Elijah Canlas

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Madiclum and the surname or paternal family name is Canlas.

Elijah Canlas
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Canlas in 2021
Born
Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas

(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 21)
Manila, Philippines
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentThe IdeaFirst Company
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
WebsiteElijah Canlas on Instagram

Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas (born August 16, 2000) is a Filipino actor and commercial model. He began his professional acting career in the 2014 independent film Sundalong Kanin, an official entry to Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. He then rose to prominence for his award-winning performance in Kalel, 15 where he received Best Actor awards at 43rd Gawad Urian Awards, 68th FAMAS Awards, 17th Asian Film Festival in Rome, Italy, and 16th Harlem International Film Festival in Harlem, New York.

This film also bagged its director, Jun Robles Lana, the best director award at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival[1] in Estonia.

In May 2020, he was cast as one of the main actors in the YouTube series, Gameboys. Produced by The IdeaFirst Company,[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Along with Kokoy de Santos as Gavreel Alarcon, Elijah starred in the thirteen-part web series as Cairo Lazaro, an up-and-coming online game streamer.[6]

In late 2020, Netflix released a re-cut version of the series, titled Gameboys Level-Up Edition.

To date, there are several groups supporting Canlas, among them are Elijah Nation Official Fans Club that was founded on June 1, 2020 and Sisterakas ni Jelo founded on February 21, 2021 and launched last March 21, 2021.

Early life and education[]

Canlas was  born on August 16, 2000 in Manila, Philippines. He is the second son of Rommel Canlas and Lyn Canlas. 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 ballerina, and theater actress in Bacolod, they were exposed to arts, and theater at a very young age.

Canlas finished grade school at Statefields School, a private institute located in Bacoor, Cavite. In Junior High School, he studied Theater Arts at the Philippine High School for the Arts and finished Senior High School at MINT College. He is currently taking up his Bachelor of Arts in Philippine Arts at the University of the Philippines Manila while continuously pursuing his acting career.[7]

Career[]

When he was 14 years old, he debuted as one of the four main characters in the film Sundalong Kanin[8] (2014), a Cinemalaya entry directed by Janice O'Hara.[9][10]

In 2014, he auditioned for the main role of Kalel, 15 when it was still titled Son of God, but got rejected because the role was supposed to be given to someone who resembles a mestizo son of a Spanish friar. Four years later in 2018, Canlas met with director Jun Robles Lana because he was looking for a talent manager. During the meeting, Lana suddenly said Canlas could play the lead in his next film as Kalel.[11]

A year after portraying his role in the movie Edward (2019), his acting prowess won him Best Supporting Actor (PinakaPASADOng Katuwang na Aktor) from the Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro (PASADO),[12] alongside other nominees such as Baron Geisler, Joross Gamboa and Ian Veneracion.[13] He also won Best Acting Ensemble together with the other cast members of the movie Kalel, 15 (2020) in the 2020 PARAGON Critics Choice Awards.

On August 5, 2020, he bagged his first Best Actor award at the prestigious 17th Asian Film Festival[14] in Rome, Italy for Kalel, 15.[15][16] In December 22 of the same year, he was named by CNN as "Actor of the Year".[17]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Program Role Network

Ref.

2021 My Fantastic Pag-ibig Dwayne GMA Network [18][19]
2020-2021 Paano ang Pangako? Noel TV5 [20][21]
2020 Paano ang Pasko? Noel [22][23]
Almost Paradise WGN America [24][25]

Web series[]

Year Title Role Platform Ref.
2021 Gameboys 2 Cairo Lazaro [26][27]
2020 Pearl Next Door Cairo Lazaro YouTube [28][29]
Gameboys Cairo Lazaro YouTube Netflix [30][31]
Unconditional Arthur Cignal Play [32][33]
2019 Past, Present, Perfect? Marius iWant TFC [34][35]

Film[]

Year Title Role Film Company Director Ref.
2021 Gameboys: The Movie Cairo Lazaro The IdeaFirst Company, October Train Films Ivan Andrew Payawal [36][37]
2020 He Who is Without Sin Martin Solar Pictures Jason Paul Laxamana [38][39]
2019 Kalel, 15 Kalel The IdeaFirst Company Jun Robles Lana [40][41]
Edward Renz Cinemalaya Entry Thop Nazareno [42][43]
LSS (Last Song Syndrome) Cedie Globe Studios, Dokimos Media Jade Castro [44][45]
Babae at Baril Jun Epic Media, Cignal Entertainment Rae Red [46][47]
2016 Sakaling Hindi Makarating Benjie Unitel Productions/Media East Productions Ice Idanan [48][49]
2014 Sundalong Kanin Badong Cinemalaya Entry Janice O'Hara [50][51]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2020 17th Asian Film Festival Best Actor "Kalel, 15" Won [52]
68th FAMAS Awards Best Actor Won [53]
22nd Gawad Pasado Awards Best Supporting Actor "Edward" Won [54]
43rd Gawad Urian Awards Best Actor "Kalel, 15" Won [46]
PARAGON Critics Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Won
Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Special Jury Prize for Performance in a Lead Role "He Who Is Without Sin" Won [55]
Best Actor Nominated [56]
38th Luna Awards Best Supporting Actor "Edward" Nominated [57]
2021 7th Urduja Heritage Film Awards Best Young Actor "Kalel, 15" Won [58]
5th Film Ambassadors' Night 11 New Film Ambassadors for Acting Performance Won [59]
16th Harlem International Film Festival Best Actor Won [60]
4th EDDYS Awards Best Actor "He Who Is Without Sin" Nominated [61]
Young Critics Circle Best Performance Pending [62]
Best Performance (Duo) alongside Enzo Pineda Pending [63]
Ani ng Dangal Awards  (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) Recipient for Ani ng Dangal Awards "Himself" Won [64]
36th PMPC Star Awards for Movies Best Actor "Kalel, 15" Pending [65]
Best Supporting Actor "Babae at Baril" Pending [66]

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