Elijah Canlas

Known for ActingBorn 2000-08-16 (age 25)Philippines

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sunshine

Gameboys: The Movie

Water Sports

The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family

In Case They Don't Arrive

Senior High

The Iron Heart

GomBurZa

Keys to the Heart

Almost Paradise

Gameboys 2

LSS

Edward

Gasping for Air

He Who Is Without Sin

Maalaala Mo Kaya

Uninvited

Gameboys

Kalel, 15

Raging

The Woman and the Gun

About Us But Not About Us

How to Die Young in Manila

LiveScream

Contestant #4

New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing

Paging Elise

KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie

Salvageland

Manila's Finest

High Street

Rainbow Rumble

Blue Room

Misis Piggy

Family Feud Philippines

The Real Enemy

Paano ang Pasko?

Unconditional

Rice Soldiers

Tony

EDJOP

Is this desire?

Ano Ba Talaga Tayo - a short film by the Juans