Kaiwi Lyman

Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau lahir dan besar di Honolulu, Hawaii, di mana ia bermain polo air, berselancar, mendayung kano cadik, berlatih jiu jitsu Brasil, dan berlayar tetapi tidak ada yang lebih membuatnya bersemangat selain berada di atas panggung. Kaiwi memiliki pengalaman sebagai pesulap jarak dekat dan telah memenangkan serta menempati beberapa kompetisi sulap. Dia beruntung memiliki empat tahun pelatihan seni teater yang intens di sekolah menengah di Sekolah Seni Institut Mid-Pacific. Setelah sekolah menengah, Kaiwi pindah ke California pada tahun 2002 untuk mengejar minatnya dalam bisnis hiburan. Dia kuliah di Santa Monica College dan, untuk memenuhi tugasnya, dalam beberapa minggu pertama kelas, dia menyampaikan monolog dari The Crucible. Guru tersebut menyadari bahwa pengalamannya melampaui kelas Akting 101 dan menyuruhnya menyampaikan monolog tersebut kepada kepala departemen drama. Dia segera mengenali bakatnya dan menyarankan dia mengikuti audisi Julliard School. Kaiwi bertekad, bagaimanapun, untuk mendapatkan peran layar dan tidak lama kemudian ia mendapat terobosan pertamanya ketika, pada tahun 2003, Kaiwi memainkan peran utama Colin dalam film horor, Trespassers. Sejak itu dia telah mengerjakan berbagai proyek berbeda. Karyanya menampilkan berbagai perannya, dari komedi hingga dramatis, dalam berbagai film, acara TV, webisode, dan iklan.

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.