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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Philippines

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Movie Involvements: 17

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Senior High
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8

Senior High

(2023) Archie Aguerro
Almost Paradise
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7

Almost Paradise

(2020) Dealer #1
The Iron Heart
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8

The Iron Heart

(2022) Conrado Reyes
Keys to the Heart
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7

Keys to the Heart

(2023) Jayjay
Paano ang Pasko?
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Paano ang Pasko?

(2020) Noel
Unconditional
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Unconditional

(2019) Arthur
Kalel, 15
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7

Kalel, 15

(2019) Kalel
The Girl and The Gun
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6

Acting

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Cinematography
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Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Director
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Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Writer
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