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.

Kaiwi Lyman is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 29 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Trigger Warning (2024), Copshop (2021), Den of Thieves (2018), Lost in the Pacific (2016), Circle (2015), American Horror Story (2011), Hawaii Five-0 (2010), CSI: Miami (2002). The recorded credits span 2002 to 2024, including 17 movies and 12 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.