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Aliases: Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau , Kaiwi Lyman Mersereau

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Westworld
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8

Westworld

(2016) Branding Soldier
Sympathy for the Devil
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6

Sympathy for the Devil

(2023) Colleague
Den of Thieves
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7

Den of Thieves

(2018) Det. Tony 'Z' Zapata
Don't Look Deeper
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7

Don't Look Deeper

(2020) Noah
Copshop
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6

Copshop

(2021) Officer Barnes
Circle
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6

Circle

(2015) Bearded Man
Zoombies
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5

Zoombies

(2016) Daxton
Ice Sharks
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5

Ice Sharks

(2016) Michael

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Father
Colleague
Hayden
2021 Officer Barnes
2020 Brett
Noah
2019 Jimmy
James Walker
Wade Dalton
Derek
2018 Brad Priest
Timothy Daniels
Charlie Crenna
Det. Tony 'Z' Zapata
Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017 John Wesley Hardin
Jackson Shea
2016 Branding Soldier
Michael
Jed
Daxton
Todd
Scott
Vincent
2015 Bearded Man
White Guy 1
2014 Zed
Trillion
Wescott
2013 Mike
Tibbit
Woody
2012 Baggins
Cory
2011 Snake
Tommy
2010 USS Argonaut Officer
1st Avenger
Man Who Shakes
2006 Colin
2005 Surfer #2
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Ghost
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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