Acting · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA · Born May 13, 1983
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.
MovieA Matter of Choice
2025
as Michael
MovieClutch
2025
as Xavier
MovieTrigger Warning
2024
as Ghost
The Cardboard Window
2023
as Father
MovieSympathy for the Devil
2023
as Colleague
MovieEnd Times
2023
as Hayden
MovieCopshop
2021
as Officer Barnes
MovieGripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
2020
as Brett
TVDon't Look Deeper
2020
as Noah
TVDeputy
2020
as Deputy Tabnick
MovieAcceleration
2019
as Jimmy
MovieThe Outsider
2019
as James Walker
MovieThe Mongolian Connection
2019
as Wade Dalton
MovieThe Final Wish
2019
as Derek
MovieThey Want Dick Dickster
2018
as Brad Priest
MovieBlackmark
2018
as Timothy Daniels
MovieMinutes to Midnight
2018
as Charlie Crenna
MovieDen of Thieves
2018
as 'Tony Z' Zapata
MovieDeadtime Tales 2
2018
as Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHickok
2017
as John Wesley Hardin
MovieAmerican Violence
2017
as Jackson Shea
TVWestworld
2016
as Branding Soldier
MovieIce Sharks
2016
as Michael
MovieTraded
2016
as Jed
MovieZoombies
2016
as Daxton
MovieThe Amityville Terror
2016
as Todd
TVFlaked
2016
as Scott
MovieLost in the Pacific
2016
as Vincent
MovieCircle
2015
as Bearded Man
TVGrace and Frankie
2015
as Skipper
TVFresh Off the Boat
2015
as White Guy 1
TVJane the Virgin
2014
as Zed
MovieNinja Apocalypse
2014
as Trillion
MovieAndroid Cop
2014
as Wescott
Gone Dark
2013
as Mike
MovieDragon Day
2013
as Tibbit
MovieAssassins Tale
2013
as Woody
MovieReel Evil
2012
as Cory
Movie40 Days and Nights
2012
as Baggins
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Gutterball
TVKickin' It
2011
as Snake
MovieMega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011
as Tommy
MovieMega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010
as USS Argonaut Officer
MovieWithout Borders
2010
as 1st Avenger
MovieOrgy of the Damned
2010
as Man Who Shakes
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Kevin Creed
MovieTrespassers
2006
as Colin
MovieFrankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
2005
as Surfer #2
TVHawaii
2004
as Skinny Guy
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Crypt King
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