Kahlid Elijah Tapia
- Name: Kahlid Elijah Tapia
- Native name: Kahlid Elijah Tapia
- Also Known as: 칼리드 일라이자 타피아
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Male
Born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas U.S.Virgin Islands to Ricardo Emilio Tapia, a life long maintenance man, and Melanie Rabsatt-Connor, a registered nurse. Since the age of 13 Kahlid was known for numerous community plays. As a young adult, he became most recognized for his portrayal of "Shoeless" Joe Hardy in the musical "Damn Yankees" in which he received the Best Actor Award. He attended school at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke majoring in public relations and continued acting with roles in The Robber Bridegroom and HMS Pinafore.
In 2009, he moved to Korea to teach English and was noticed and cast by a young director in his first short film Bedwetting. In 2010 he was cast in his first Korean feature film Super Monkey Returns.
(Source: IMDb) Edit Biography
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Man to Man
Korean Drama, 2017, 16 eps
[Fan on subway]
(Support Role)
|
7.8
|
Special Affairs Team TEN
Korean Drama, 2011, 9 eps
Jason
(Support Role)
|
8.2
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Dinner Break
Korean Movie, 2019,
Thurgood
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Take Point
Korean Movie, 2018,
[CIA situation room security guard #1]
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
You With Me
Filipino Movie, 2017,
Mr. Jones
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Fabricated City
Korean Movie, 2017,
[Foreign couple husband]
(Bit part)
|
8.3
|
Working Street
Korean Movie, 2016,
Stone
(Support Role)
|
5.5
|
Heartbreak Hotel
Korean Movie, 2015,
[Radio station staff]
(Support Role)
|
6.6
|
Mongolian Princess
Korean Movie, 2015,
Marvin
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Queen of the Night
Korean Movie, 2013,
[Gunman #1]
(Guest Role)
|
7.2
|
The Spy: Undercover Operation
Korean Movie, 2013,
[USA cover agent #2]
(Bit part)
|
7.6
|
The Flu
Korean Movie, 2013,
Sergeant Andrews
(Guest Role)
|
8.4
|
Marrying the Mafia V
Korean Movie, 2012,
Samuel Jake
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
Super Monkey Returns
Korean Movie, 2011,
[American representative]
(Support Role)
|
5.8
|
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