Kaiwi Lyman
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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Movies (39)
A Matter of Choice
2025 · Michael
Clutch
2025 · Xavier, Co-Executive Producer
Detonantes
2024 · Ghost
The Cardboard Window
2023 · Father, Director
Compasión Por El Diablo
2023 · Colleague
End Times
2023 · Hayden
Juego de criminales
2021 · Officer Barnes
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
2020 · Brett
Aceleración Máxima
2019 · Jimmy
El Forastero
2019 · James Walker
El Sindicato del crimen
2019 · Wade Dalton
La casa de los demonios
2019 · Derek
They Want Dick Dickster
2018 · Brad Priest
Blackmark
2018 · Timothy Daniels
Minutes to Midnight
2018 · Charlie Crenna
El robo perfecto
2018 · 'Tony Z' Zapata
Deadtime Tales 2
2018 · Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hickok
2017 · John Wesley Hardin
American Violence
2017 · Jackson Shea
Ice Sharks
2016 · Michael
Traded
2016 · Jed
Zoombies
2016 · Daxton
The Amityville Terror
2016 · Todd
Lost in the Pacific
2016 · Vincent
Circle
2015 · Bearded Man
Ninja Apocalypse
2014 · Trillion
Android Cop
2014 · Wescott
Gone Dark
2013 · Mike
Dragon Day
2013 · Tibbit
Assassins Tale
2013 · Woody
Reel Evil
2012 · Cory
40 Days and Nights
2012 · Baggins
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011 · Tommy
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010 · USS Argonaut Officer
Without Borders
2010 · 1st Avenger
Orgy of the Damned
2010 · Man Who Shakes
Trespassers
2006 · Colin
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
2005 · Surfer #2
Empire City
TV shows (12)
Don't Look Deeper
2020 · Noah
Deputy
2020 · Deputy Tabnick
Westworld
2016 · Branding Soldier
Flaked
2016 · Scott
Grace and Frankie
2015 · Skipper
Los Huang: Un sueño americano
2015 · White Guy 1
Jane la virgen
2014 · Zed
American Horror Story
2011 · Gutterball
Los Guerreros Wasabi
2011 · Snake
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Kevin Creed
Hawaii
2004 · Skinny Guy
CSI: Miami
2002 · Crypt King