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Elijah Canlas

Aug 16, 2000 (24 years old) in 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.

Known For

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The Iron Heart
Conrado Reyes
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Maalaala Mo Kaya
Sofronio Vasquez
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Paano ang Pasko?
Noel
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Senior High
Archie Aguerro
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Incognito
Donato Escalera / Spade
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High Street
Archie Aguerro
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Almost Paradise
Dealer #1
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Gameboys
Cairo
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Gameboys 2
Cairo Lazaro
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Misis Piggy
Jeffrey Martinez

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