Elijah Luis Canlas

Elijah Canlas

  • Name: Elijah Canlas
  • Native name: Elijah Canlas
  • Also Known as: Jelo, Elijah Luis Madiclum Canlas
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: August 16, 2000
  • Age: 24
Elijah Canlas is a Filipino actor, rapper, and singer, born in Manila, Philippines, and raised in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. His brothers, Jerom Canlas and JM Canlas, are also actors. He was studying theatre arts at the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) when he did his first film "Sundalong Kanin" (2014). After completing junior high school at PHSA, he finished senior high school at MINT College. He is currently taking a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philippine Arts at the University of the Philippines Manila.

For the movie "Sundalong Kanin," he won Most Promising Independent Film Actor together with the other lead actors of the film at the Inding-Indie Film Festival (2015) in Metro Manila, Philippines. He won Best Supporting Actor (PinakaPASADOng Katuwang na Aktor) for the movie "Edward" (2019) from the Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro (PASADO) (2020). He also won Best Acting Ensemble together with the other cast members for the film "KALEL, 15" (2020) from the PARAGON Critics Choice Awards (2020). Also for "KALEL, 15," he won Best Actor at the Asian Film Festival (2020) in Rome, Italy; Best Young Actor at the Urduja Film Festival (2020) in Pangasinan, Philippines; Jury Award for Best Performance by an Actor from the Tagapuring mga Akademisiyan ng Aninong Gumagalaw (TANGLAW) (2020); Best Actor from the prestigious Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Gawad URIAN) (2020) and the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (FAMAS Awards) (2020); and Best Actor at the Harlem International Film Festival (2021) in New York, USA. For the movie "He Who Is Without Sin" (2020), he won the Special Jury Prize for Performance in a Lead Role at the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (Filipino Film Festival) (2020). For the series "Gameboys," he won Best Leading Actor and Best Couple (with Kokoy de Santos) from the Pinoy Boys' Love (PBL) Awards (2020). He also won Favorite Bida (Lead) from the RAWR Awards (2020). CNN Philippines named him "Actor of the Year" (2020). He also won in the Ani ng Dangal Awards (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) (2021). Edit Biography
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2019 Ang Totoong Kalaban
Movie
7.6
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
TBA Gameboys NYC
Filipino Drama, 0000, 0 eps
Cairo Lazaro (Main Role)
0
Cairo Lazaro
Main Role
0.0
2025 Incognito
Filipino Drama, 2025, 10 eps
Donato Escalera (Support Role)
10
Donato Escalera
Support Role
0.0
2024 High Street
Filipino Drama, 2024, 80 eps
Archie Aguerro (Main Role)
80
Archie Aguerro
Main Role
7.9
2024 Life after Senior High
Filipino Drama, 2024, 5 eps
Archie Aguerro (Main Role)
5
Archie Aguerro
Main Role
6.9
2023 Senior High Season 2
Filipino Drama, 2023, 55 eps
Archie Aguerro (Main Role)
55
Archie Aguerro
Main Role
7.9
2023 Senior High
Filipino Drama, 2023, 50 eps
Archie Aguerro (Main Role)
50
Archie Aguerro
Main Role
7.8
2022 The Iron Heart
Filipino Drama, 2022, 163 eps
Conrado Reyes (Guest Role)
163
Conrado Reyes
Guest Role
7.6
2022 Suntok sa Buwan
Filipino Drama, 2022, 65 eps
Dos (Main Role)
65
Dos
Main Role
7.0
2022 Gameboys Season 2
Filipino Drama, 2022, 8 eps
Cairo Lazaro (Main Role)
8
Main Role
7.9
2022 Misis Piggy
Filipino Drama, 2022, 6 eps
Jeffrey (Main Role)
6
Jeffrey
Main Role
8.1
2021 Almost Paradise
Filipino Drama, 2021, 10 eps
[Dealer #1] (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)
10
[Dealer #1] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
7.4
2021 My Fantastic Pag-Ibig
Filipino Drama, 2021, 32 eps
[The Lucky One] Dwayne (Main Role)
32
[The Lucky One] Dwayne
Main Role
6.7
2021 Paano Ang Pangako?
Filipino Drama, 2021, 63 eps
Noel Aguinaldo (Main Role)
63
Noel Aguinaldo
Main Role
7.7
2020 Gameboys Level-Up Edition
Filipino Drama, 2020, 13 eps
Cairo Lazaro (Main Role)
13
Main Role
8.1
2020 Paano ang Pasko?
Filipino Drama, 2020, 30 eps
Noel (Main Role)
30
Noel
Main Role
7.9
2020 Pearl Next Door
Filipino Drama, 2020, 8 eps
Cairo Lazaro (Guest Role)
8
Guest Role
7.3
2020 Unconditional
Filipino Drama, 2020, 10 eps
Arthur Martinez (Main Role)
10
Arthur Martinez
Main Role
8.3
2020 Gameboys
Filipino Drama, 2020, 13 eps
Cairo Lazaro (Main Role)
13
Main Role
8.1
2019 Past, Present, Perfect?
Filipino Drama, 2019, 7 eps
Marius [2003] (Support Role)
7
Marius [2003]
Support Role
7.6
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2024 Uninvited
Filipino Movie, 2024,
Tofy (Support Role)
Tofy
Support Role
0.0
2024 Sunshine
Filipino Movie, 2024,
Miggs (Support Role)
Miggs
Support Role
0.0
2023 Gomburza
Filipino Movie, 2023,
Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (Support Role)
Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda
Support Role
8.4
2023 Keys to the Heart
Filipino Movie, 2023,
Jayjay (Main Role)
Main Role
7.8
2022 About Us but Not About Us
Filipino Movie, 2022,
Lancelot (Main Role)
Lancelot
Main Role
7.9
2022 Livescream
Filipino Movie, 2022,
Exo (Main Role)
Exo
Main Role
7.0
2022 Blue Room
Filipino Movie, 2022,
(Main Role)
Main Role
7.6
2021 Gameboys the Movie
Filipino Movie, 2021,
Cairo Lazaro (Main Role)
Main Role
8.3
2020 He Who Is Without Sin
Filipino Movie, 2020,
Martin (Main Role)
Martin
Main Role
7.7
2020 How to Die Young in Manila
Filipino Movie, 2020,
[Young boy] (Main Role)
[Young boy]
Main Role
6.5
2019 KALEL, 15
Filipino Movie, 2019,
Kalel (Main Role)
Kalel
Main Role
7.8
2019 The Girl and the Gun
Filipino Movie, 2019,
Jun (Support Role)
Jun
Support Role
7.1
2019 LSS
Filipino Movie, 2019,
Cedie (Support Role)
Cedie
Support Role
7.6
2019 Edward
Filipino Movie, 2019,
Renz (Support Role)
Renz
Support Role
7.8
2019 Ang Totoong Kalaban
Filipino Movie, 2019,
Jelo (Main Role)
Jelo
Main Role
7.6
2019 Immaculada, A Mother's Love
Filipino Movie, 2019,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
2018 The Flaming History of the Dela Cruz Family
Filipino Movie, 2018,
Tonio (Main Role)
Tonio
Main Role
8.0
2016 Contestant #4
Filipino Movie, 2016,
[Young Boy] (Main Role)
[Young Boy]
Main Role
7.7
2016 1-2-3
Filipino Movie, 2016,
Rey (Support Role)
Rey
Support Role
8.0
2016 In Case They Don't Arrive
Filipino Movie, 2016,
Benjie (Support Role)
Benjie
Support Role
8.3
2014 Sundalong Kanin
Filipino Movie, 2014,
Badong (Main Role)
Badong
Main Role
10.0
2014 Tony
Filipino Movie, 2014,
Tony (Main Role)
Tony
Main Role
8.3
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2021 Gameboys: Out in the Open
Filipino Special, 2021, 1 eps
Cairo Lazaro (Main Role)
1
Main Role
8.1
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Elijah Luis Canlas
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  • First Name: Elijah Luis
  • Family Name: Canlas
  • Native name: Elijah Canlas
  • Also Known as: Jelo, Elijah Luis Madiclum Canlas
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: August 16, 2000
  • Age: 24

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