Kaiwi Lyman
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.
Filmography · 48
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Kevin Creed
American Horror Story
2011 · Gutterball
CSI: Miami
2002 · Crypt King
Westworld
2016 · Branding Soldier
Jane the Virgin
2014 · Zed
Grace and Frankie
2015 · Skipper
Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · White Guy 1
Kickin' It
2011 · Snake
Den of Thieves
2018 · 'Tony Z' Zapata
Trigger Warning
2024 · Ghost
Deputy
2020 · Deputy Tabnick
Flaked
2016 · Scott
Copshop
2021 · Officer Barnes
Hawaii
2004 · Skinny Guy
Don't Look Deeper
2020 · Noah
Sympathy for the Devil
2023 · Colleague
Circle
2015 · Bearded Man
The Final Wish
2019 · Derek
Zoombies
2016 · Daxton
Acceleration
2019 · Jimmy
Ninja Apocalypse
2014 · Trillion
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010 · USS Argonaut Officer
Android Cop
2014 · Wescott
Blackmark
2018 · Timothy Daniels
40 Days and Nights
2012 · Baggins
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011 · Tommy
Traded
2016 · Jed
Dragon Day
2013 · Tibbit
Hickok
2017 · John Wesley Hardin
American Violence
2017 · Jackson Shea
Minutes to Midnight
2018 · Charlie Crenna
Lost in the Pacific
2016 · Vincent
The Mongolian Connection
2019 · Wade Dalton
End Times
2023 · Hayden
Ice Sharks
2016 · Michael
The Outsider
2019 · James Walker
Assassins Tale
2013 · Woody
Trespassers
2006 · Colin
A Matter of Choice
2025 · Michael
They Want Dick Dickster
2018 · Brad Priest
The Amityville Terror
2016 · Todd
Reel Evil
2012 · Cory
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
2005 · Surfer #2
Clutch
2025 · Xavier
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
2020 · Brett
Orgy of the Damned
2010 · Man Who Shakes
Without Borders
2010 · 1st Avenger
Deadtime Tales 2
2018 · Cory - 'Asylum of the...