Kaiwi Lyman
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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.
Known for
Credits
Den of Thieves (2018)
as 'Tony Z' Zapata
Trigger Warning (2024)
as Ghost
Circle (2015)
as Bearded Man
Copshop (2021)
as Officer Barnes
Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
as Colleague
Ninja Apocalypse (2014)
as Trillion
Empire City (—)
Actor
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010)
as USS Argonaut Officer
The Final Wish (2019)
as Derek
Lost in the Pacific (2016)
as Vincent
Zoombies (2016)
as Daxton
40 Days and Nights (2012)
as Baggins
Traded (2016)
as Jed
Hickok (2017)
as John Wesley Hardin
Ice Sharks (2016)
as Michael
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)
as Tommy
Acceleration (2019)
as Jimmy
Android Cop (2014)
as Wescott
Dragon Day (2013)
as Tibbit
The Outsider (2019)
as James Walker
American Violence (2017)
as Jackson Shea
Blackmark (2018)
as Timothy Daniels
End Times (2023)
as Hayden
Assassins Tale (2013)
as Woody
The Mongolian Connection (2019)
as Wade Dalton
Reel Evil (2012)
as Cory
Minutes to Midnight (2018)
as Charlie Crenna
The Amityville Terror (2016)
as Todd
Trespassers (2006)
as Colin
They Want Dick Dickster (2018)
as Brad Priest
Orgy of the Damned (2010)
as Man Who Shakes
Gone Dark (2013)
as Mike
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005)
as Surfer #2
Clutch (2025)
as Xavier
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar (2020)
as Brett
A Matter of Choice (2025)
as Michael
Deadtime Tales 2 (2018)
as Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cardboard Window (2023)
as Father
Without Borders (2010)
as 1st Avenger