Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas is a Filipino television, film and theater actor and commercial model. His lead and title role in the film Kalel, 15 paved the way for more acting opportunities in his career. This film also bagged its director, Jun Robles Lana, the best director award at the Tallinn International Film Festival in Estonia, and Elijah's first Best Actor award at the 17th Asian Film Festival held in Rome, Italy. In May 2020, he was cast as one of the main actors in the YouTube series, Gameboys. Produced by The IdeaFirst Company, it is a boys love (BL) series in the Philippines that tackles the story of two young men who find each other online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Second of three siblings, he is fondly called Jelo by his older brother Jerom, and younger brother, JM. The Canlas brothers are all actors who played various roles in film, theater and television. With their mother being a theater actress in Bacolod, they were exposed to theater at a very young age.
Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas is a Filipino television, film and theater actor and commercial model. His lead and title role in the film Kalel, 15 paved the way for more acting opportunities in his career. This film also bagged its director, Jun Robles Lana, the best director award at the Tallinn International Film Festival in Estonia, and Elijah's first Best Actor award at the 17th Asian Film Festival held in Rome, Italy. In May 2020, he was cast as one of the main actors in the YouTube series, Gameboys. Produced by The IdeaFirst Company, it is a boys love (BL) series in the Philippines that tackles the story of two young men who find each other online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Second of three siblings, he is fondly called Jelo by his older brother Jerom, and younger brother, JM. The Canlas brothers are all actors who played various roles in film, theater and television. With their mother being a theater actress in Bacolod, they were exposed to theater at a very young age.
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Filmography (Movies)
Manila's Finest
Character:
Release Date:25/12/2025
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie
Character:Kain (segment "Berbalang")
Release Date:26/11/2025
Salvageland
Character:Jules
Release Date:26/11/2025
Raging
Character:Eli
Release Date:03/10/2025
Sunshine
Character:Miggs
Release Date:23/07/2025
Paging Elise
Character:
Release Date:31/05/2025
Uninvited
Character:Tofy
Release Date:25/12/2024
Water Sports
Character:Jelson
Release Date:09/11/2024
GomBurZa
Character:Paciano Mercado
Release Date:25/12/2023
Keys to the Heart
Character:Jayjay
Release Date:04/10/2023
About Us But Not About Us
Character:Lance
Release Date:08/04/2023
LiveScream
Character:Exo
Release Date:09/11/2022
Blue Room
Character:Troy
Release Date:07/08/2022
Gameboys: The Movie
Character:Cairo Lazaro
Release Date:30/06/2021
He Who Is Without Sin
Character:Martin
Release Date:21/11/2020
How to Die Young in Manila
Character:Young Boy
Release Date:28/10/2020
The Real Enemy
Character:Himself
Release Date:22/04/2020
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
Character:
Release Date:06/04/2020
Kalel, 15
Character:Kalel
Release Date:18/12/2019
Babae at Baril
Character:Jun
Release Date:13/10/2019
LSS
Character:
Release Date:13/09/2019
Edward
Character:Renz
Release Date:02/08/2019
The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
Character:Tonio Dela Cruz
Release Date:01/12/2018
Contestant #4
Character:
Release Date:16/10/2016
Gasping for Air
Character:Rey
Release Date:05/08/2016
In Case They Don't Arrive
Character:Benjie
Release Date:16/03/2016
Rice Soldiers
Character:
Release Date:02/08/2014
Television Appearances
High Street
Character:Archie Aguerro
Senior High
Character:Archie Aguerro
The Iron Heart
Character:Conrado Reyes
Gameboys 2
Character:Cairo Lazaro
Misis Piggy
Character:Jeffrey Martinez
Paano ang Pasko?
Character:Noel
Gameboys
Character:Cairo
Almost Paradise
Character:Dealer #1
Unconditional
Character:Arthur
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Character:Sofronio Vasquez
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