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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33271478
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Filmography (Movies)
A Matter of Choice
Character:Michael
Release Date:17/09/2025
Trigger Warning
Character:Ghost
Release Date:20/06/2024
The Cardboard Window
Character:Father
Release Date:28/10/2023
Sympathy for the Devil
Character:Colleague
Release Date:20/07/2023
End Times
Character:Hayden
Release Date:14/07/2023
Copshop
Character:Officer Barnes
Release Date:09/09/2021
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
Character:Brett
Release Date:11/08/2020
Don't Look Deeper
Character:Noah
Release Date:27/07/2020
Acceleration
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:08/11/2019
The Outsider
Character:James Walker
Release Date:14/06/2019
The Mongolian Connection
Character:Wade Dalton
Release Date:12/06/2019
The Final Wish
Character:Derek
Release Date:24/01/2019
They Want Dick Dickster
Character:Brad Priest
Release Date:13/11/2018
Blackmark
Character:Timothy Daniels
Release Date:07/08/2018
Minutes to Midnight
Character:Charlie Crenna
Release Date:03/07/2018
Den of Thieves
Character:'Tony Z' Zapata
Release Date:18/01/2018
Deadtime Tales 2
Character:Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/01/2018
Hickok
Character:John Wesley Hardin
Release Date:07/07/2017
American Violence
Character:Jackson Shea
Release Date:03/02/2017
Ice Sharks
Character:Michael
Release Date:26/07/2016
Traded
Character:Jed
Release Date:10/06/2016
Zoombies
Character:Daxton
Release Date:29/04/2016
The Amityville Terror
Character:Todd
Release Date:01/04/2016
Lost in the Pacific
Character:Vincent
Release Date:29/01/2016
Circle
Character:Bearded Man
Release Date:28/05/2015
Ninja Apocalypse
Character:Trillion
Release Date:05/08/2014
Android Cop
Character:Wescott
Release Date:04/02/2014
Gone Dark
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/11/2013
Dragon Day
Character:Tibbit
Release Date:10/01/2013
Assassins Tale
Character:Woody
Release Date:01/01/2013
Reel Evil
Character:Cory
Release Date:03/12/2012
40 Days and Nights
Character:Baggins
Release Date:27/11/2012
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Character:Tommy
Release Date:29/01/2011
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
Character:USS Argonaut Officer
Release Date:21/12/2010
Without Borders
Character:1st Avenger
Release Date:21/10/2010
Orgy of the Damned
Character:Man Who Shakes
Release Date:07/10/2010
Trespassers
Character:Colin
Release Date:09/05/2006
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
Character:Surfer #2
Release Date:04/10/2005
Television Appearances
Don't Look Deeper
Character:Noah
Westworld
Character:Branding Soldier
Flaked
Character:Scott
Grace and Frankie
Character:Skipper
Fresh Off the Boat
Character:White Guy 1
Jane the Virgin
Character:Zed
American Horror Story
Character:Gutterball
Kickin' It
Character:Snake
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Kevin Creed
Hawaii
Character:Skinny Guy
CSI: Miami
Character:Crypt King
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