Cast & creator
Kaiwi Lyman
Best known for American Horror Story, Hawaii Five-0, CSI: Miami
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.
Also known as: Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Kaiwi Lyman Mersereau
41
film credits
12
television credits
51
2002–2025 · acting roles
5.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (53)
Showing 53 of 53 credits
American Horror Story
Gutterball
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Kevin Creed
2010
CSI: Miami
Crypt King
2002
Westworld
Branding Soldier
2016
Jane the Virgin
Zed
2014
Fresh Off the Boat
White Guy 1
2015
Grace and Frankie
Skipper
2015
Kickin' It
Snake
2011
Den of Thieves
'Tony Z' Zapata
2018
Deputy
Deputy Tabnick
2020
Flaked
Scott
2016
Trigger Warning
Ghost
2024
Don't Look Deeper
Noah
2020
Copshop
Officer Barnes
2021
Hawaii
Skinny Guy
2004
Sympathy for the Devil
Colleague
2023
Circle
Bearded Man
2015
Android Cop
Wescott
2014
Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
Tommy
2011
Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
USS Argonaut Officer
2010
Acceleration
Jimmy
2019
40 Days and Nights
Baggins
2012
Ice Sharks
Michael
2016
The Final Wish
Derek
2019Empire City
Blackmark
Timothy Daniels
2018
Zoombies
Daxton
2016
American Violence
Jackson Shea
2017
Traded
Jed
2016
They Want Dick Dickster
Brad Priest
2018
Hickok
John Wesley Hardin
2017
End Times
Hayden
2023
Orgy of the Damned
Man Who Shakes
2010
Minutes to Midnight
Charlie Crenna
2018
Trespassers
Colin
2006
Ninja Apocalypse
Trillion
2014
Lost in the Pacific
Vincent
2016
Dragon Day
Tibbit
2013
The Amityville Terror
Todd
2016
The Outsider
James Walker
2019
A Matter of Choice
Michael
2025
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove
Surfer #2
2005
Clutch
Xavier
2025Clutch
Co-Executive Producer
2025
The Mongolian Connection
Wade Dalton
2019
Reel Evil
Cory
2012
Assassins Tale
Woody
2013
Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar
Brett
2020
Without Borders
1st Avenger
2010
Deadtime Tales 2
Cory - 'Asylum of the Damned' (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018Gone Dark
Mike
2013The Cardboard Window
Father
2023The Cardboard Window
Director
2023