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Elijah Canlas Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
2000-08-16

Birthplace:
Philippines

Credits:
42 Total Roles

Elijah Canlas

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Manila's Finest MOVIE Self
2025 KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie MOVIE Kain (segment "Berbalang")
2025 Salvageland MOVIE Jules
2025 Raging MOVIE Eli
2025 Sunshine MOVIE Miggs
2025 Paging Elise MOVIE Self
2024 Uninvited MOVIE Tofy
2024 Water Sports MOVIE Jelson
2024 High Street TV Archie Aguerro
2023 GomBurZa MOVIE Paciano Mercado

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