Donny Pangilinan

Pangilinan's entry into Philippine entertainment began with guest appearances in various ABS-CBN shows in 2016.[8] He also briefly hosted the show ASAP and was a VJ for Myx.[9]

In 2018 Pangilinan made his on-screen debut in the Regal Films production Walwal, directed by Jose Javier Reyes where he was paired with actress Kisses Delavin.[10] 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.[11] Following this, Pangilinan appeared in the ABS-CBN film To Love Some Buddy starring Zanjoe Marudo and Maja Salvador. He, and Delavin was also a supporting cast for Fantastica starring Vice Ganda, Richard Gutierrez and Dingdong Dantes.[12]

In the 2019, the split of his onscreen partnership with Kisses Delavin was reported.[13]

In November the same year, it was announced that Pangilinan will be teaming up with Belle Mariano for He's Into Her, an iWantTFC original series directed by Chad Vidanes that is based on the 2013 Wattpad novel of the same name by Maxinejiji.[14] Following this, he made an appearance in the film The Mall, The Merrier directed by Barry Gonzales, starring Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis.[15]

In 2020, Pangilinan had his first lead role in the film James and Pat and Dave, appearing alongside Ronnie Alonte and Loisa Andalio.[16] In the same year, Pangilinan hosted the Brightlight Productions-produced musical variety show Sunday Noontime Live!, which was aired on TV5 as a blocktimer. The short-lived show was cancelled after three months and Pangilinan subsequently renewed his contract with Star Magic in February 2021.[17][18][19]

In 2021, the long-awaited series He's Into Her with his new love team partner Belle Mariano, had its record-breaking launch as it crashed the streaming platform iWant TFC upon its release due to the surge of the number of viewers who wanted to watch the premiere episode.[20][21] The series was marked a huge success as it continuously trended all-throughout its run,[22] and also helped the iWantTFC app to top all free entertainment apps in the country. It was also the number one most watched series on the streaming platform[23][24]

Pangilinan also collaborated with Mariano for a duet version of the latter's hit single Sigurado under Star Music.[25]

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.[26] At the end of show, it was announced that a second season of the show will take place.[27] Shortly after the successful concert, ABS-CBN Entertainment also unveiled He's Into Her: The Journey, a documentary about the making of the series. It showed the production of the show from the conceptualization, auditions and into the lock-in tapings. With the series' production passing to two years, the documentary also showed the hardship of the entire team and how the managed to push through the show even during a global pandemic and after the ABS-CBN shutdown.[28]

In November 2021, Pangilinan released new single Wings under Universal Records Philippines.[29]

After the successful He's Into Her, the DonBelle love team landed their first ever lead movie under Star Cinema directed by John Leo Garcia, romantic-comedy film Love Is Color Blind. The casts include their He's Into Her co-star Jeremiah Lisbo, as well as singer-actress Angelina Cruz, and TikTok superstar Esnyr Ranollo. It premiered through the streaming platforms KTX.ph and Smart's GigaPlay app. In March 2022, it will be coming to Netflix.[30] Upcoming projects for the pair include a teleserye and short film to be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board.[31]

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 along with 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.[32]

In 2022, he made a guest appearance in Belle Mariano's first concert entitled Daylight: A Belle Mariano Digital Concert which was streamed via KTX.ph.[33]