Kaiwi Lyman
Acting
Born: May 13, 1983 (age 43) · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Westworld
2016
American Horror Story
2011
Den of Thieves
2018
Circle
2015
Hawaii Five-0
2010
CSI: Miami
2002
Copshop
2021
Jane the Virgin
2014
Trigger Warning
2024
Grace and Frankie
2015
Sympathy for the Devil
2023
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
Photos (2)
Movies (36)
Den of Thieves
'Tony Z' Zapata
Trigger Warning
Ghost
Copshop
Officer Barnes
Sympathy for the Devil
Colleague
Circle
Bearded Man
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
USS Argonaut Officer
Acceleration
Jimmy
Android Cop
Wescott
The Final Wish
Derek
Dragon Day
Tibbit
Blackmark
Timothy Daniels
Zoombies
Daxton
Minutes to Midnight
Charlie Crenna
Traded
Jed
Lost in the Pacific
Vincent
American Violence
Jackson Shea
40 Days and Nights
Baggins
Ice Sharks
Michael
Hickok
John Wesley Hardin
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Tommy
The Amityville Terror
Todd
A Matter of Choice
Michael
Ninja Apocalypse
Trillion
They Want Dick Dickster
Brad Priest
Trespassers
Colin
Assassins Tale
Woody
End Times
Hayden
The Outsider
James Walker
The Mongolian Connection
Wade Dalton
Clutch
Xavier
Reel Evil
Cory
Deadtime Tales 2
Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
Surfer #2
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
Brett
Orgy of the Damned
Man Who Shakes
Without Borders
1st Avenger
TV Shows (12)
Hawaii Five-0
Kevin Creed · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Crypt King · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Gutterball · 4 eps
Westworld
Branding Soldier · 1 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
White Guy 1 · 1 eps
Jane the Virgin
Zed · 1 eps
Grace and Frankie
Skipper · 1 eps
Kickin' It
Snake · 1 eps
Flaked
Scott · 1 eps
Deputy
Deputy Tabnick · 1 eps
Hawaii
Skinny Guy · 1 eps
Don't Look Deeper
Noah · 14 eps