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Elijah Canlas

Elijah Canlas

Actor · Born 2000-08-16 · Philippines

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Biography

Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas is a Filipino television, film and theater actor and commercial model. His lead and title role in the film Kalel, 15 paved the way for more acting opportunities in his career. This film also bagged its director, Jun Robles Lana, the best director award at the Tallinn International Film Festival in Estonia, and Elijah's first Best Actor award at the 17th Asian Film Festival held in Rome, Italy. In May 2020, he was cast as one of the main actors in the YouTube series, Gameboys. Produced by The IdeaFirst Company, it is a boys love (BL) series in the Philippines that tackles the story of two young men who find each other online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Second of three siblings, he is fondly called Jelo by his older brother Jerom, and younger brother, JM. The Canlas brothers are all actors who played various roles in film, theater and television. With their mother being a theater actress in Bacolod, they were exposed to theater at a very young age.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Almost Paradise (2020) — Dealer #1
  2. The Iron Heart (2022) — Conrado Reyes
  3. Gasping for Air (2016) — Rey
  4. Gameboys (2020) — Cairo
  5. Gameboys: The Movie (2021) — Cairo Lazaro
  6. Senior High (2023) — Archie Aguerro
  7. Keys to the Heart (2023) — Jayjay
  8. Kalel, 15 (2019) — Kalel
  9. Edward (2019) — Renz
  10. LiveScream (2022) — Exo
  11. About Us But Not About Us (2023) — Lance
  12. Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991) — Sofronio Vasquez
  13. GomBurZa (2023) — Paciano Mercado
  14. Sunshine (2025) — Miggs
  15. How to Die Young in Manila (2020) — Young Boy
  16. He Who Is Without Sin (2020) — Martin
  17. The Woman and the Gun (2019) — Jun
  18. New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing (2020)
  19. In Case They Don't Arrive (2016) — Benjie
  20. Contestant #4 (2016)
  21. Gameboys 2 (2022) — Cairo Lazaro
  22. Uninvited (2024) — Tofy
  23. The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family (2018) — Tonio Dela Cruz
  24. LSS (2019)
  25. Water Sports (2024) — Jelson
  26. Raging (2026) — Eli
  27. High Street (2024) — Archie Aguerro
  28. Tony — Tony
  29. Blue Room (2022) — Troy
  30. Rice Soldiers (2014)
  31. EDJOP (2026) — Edgar "Edjop" Jopson
  32. The Real Enemy (2020) — Himself
  33. Is this desire?
  34. Paging Elise (2025)
  35. KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie (2025) — Kain (segment "Berbalang")
  36. Salvageland (2025) — Jules
  37. Ano Ba Talaga Tayo - a short film by the Juans — Joms
  38. Drags to Riches (2026) — Andre
  39. HB2ME (2026)
  40. Misis Piggy (2022) — Jeffrey Martinez

Directed

  1. The Real Enemy (2020) — Director