Kaiwi Lyman
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1983-05-13 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Also known as
- Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau · Kaiwi Lyman Mersereau
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
TV Shows (12)
CSI: Miami
2002
as Crypt King
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Kevin Creed
American Horror Story
2011
as Gutterball
Westworld
2016
as Branding Soldier
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as White Guy 1
Jane the Virgin
2014
as Zed
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Skipper
Kickin' It
2011
as Snake
Deputy
2020
as Deputy Tabnick
Don't Look Deeper
2020
as Noah
Flaked
2016
as Scott
Hawaii
2004
as Skinny Guy
Movies (39)
Den of Thieves
2018
as 'Tony Z' Zapata
Copshop
2021
as Officer Barnes
Trigger Warning
2024
as Ghost
Circle
2015
as Bearded Man
Zoombies
2016
as Daxton
Sympathy for the Devil
2023
as Colleague
The Final Wish
2019
as Derek
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010
as USS Argonaut Officer
Lost in the Pacific
2016
as Vincent
40 Days and Nights
2012
as Baggins
Hickok
2017
as John Wesley Hardin
American Violence
2017
as Jackson Shea
Traded
2016
as Jed
Acceleration
2019
as Jimmy
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
2011
as Tommy
Android Cop
2014
as Wescott
Ice Sharks
2016
as Michael
Blackmark
2018
as Timothy Daniels
Ninja Apocalypse
2014
as Trillion
The Mongolian Connection
2019
as Wade Dalton
The Outsider
2019
as James Walker
Empire City
Dragon Day
2013
as Tibbit
End Times
2023
as Hayden
Assassins Tale
2013
as Woody
Minutes to Midnight
2018
as Charlie Crenna
Orgy of the Damned
2010
as Man Who Shakes
Clutch
2025
as Xavier
Deadtime Tales 2
2018
as Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
2005
as Surfer #2
They Want Dick Dickster
2018
as Brad Priest
The Amityville Terror
2016
as Todd
Gone Dark
2013
as Mike
Trespassers
2006
as Colin
Reel Evil
2012
as Cory
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
2020
as Brett
Without Borders
2010
as 1st Avenger
The Cardboard Window
2023
as Father
A Matter of Choice
2025
as Michael
About 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 busine… With 51 credits spanning from 2002 to 2025, Kaiwi Lyman has appeared in 39 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kaiwi Lyman Movies
- Den of Thieves (2018) — as 'Tony Z' Zapata
- Copshop (2021) — as Officer Barnes
- Trigger Warning (2024) — as Ghost
- Circle (2015) — as Bearded Man
- Zoombies (2016) — as Daxton
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