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