Kaiwi Lyman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played water polo, surfed, paddled outrigger canoes, practiced Brazilian jiu jitsu, and sailed but nothing excited him more than being on stage. Kaiwi has experience as a close up magician and has won and placed in several magic competitions. He was fortunate to have four years of intense theater arts training in high school at the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. After high school Kaiwi moved to California in 2002 to pursue his passion in the entertainment business. He attended Santa Monica College and, to fulfill an assignment, in the first few weeks of class, he delivered a monologue from The Crucible. The teacher realized his experience was beyond an Acting 101 class and had him then deliver the monologue to the drama department head. She immediately recognized his talent and suggested he audition for Julliard School. Kaiwi was determined, however, to get a screen role and it wasn't long before he got his first break when, in 2003, Kaiwi played the lead role of Colin in the horror film, Trespassers. Since then he has taken on a variety of different projects. His work displays his range of roles, from comedic to dramatic, in numerous films, TV shows, webisodes and commercials.
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Filmography
Empire City
Movie
Clutch
Movie · as Xavier
A Matter of Choice
Movie · as Michael
Trigger Warning
Movie · as Ghost
End Times
Movie · as Hayden
The Cardboard Window
Movie · as Father
Sympathy for the Devil
Movie · as Colleague
Copshop
Movie · as Officer Barnes
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
Movie · as Brett
Don't Look Deeper
TV · as Noah · 14 eps
Deputy
TV · as Deputy Tabnick · 1 ep
The Final Wish
Movie · as Derek
The Outsider
Movie · as James Walker
Acceleration
Movie · as Jimmy
The Mongolian Connection
Movie · as Wade Dalton
They Want Dick Dickster
Movie · as Brad Priest
Minutes to Midnight
Movie · as Charlie Crenna
Den of Thieves
Movie · as 'Tony Z' Zapata
Blackmark
Movie · as Timothy Daniels
Deadtime Tales 2
Movie · as Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Violence
Movie · as Jackson Shea
Hickok
Movie · as John Wesley Hardin
Traded
Movie · as Jed
Zoombies
Movie · as Daxton
Ice Sharks
Movie · as Michael
The Amityville Terror
Movie · as Todd
Lost in the Pacific
Movie · as Vincent
Flaked
TV · as Scott · 1 ep
Westworld
TV · as Branding Soldier · 1 ep
Circle
Movie · as Bearded Man
Fresh Off the Boat
TV · as White Guy 1 · 1 ep
Grace and Frankie
TV · as Skipper · 1 ep
Android Cop
Movie · as Wescott
Ninja Apocalypse
Movie · as Trillion
Jane the Virgin
TV · as Zed · 1 ep
Assassins Tale
Movie · as Woody
Dragon Day
Movie · as Tibbit
Gone Dark
Movie · as Mike
Reel Evil
Movie · as Cory
40 Days and Nights
Movie · as Baggins
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Movie · as Tommy
American Horror Story
TV · as Gutterball · 4 eps
Kickin' It
TV · as Snake · 1 ep
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
Movie · as USS Argonaut Officer
Without Borders
Movie · as 1st Avenger
Orgy of the Damned
Movie · as Man Who Shakes
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Kevin Creed · 1 ep
Trespassers
Movie · as Colin
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
Movie · as Surfer #2
Hawaii
TV · as Skinny Guy · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · as Crypt King · 1 ep