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Elijah Canlas is a popular actor and commercial model from the Philippines. Elijah Canlas began his acting career in the 2014 independent film “Sundalong Kanin” and has since appeared in several projects.
Early life
Elijah Canlas was born in Manila, Philippines, on August 16, 2000. His full name is Elijah Luiz Madiclum Canlas and he has Filipino nationality. He comes under the birth sign of Leo and is currently 23 years.
His parents’ names are Rommel Canlas and Lyn Canlas. He is the second of three brothers, an older brother, Jerom Andrel, and a younger brother named Jamile Matthew. His two brothers are also actors by profession.
Caption: Childhood photo of Elijah Canlas with his friends (Source: Instagram)
Elías Canlas – Education
Moving on to his academic studies, he attended Statefields School, a private institute located in Bacoor, Cavite. She studied Theater Arts at the Philippine High School for the Arts in high school and graduated from MINT College in high school.
He is now studying for his Bachelor of Philippine Arts at the University of the Philippines in Manila while continuing his acting career.
Career
In 2014, Elijah Canlas made his acting debut as one of the four main characters in the movie “Sundalong Kanin” when he was only 14 years old. In 2014, he auditioned for most of “Kalel, 15” when the show was still called “Son of God,” but was rejected because the role was intended for someone who looked like the mestizo son of a Spanish friar.
Four years later, in 2018, Canlas met with filmmaker Jun Robles Lana, who was looking for a talent manager. During the discussion, Lana said that Canlas could play the lead role in his next film as Kalel.
A year after his appearance in the film “Edward” (2019), his acting skills earned him Best Supporting Actor (PinakaPASTong Katuwang na Aktor) from the Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro (PAST), with other nominees such as Baron Geisler, Joross Gamboa . , and Ian Veneración.
In May 2020, he was cast as a lead actor in the YouTube series “Gameboys.” Produced by The IdeaFirst Company, it is a boy love (BL) series in the Philippines that tells the story of two young people who meet online during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Subtitle: Elijah Canlas with the filming crew (Source: Instagram)
Along with Kokoy de Santos as Gavreel Alarcón, he played Cairo Lázaro, an aspiring online game announcer, in the thirteen-episode web series.
On August 5, 2020, he won his first Best Actor award at the renowned 17th Asian Film Festival in Rome, Italy, for Kalel, 15. CNN awarded him “Actor of the Year” on December 22 of that same year.
In late 2020, Netflix released a re-edited version of the series, called “Gameboys Level-Up Edition.” He played Lancelot in the 2022 film “About Us But Not About Us.” The following year, he was cast in the role of Paciano Mercado in the 2023 historical biopic “GomBurZa.”
In addition to big screen films and web series, the actor has appeared in television series such as “Almost Paradise” (2020), “Paano ang Pangako?” (2020-2021), “My Fantastic Pag-ibig” (2021), “Suntok sa Buwan” (2022), “The Iron Heart” (2023) and “Senior High” (2023-2024).
Awards
Canlas received the Best Supporting Actor award for the movie “Edward” in 2019. He likely won the Best Supporting Actor award along with the other cast members for the movie “KALEL, 15” (2020) at the PARAGON Critics Choice Awards. He has won awards such as “68th FAMAS Award” (2020), “43rd Gawad Urian Award” (2020), “38th Luna Award” (2020), “National Commission for Culture and the Arts Award” (2021) and “The VI EDDYS Prize” (2023).
Net worth 2024
Through his acting profession, he has earned a good sum of money. Mainly, he earns money through his acting roles in television series and movies. However, the exact information about his salary, income, and net worth is unknown.
civil status
Elijah Canlas is possibly single and not dating anyone at the moment. Meanwhile, he has not mentioned much about his personal life, his affairs and his love life. So far, this actor is more focused on his acting career than getting involved in relationships.
Currently, there are no rumors or problems around him. This actor has maintained a positive reputation in the media or the general public.
Body measurements
Caption: Elijah Canlas posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
This handsome actor is 5 feet and 9 inches tall and weighs average. Furthermore, he has a pair of black eyes with black hair, while the other body measurements of him are unknown.
Elías Canlas – Social Networks
On his Instagram page ‘@elijahcanlas’ he has more than 352,000 followers. Likewise, there are more than 47.2 thousand followers on his Twitter page ‘@elijahcanlas_’ and more than 220 thousand followers on his Facebook page.
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