Kaiwi Lyman
Born: 1983-05-13 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- A Matter of Choice as Michael
2024
- Trigger Warning as Ghost
2023
- End Times as Hayden
- Sympathy for the Devil as Colleague
- The Cardboard Window as Father
2021
- Copshop as Officer Barnes
2020
- Don't Look Deeper as Noah
- Don't Look Deeper as Noah
- Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar as Brett
2019
- The Outsider as James Walker
- Acceleration as Jimmy
- The Final Wish as Derek
- The Mongolian Connection as Wade Dalton
2018
- Den of Thieves as 'Tony Z' Zapata
- Blackmark as Timothy Daniels
- Minutes to Midnight as Charlie Crenna
- Deadtime Tales 2 as Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- They Want Dick Dickster as Brad Priest
2017
- Hickok as John Wesley Hardin
- American Violence as Jackson Shea
2016
- Westworld as Branding Soldier
- Ice Sharks as Michael
- Lost in the Pacific as Vincent
- Flaked as Scott
- The Amityville Terror as Todd
- Zoombies as Daxton
- Traded as Jed
2015
- Grace and Frankie as Skipper
- Fresh Off the Boat as White Guy 1
- Circle as Bearded Man
2014
- Jane the Virgin as Zed
- Ninja Apocalypse as Trillion
- Android Cop as Wescott
2013
- Assassins Tale as Woody
- Gone Dark as Mike
- Dragon Day as Tibbit
2012
- Reel Evil as Cory
- 40 Days and Nights as Baggins
2011
- American Horror Story as Gutterball
- Kickin' It as Snake
- Mega Python vs. Gatoroid as Tommy
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Kevin Creed
- Without Borders as 1st Avenger
- Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus as USS Argonaut Officer
- Orgy of the Damned as Man Who Shakes
2006
- Trespassers as Colin
2005
- Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove as Surfer #2
2004
- Hawaii as Skinny Guy
2002
- CSI: Miami as Crypt King