Elijah Canlas
Known For
Acting
Born
2000-08-16 in 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.
Most Known For
The Iron Heart
as Conrado Reyes
Maalaala Mo Kaya
as Sofronio Vasquez
Almost Paradise
as Dealer #1
Senior High
as Archie Aguerro
Sunshine
as Miggs
High Street
as Archie Aguerro
Paano ang Pasko?
as Noel
Kalel, 15
as Kalel
Edward
as Renz
Contestant #4
Salvageland
as Jules
Raging
as Eli
Tony
as Tony
Gameboys
as Cairo
Gameboys 2
as Cairo Lazaro
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie
as Kain (segment "Berbalang")
Paging Elise
Misis Piggy
as Jeffrey Martinez
Manila's Finest
GomBurZa
as Paciano Mercado