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Kaiwi Lyman

Kaiwi Lyman

Birthday: | Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Copshop

as    Officer Barnes

2019
The Final Wish

as    Derek

2019
The Outsider

as    James Walker

2018
Den of Thieves

as    Det. Tony 'Z' Zapata

2017
Hickok

as    John Wesley Hardin

2016
Zoombies

as    Daxton

2014
Ninja Apocalypse

as    Trillion

2014
Android Cop

as    Wescott

2013
Gone Dark

as    Mike

2013
Dragon Day

as    Tibbit

2013
Assassins Tale

as    Woody

2006
Trespassers

as    Colin