Kaiwi Lyman

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, fr…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Westworld (2016) — Branding Soldier
2. American Horror Story (2011) — Gutterball
3. Den of Thieves (2018) — 'Tony Z' Zapata
4. Circle (2015) — Bearded Man
5. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Kevin Creed
6. CSI: Miami (2002) — Crypt King
7. Copshop (2021) — Officer Barnes
8. Jane the Virgin (2014) — Zed
9. Trigger Warning (2024) — Ghost
10. Grace and Frankie (2015) — Skipper
11. Sympathy for the Devil (2023) — Colleague
12. Fresh Off the Boat (2015) — White Guy 1
13. Zoombies (2016) — Daxton
14. Kickin' It (2011) — Snake
15. Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010) — USS Argonaut Officer
16. The Final Wish (2019) — Derek
17. Ice Sharks (2016) — Michael
18. Flaked (2016) — Scott
19. Hickok (2017) — John Wesley Hardin
20. Deputy (2020) — Deputy Tabnick
21. Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011) — Tommy
22. 40 Days and Nights (2012) — Baggins
23. Android Cop (2014) — Wescott
24. Acceleration (2019) — Jimmy
25. Traded (2016) — Jed
26. The Amityville Terror (2016) — Todd
27. American Violence (2017) — Jackson Shea
28. Don't Look Deeper (2020) — Noah
29. Ninja Apocalypse (2014) — Trillion
30. Assassins Tale (2013) — Woody
31. Lost in the Pacific (2016) — Vincent
32. Minutes to Midnight (2018) — Charlie Crenna
33. Blackmark (2018) — Timothy Daniels
34. Dragon Day (2013) — Tibbit
35. Trespassers (2006) — Colin
36. Reel Evil (2012) — Cory
37. The Outsider (2019) — James Walker
38. End Times (2023) — Hayden
39. Orgy of the Damned (2010) — Man Who Shakes
40. Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005) — Surfer #2

Directed

1. The Cardboard Window (2023) — Director