drama Manifest.

Early life Messina started acting at the age of seven, attending classes at the Actors Garage in Manhasset, Long Island, just east of New York City.

Career Messina made his television debut in September 2018, in the pilot episode of NBC's science fiction drama Manifest; from 2018 to 2021, he played the main cast character of Cal Stone, a young boy struggling with terminal leukaemia and a passenger on the mysterious returning airplane Flight 828. In the season 3 finale, his character mysteriously aged five years, and the role was taken over by Ty Doran; while Doran played the older character through season 4 (2022–23), Messina returned in a guest appearance in the 2023 series finale, when the character (and the resolution of the plot) returned Flight 828 to the starting point of the series.

Messina appeared in a 2018 episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, as the younger son in an Italian immigrant family.

Messina has made appearances in commercials for Eliquis and MVP Health. Messina's future hopes are to someday work with either Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey or Tom Hanks.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2018–2023 Manifest Cal Stone Main cast (seasons 1-3), guest role (series finale)2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Salvatore Episode: "The Punishment Room"2022 Over/Under Chase Feature film2023 Squall Jack Short film