Elijah Canlas

Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas (born August 16, 2000) is a Filipino television, film and theater actor and commercial model. His lead and title role in the film Kalel, 15[1] paved the way for more acting opportunities in his career.

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

(2000-08-16) August 16, 2000
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
AgentThe IdeaFirst Company
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
WebsiteElijah Canlas on Instagram

This film also bagged its director, Jun Robles Lana, the best director award at the Tallinn International Film Festival[2] in Estonia, and Elijah's first Best Actor award at the 17th Asian Film Festival held in Rome, Italy.[3][4]

In May 2020, he was cast as one of the main actors in the YouTube series, Gameboys. Produced by The IdeaFirst Company,[5] 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.[6][7][8]

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.[9]

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

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.

To date, there are several groups supporting Canlas, one of which is the Elijah Nation Official Fans Club that was founded on June 1, 2020.

Education

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.[10]

Career

When he was 14 years old, he debuted as one of the four main characters in the film Sundalong Kanin[11] (2014), a Cinemalaya entry directed by Janice O'Hara.[12][13]

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.[14]

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),[15] alongside other nominees such as Baron Geisler, Joross Gamboa and Ian Veneracion.[16] 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[17] in Rome, Italy for Kalel, 15.[18][19]

Filmography

Television
YearProgramRoleNetworkNotes

Ref.

2020Paano ang Pasko?Noel TV5Main role [20][21]

Web series
YearTitleRolePlatformNotesRef.
2020 Gameboys Cairo YouTube Main role [22]
Unconditional Arthur Cignal Play Main role [23]
2019 Past, Present, Perfect? Marius iWant TFC Support role [24][25]

Film
Year Title Role Film Company Director Notes
2020 He Who is Without Sin Martin (Main role) Solar Pictures Jason Paul Laxamana
2019 Kalel, 15 Kalel (Main role) The IdeaFirst Company Jun Robles Lana
Edward Renz (Support role) Cinemalaya Entry Thop Nazareno
LSS (Last Song Syndrome) Cedie (Support role) Globe Studios, Dokimos Media Jade Castro
Babae at Baril Jun (Support role) Epic Media, Cignal Entertainment Rae Red
2016 Sakaling Hindi Makarating Benjie (Support role) Unitel Productions/Media East Productions Ice Idanan
2014 Sundalong Kanin Badong (Main role) Cinemalaya Entry Janice O'Hara

Awards and recognition
Award Role Film Award-giving Body Location Date Given Ref.
Best Actor Kalel (Main role) Kalel, 15 (2019) 68th FAMAS Awards Manila, Philippines December 20, 2020 [26]
Best Actor Kalel (Main role) Kalel, 15 (2019) Gawad Urian 2020 Manila, Philippines November 10, 2020 [27]
Best Actor Kalel (Main role) Kalel, 15 (2019) 17th Asian Film Festival Rome, Italy August 5, 2020 [28]
Best Supporting Actor Renz (Support Role) Edward (2019) Gawad Pasado 2020 Manila, Philippines June 28, 2020 [29]
Best Acting Ensemble Kalel (Main role) along with other cast Kalel, 15 (2019) 2020 PARAGON Critics Choice Awards March 31, 2020

References
  1. "Kalel, 15". PÖFF - Pimedate Ööde filmifestival. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. "Black Nights Film Festival". PÖFF - Pimedate Ööde filmifestival. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. "'Kalel, 15' star Elijah Canlas wins Best Actor at 17th Asian Film Festival". Manila Bulletin. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  4. ASEOCHE, THERESE (August 7, 2020). "LOOK: 'Gameboys' Elijah Canlas Wins Top Prize in Asian Film Festival in Italy". Wheninmanila.com.
  5. "Welcome to The IdeaFirst Company -". theideafirstcompany.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. "'GAMEBOYS' Pandemic's breakout hit". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  7. "Go, Gameboys!". The Manila Times. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  8. Interaksyon (2020-06-22). "Filipino BL digital series 'Gameboys' gets international love". Interaksyon. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  9. "Last 3 episodes of 'Gameboys' delayed due to Metro Manila lockdown". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  10. Jaucian, Don (July 30, 2020). "'Gameboys' actor Elijah Canlas: 'We get to represent love that's not normalized in the media'". CNN Philippines. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. "Sundalong Kanin bears the O'Hara 'trademark'". Phil Star Global. July 13, 2014.
  12. "Sundalong Kanin bears the O'Hara 'trademark'". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  13. "Sundalong Kanin | BusinessWorld". Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  14. Cruz, Marinel R. (2019-12-17). "Why Elijah Canlas thinks 'Kalel, 15' role destined to be his". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  15. "Ang PinakaPASADOng katuwang na aktor na gagawaran ng GAWAD PASADO ay may angking talino sa pag-arte na tunay na nag-aral ng kanilang lesson o aralin sa paggalaw at pagbitiw ng mga salita upang pahangain nila ang mga guro at ito ang maging daan upang sila ay IPASA bilang PinakaPASADOng Katuwang na Aktor sa taong 2019-2020". Pasado (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro). Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  16. Fernando, Jeff (March 12, 2020). "Kapamilya Stars, nominado sa Gawad Pasado 2020". push.abs-cbn.com (in Filipino). Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  17. "Asian Film Festival". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  18. Noriega, Richa (August 7, 2020). "'Kalel, 15' star Elijah Canlas wins Best Actor at 17th Asian Film Festival". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  19. "'Gameboys' star Elijah Canlas wins Best Actor at 17th Asian Film Festival". Rappler. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  20. Biong, Ian (2020-11-07). "WATCH: 'Gameboys' actor Elijah Canlas to star in TV5 Christmas teleserye". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  21. "Elijah Canlas begins primetime career tonight". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  22. Chua, Zsarlene (July 21, 2020). "Pinoy web series on gay romance finds an audience during the pandemic". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  23. Calderon, Ricky (June 21, 2020). "Boys' love genre blows up, reaches Phl with 'Gameboys'". The Freeman. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  24. Galang, Jelou (August 17, 2019). "'Past, Present, Perfect? made me feel understood as a writer with big dreams". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  25. "Loisa, Shaina power through heartache and broken dreams in iWant's "Past, Present, Perfect?"". abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN. June 4, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  26. Balboa, Jen (2020-12-21). "'Aswang' wins FAMAS 2020 best picture; Elijah Canlas, Janine Gutierrez, Kristofer King earn top acting awards". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  27. "Janine Gutierrez and Elijah Canlas win best actress, actor in Gawad Urian 2020". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  28. "'Gameboys' star Elijah Canlas wins Best Actor at 17th Asian Film Festival". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  29. "Kapamilya Stars, nominado sa Gawad Pasado 2020". Push (in Filipino). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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