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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.2165 |
| Birthday | 2000-08-16 |
| Place of Birth | Philippines |
| Also Known As |
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
2023
Keys to the Heart
7.1/14
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
2022
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
2023
GomBurZa
7.3/6
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
2020
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
3/4
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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New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
2014
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
2022
LiveScream
3.9/7
A prankster finds himself trapped in a dark room. Things turn bloody when a masked figure gives him instructions to use a torture wall or else his lov...
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LiveScream
2023
About Us But Not About Us
5.571/7
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
EDJOP
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EDJOP tells the story of student activist Edgar Jopson, who was killed in Davao during Martial Law in the Philippines.
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EDJOP
2016
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
2016
Contestant #4
3.3/3
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
2025
Sunshine
8.7/6
Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate a...
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Sunshine
2018
The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
8/1
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
2019
Kalel, 15
6.2/12
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
2021
Gameboys: The Movie
8.1/16
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
2020
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
2016
Gasping for Air
6.7/33
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
2019
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
2019
LSS
7/1
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
2020
He Who Is Without Sin
6.6/5
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
2020
How to Die Young in Manila
4.7/6
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
2019
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
2024
Water Sports
8/1
Sad boys Jelson and Ipe harness the power of their love in an attempt to survive a world devastated by climate change.
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Water Sports
2024
Uninvited
6.5/2
A woman plots to take down the billionaire responsible for her daughter's death. She decides to attend his lavish party disguised as a charming wealth...
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Uninvited
Is this desire?
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An architect comes to survey a derelict mountain mansion, then finds herself haunted by the presence of two strangers in the house.
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Is this desire?
2025
Paging Elise
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Marlon, a socially inept and reserved office worker, stumbles upon a mysterious beeper number. Intrigued by curiosity, he reaches out to this mysterio...
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Paging Elise
2026
Raging
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A young man’s quest for truth and justice interwines with a plane crash mystery, uncovering a sinister plot that propels his desire to be heard but al...
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Raging
2025
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie
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Three chilling tales based on real stories expose the haunting depths of faith, fear, and the unknown — from a seafarer trapped on a cursed voyage, to...
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KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie
2025
Salvageland
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In a fictional town near Metro Manila against the volcanic landscape of Mount Pinatubo, a veteran police officer and his rookie son must defend their...
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Salvageland
2025
Manila's Finest
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Set during the first quarter storm in the 1970s, policemen Homer, Conrad, and Billy are consumed by the murder case of troublemaking teenagers in the...
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Ano Ba Talaga Tayo - a short film by the Juans
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No more mixed signals. Hindi ka sobra kung gusto mo ng malinaw. Clarity should be the bare minimum ‼️ Deserve mo ng pagmamahal na SIGURADO! Elijah Ca...
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