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