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.
Acting
TV
Westworld
as Branding Soldier
2016
TV
American Horror Story
as Gutterball
2011
Movie
Den of Thieves
as 'Tony Z' Zapata
2018
Movie
Circle
as Bearded Man
2015
TV
Hawaii Five-0
as Kevin Creed
2010
TV
CSI: Miami
as Crypt King
2002
Movie
Copshop
as Officer Barnes
2021
TV
Jane the Virgin
as Zed
2014
Movie
Trigger Warning
as Ghost
2024
TV
Grace and Frankie
as Skipper
2015
Movie
Sympathy for the Devil
as Colleague
2023
TV
Fresh Off the Boat
as White Guy 1
2015
Movie
Zoombies
as Daxton
2016
TV
Kickin' It
as Snake
2011
Movie
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
as USS Argonaut Officer
2010
Movie
The Final Wish
as Derek
2019
Movie
Ice Sharks
as Michael
2016
TV
Flaked
as Scott
2016
Movie
Hickok
as John Wesley Hardin
2017
TV
Deputy
as Deputy Tabnick
2020
Movie
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
as Tommy
2011
Movie
40 Days and Nights
as Baggins
2012
Movie
Android Cop
as Wescott
2014
Movie
Acceleration
as Jimmy
2019
