Elijah Canlas
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 2000-08-16 (age 25)
- Place of birth
- Philippines
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.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Almost Paradise
2020
as Dealer #1
Maalaala Mo Kaya
1991
as Sofronio Vasquez
Senior High
2023
as Archie Aguerro
The Iron Heart
2022
as Conrado Reyes
Rainbow Rumble
2024
as Self - Contestant
High Street
2024
as Archie Aguerro
Family Feud Philippines
2022
as Self - Contestant (Gameboys)
Paano ang Pasko?
2020
as Noel
Gameboys
2020
as Cairo
Unconditional
2019
as Arthur
Misis Piggy
2022
as Jeffrey Martinez
Gameboys 2
2022
as Cairo Lazaro
Movies (31)
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie
2025
as Kain (segment "Berbalang")
Salvageland
2025
as Jules
Manila's Finest
2025
Sunshine
2025
as Miggs
Gameboys: The Movie
2021
as Cairo Lazaro
EDJOP
as Edgar "Edjop" Jopson
GomBurZa
2023
as Paciano Mercado
Keys to the Heart
2023
as Jayjay
LiveScream
2022
as Exo
Raging
2026
as Eli
He Who Is Without Sin
2020
as Martin
Kalel, 15
2019
as Kalel
The Woman and the Gun
2019
as Jun
Uninvited
2024
as Tofy
LSS
2019
How to Die Young in Manila
2020
as Young Boy
In Case They Don't Arrive
2016
as Benjie
Gasping for Air
2016
as Rey
Contestant #4
2016
Edward
2019
as Renz
Blue Room
2022
as Troy
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
2020
Rice Soldiers
2014
About Us But Not About Us
2023
as Lance
Water Sports
2024
as Jelson
Paging Elise
2025
The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
2018
as Tonio Dela Cruz
Tony
as Tony
Is this desire?
The Real Enemy
2020
as Himself
Ano Ba Talaga Tayo - a short film by the Juans
as Joms
About Elijah Canlas
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… With 43 credits spanning from 1991 to 2026, Elijah Canlas has appeared in 31 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elijah Canlas Movies
- KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie (2025) — as Kain (segment "Berbalang")
- Salvageland (2025) — as Jules
- Manila's Finest (2025)
- Sunshine (2025) — as Miggs
- Gameboys: The Movie (2021) — as Cairo Lazaro
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