![Elijah Canlas](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/m6ka8mftyggEFkqq5g1CIbS3oQ0.jpg)
Elijah Canlas
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 13.092 |
Birthday | 2000-08-16 |
Place of Birth | Philippines |
Also Known As |
![Rice Soldiers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2014
![Rice Soldiers](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Rice Soldiers
0/0
Set during the Japanese Occupation, four children (Nitoy, Benny, Carding, and Badong) aspire nothing more than to become soldiers fighting the Japanes...
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Rice Soldiers
![Contestant #4](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2u9GXb9cxRFFcqwan08CdBPwGe.jpg)
2016
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Contestant #4
1/1
A young boy frequently visits an old man who lives alone, keeping him always in good company. One night, he chances upon the old man watching a dated...
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Contestant #4
![In Case They Don't Arrive](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wz2UFlKYM46KJQxwsxjWrywU4Yk.jpg)
2016
![In Case They Don't Arrive](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wz2UFlKYM46KJQxwsxjWrywU4Yk.jpg)
In Case They Don't Arrive
7.8/3
A series of mysterious hand-illustrated postcards take a young woman on a journey throughout the Philippines in search of its anonymous writer.
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In Case They Don't Arrive
![The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tHToUlr2ar2Cqa2FXTI4Y3B0X7d.jpg)
2018
![The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tHToUlr2ar2Cqa2FXTI4Y3B0X7d.jpg)
The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
0/0
Faced with a series of terrible incidents, the Dela Cruz family now has to make a decision that will alter the history of their family.
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The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
![Kalel, 15](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zAVcChLaAOMSnUc9kWXPxXSiTGJ.jpg)
2019
![Kalel, 15](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zAVcChLaAOMSnUc9kWXPxXSiTGJ.jpg)
Kalel, 15
6.444/9
Surrounded by tensions and secrets, a teenage boy searches for validation and navigates life with a dysfunctional family following an HIV diagnosis.
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Kalel, 15
![Gameboys: The Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2e7yNIMQuAGm1zjdF8Wpa1yHUxs.jpg)
2021
![Gameboys: The Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2e7yNIMQuAGm1zjdF8Wpa1yHUxs.jpg)
Gameboys: The Movie
7.5/8
The story of gamers turned lovers Cairo and Gavreel, to spend time together in Gavreel's house, a few weeks before Cairo returns to his province. What...
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Gameboys: The Movie
![The Real Enemy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dyCttIYBkrBJaLSMp0AacNprDuS.jpg)
2020
![The Real Enemy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dyCttIYBkrBJaLSMp0AacNprDuS.jpg)
The Real Enemy
0/0
Two individuals having a friendly game stumbles upon a very mysterious man and faces the unexpected.
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The Real Enemy
![He Who Is Without Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bbdT422ohTk1WuX7ysdRFtQSQDu.jpg)
2020
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He Who Is Without Sin
6/4
One evening, Martin, a broadcasting student, is invited for coffee by Lawrence, the TV reporter he idolizes. During the days that follow, Martin share...
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He Who Is Without Sin
![Gasping for Air](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kXUVqLkUdVz92oju8Ox9frXlZRG.jpg)
2016
![Gasping for Air](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kXUVqLkUdVz92oju8Ox9frXlZRG.jpg)
Gasping for Air
6.9/26
When his sister disappears after leaving their home in hopes of singing stardom, Luis tracks her down and discovers the grim reality of her whereabout...
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Gasping for Air
![LSS](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ul9puXuE6WKBeI7HwLkhrBjRtGM.jpg)
2019
![LSS](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ul9puXuE6WKBeI7HwLkhrBjRtGM.jpg)
LSS
0/0
Sara and Zak, an aspiring musician and a yearning son, find themselves in a series of almost-but-not-quite-romantic encounters as they follow an upcom...
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LSS
![Edward](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nU5RKGmz9qeV5ie5bCR3QKWEwS.jpg)
2019
![Edward](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nU5RKGmz9qeV5ie5bCR3QKWEwS.jpg)
Edward
6.8/8
A public hospital serves as a witness to a young boy’s rite of passage when he is stuck to take care of his ailing father. Caught in a place where lif...
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Edward
![How to Die Young in Manila](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/44NfplO8CZZUONfP8fTxkQhH4nh.jpg)
2020
![How to Die Young in Manila](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/44NfplO8CZZUONfP8fTxkQhH4nh.jpg)
How to Die Young in Manila
3.5/2
An introverted teenage boy lies to his parents that he'd sleep over at his friends'. However, he made an appointment with a random guy found on a dati...
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How to Die Young in Manila
![The Girl and The Gun](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cEQ5cxaMKyzUuqlcM3l5c1cyzn4.jpg)
2019
![The Girl and The Gun](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cEQ5cxaMKyzUuqlcM3l5c1cyzn4.jpg)
The Girl and The Gun
6.1/4
A department store saleslady has had enough of being an underdog. One night, she discovers a peculiar-looking gun right on her doorstep. Her life dras...
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The Girl and The Gun
![Blue Room](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7jfjZ4nsbNla2PRw4GEjggqOl8g.jpg)
2022
![Blue Room](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7jfjZ4nsbNla2PRw4GEjggqOl8g.jpg)
Blue Room
0/0
A progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers get arrested for drug possession, and are brought into the “Blue Room” where they must make t...
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Blue Room
![New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rs3GcqboF7uYRfmKbCxl2CICGwa.jpg)
2020
![New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rs3GcqboF7uYRfmKbCxl2CICGwa.jpg)
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
3.7/3
In a world where men hide their true love and feelings, where a mother turns a blind eye to her son's identity, and where religion dictates that a man...
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![LiveScream](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/MlCT0ObW0dHKD9xk8rvYfJGG7d.jpg)
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![LiveScream](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/MlCT0ObW0dHKD9xk8rvYfJGG7d.jpg)
LiveScream
4.3/6
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LiveScream
![About Us But Not About Us](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/afrQ09BPQwxmCnl1uhpkECUtTSK.jpg)
2023
![About Us But Not About Us](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/afrQ09BPQwxmCnl1uhpkECUtTSK.jpg)
About Us But Not About Us
5.5/4
A literature professor meets his student at a restaurant and, over the course of one meal, secrets and lies will be unearthed and the sinister connect...
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About Us But Not About Us
![Tony](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
![Tony](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Tony
0/0
A boy named Tony was living with his parents. He caught his dad in a situation that will hunt him for the rest of his life, this situation became part...
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Tony
![Keys to the Heart](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/44oUwH7mn46IaOxIv8t9t5ckwW3.jpg)
2023
![Keys to the Heart](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/44oUwH7mn46IaOxIv8t9t5ckwW3.jpg)
Keys to the Heart
7.182/11
Troubled and alone, a boxer moves in with his long-lost mother and autistic pianist brother — but must fit in with a family he hasn't known for years.
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Keys to the Heart
![GomBurZa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2EG9dLNxHKyT5DEJxsprp0f4O9T.jpg)
2023
![GomBurZa](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2EG9dLNxHKyT5DEJxsprp0f4O9T.jpg)
GomBurZa
6/3
A powerful and moving historical drama that tells the courageous story of three Filipino Catholic priests: Mariano Gomez, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zam...
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GomBurZa
![EDJOP](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sOhdE20klTafsMgje13Drj81QW4.jpg)
![EDJOP](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sOhdE20klTafsMgje13Drj81QW4.jpg)
EDJOP
0/0
EDJOP tells the story of student activist Edgar Jopson, who was killed in Davao during Martial Law in the Philippines.
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