Elijah Canlas

Elijah Canlas is a young talent worth keeping an eye on. Starting his professional career in a 2014 independent film bound for Cinemalaya tells me he came up through cinema that values craft over fame. The fact that he trained at the Philippine High School for the Arts and went on to the University of the Philippines Manila suggests a thoughtful, disciplined approach to the work. I appreciate actors who build their foundations in the independent scene; it usually produces a sharper instinct for nuance. Philippine film has a strong tradition of emotionally raw performances, and Canlas feels like a natural heir to it. His ceiling looks high to me.

Name (English)

Elijah Canlas

Name (Japanese)

イライジャ・カンラス

Reading

いらいじゃ・かんらす

Born

August 16, 2000 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Manila, Philippines

Height

175 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor

High school

Philippine High School for the Arts

University

University of the Philippines Manila

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/elijahcanlas/
• Xhttps://x.com/elijahcanlas_
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah%20Canlas
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98203885

Tags

• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.