
Acting
Born May 13, 1983 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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.

A Matter of Choice
2025

Trigger Warning
2024
The Cardboard Window
2023

Sympathy for the Devil
2023

End Times
2023

Copshop
2021

Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
2020

Acceleration
2019

The Outsider
2019

The Mongolian Connection
2019

The Final Wish
2019

They Want Dick Dickster
2018

Blackmark
2018

Minutes to Midnight
2018

Den of Thieves
2018

Deadtime Tales 2
2018

Hickok
2017

American Violence
2017

Ice Sharks
2016

Traded
2016

Zoombies
2016

The Amityville Terror
2016

Lost in the Pacific
2016

Circle
2015

Ninja Apocalypse
2014

Android Cop
2014
Gone Dark
2013

Dragon Day
2013

Assassins Tale
2013

Reel Evil
2012

40 Days and Nights
2012

Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011

Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010

Without Borders
2010

Orgy of the Damned
2010

Trespassers
2006

Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
2005