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Elijah Canlas

Acting Born Aug 16, 2000 Philippines 49 credits

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.

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Known for

Senior High

as Archie Aguerro

Almost Paradise

as Dealer #1

Maalaala Mo Kaya

as Sofronio Vasquez

Frequent co-stars

Andrea Brillantes 1 shared title
Kyle Echarri 1 shared title
Daniela Stranner 1 shared title
Juan Karlos Labajo 1 shared title
Zaijian Jaranilla 1 shared title
Xyriel Manabat 1 shared title
Miggy Jimenez 1 shared title
Sylvia Sanchez 1 shared title
Angel Aquino 1 shared title
Baron Geisler 1 shared title

Career timeline

RagingDrags to RichesEDJOP
SunshinePaging ElisePaging Elise · Co-ProducerKMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The MovieManila's Finest
UninvitedHigh StreetRainbow RumbleWater Sports
Senior HighKeys to the HeartGomBurZaAbout Us But Not About Us
The Iron HeartFamily Feud PhilippinesMisis PiggyGameboys 2LiveScream
Gameboys: The Movie
Almost ParadisePaano ang Pasko?GameboysHe Who Is Without SinThe Real Enemy
EdwardUnconditionalKalel, 15The Woman and the GunLSS
The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
Contestant #4In Case They Don't ArriveGasping for Air
Rice Soldiers
Maalaala Mo Kaya

Full filmography

  • Raging (2026) as Eli
  • Drags to Riches (2026) as Andre
  • EDJOP (2026) as Edgar "Edjop" Jopson
  • Sunshine (2025) as Miggs
  • Paging Elise (2025)
  • Paging Elise (2025) Co-Producer
  • KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie (2025) as Kain (segment "Berbalang")
  • Manila's Finest (2025)
  • Salvageland (2025) as Jules
  • Uninvited (2024) as Tofy
  • High Street (2024) as Archie Aguerro
  • Rainbow Rumble (2024) as Self - Contestant
  • Water Sports (2024) as Jelson
  • Senior High (2023) as Archie Aguerro
  • Keys to the Heart (2023) as Jayjay
  • GomBurZa (2023) as Paciano Mercado
  • About Us But Not About Us (2023) as Lance
  • The Iron Heart (2022) as Conrado Reyes
  • Family Feud Philippines (2022) as Self - Contestant (Gameboys)
  • Misis Piggy (2022) as Jeffrey Martinez
  • Gameboys 2 (2022) as Cairo Lazaro
  • LiveScream (2022) as Exo
  • Blue Room (2022) as Troy
  • Gameboys: The Movie (2021) as Cairo Lazaro
  • Almost Paradise (2020) as Dealer #1
  • Paano ang Pasko? (2020) as Noel
  • Gameboys (2020) as Cairo
  • He Who Is Without Sin (2020) as Martin
  • The Real Enemy (2020) as Himself
  • The Real Enemy (2020) Director
  • The Real Enemy (2020) Writer
  • The Real Enemy (2020) Cinematography
  • How to Die Young in Manila (2020) as Young Boy
  • New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing (2020)
  • Edward (2019) as Renz
  • Unconditional (2019) as Arthur
  • Kalel, 15 (2019) as Kalel
  • The Woman and the Gun (2019) as Jun
  • LSS (2019)
  • The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family (2018) as Tonio Dela Cruz
  • Contestant #4 (2016)
  • In Case They Don't Arrive (2016) as Benjie
  • Gasping for Air (2016) as Rey
  • Rice Soldiers (2014)
  • Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991) as Sofronio Vasquez
  • YSpeak 2.0 as Self
  • Tony as Tony
  • Ano Ba Talaga Tayo - a short film by the Juans as Joms
  • Is this desire?