Elijah Canlas
Biography
Elijah Canlas (born Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas on 16 August 2000) is a Filipino actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Kalel, 15 (2019), Babae at Baril (2019), About Us But Not About Us (2022), GomBurZa (2023), Sunshine (2024), and Uninvited (2024). For the drama film Kalel, 15, Canlas won Best Actor at the Harlem International Film Festival and the Asian Film Festival, and locally at the Gawad Urian and FAMAS Awards.
Filmography
Is this desire?
2026
Edjop
2026
as Edgar "Edjop" Jopson
HB2ME
2026
as Jon
Drags to Riches
2026
as Andre
Raging
2026
as Eli
Manila's Finest
2025
as Teenage Boy
KMJS' Gabi Ng Lagim: The Movie
2025
as Kain (segment "Berbalang")
Salvageland
2025
as Jules
Sunshine
2025
as Miggs
Uninvited
2024
as Tofy
Water Sports
2024
as Jelson
GomBurZa
2023
as Paciano Mercado
Keys to the Heart
2023
as Jayjay
About Us But Not About Us
2023
as Lance
LiveScream
2022
as Exo
Blue Room
2022
as Troy
Gameboys: The Movie
2021
as Cairo Lazaro
He Who Is Without Sin
2020
as Martin
How to Die Young in Manila
2020
as Young Boy
The Real Enemy
2020
as Himself
New Queer Visions: Seeing is Believing
2020
Kalel, 15
2019
as Kalel
The Woman and the Gun
2019
as Jun
LSS
2019