Kayley Carrigan
Kayley Carrigan | |
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 Carrigan at the Grand Premiere of Topakk in 2024. | |
| Born | Kaira Venus Ebora Capito 7 December 1994 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | ICCT Colleges |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Kaira Venus Ebora Capito (born December 7, 1994), known professionally as Kayley Carrigan, is a Filipino stuntwoman and actor. She made her screen debut in GMA Network's Encantadia (2016), and is recognized for her stunt work in films and television series such as BuyBust, Maria, Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme, FPJ's Batang Quiapo and Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre. Making her one of the most notable faces in the Philippines' stunt community.
Early life and education
Kaira Venus Ebora Capito was born on December 7, 1994, in Sta. Cruz, Manila. She is the youngest of four siblings. Her father is a retired employee, and her mother teaches nursing. At the age of 6, she discovered her first love of dancing.
Carrigan studied high school at Juan Sumulong Memorial Junior College and graduated in 2011. During high school, she doubted joining the Taekwondo club, despite having taken lessons in Physical Education since grade school and even having participated once in an inter-school sports competition in Rizal. However, after giving it some thought, she followed her passion and joined the JSMJC Theater Arts (now known as the Sumulong Dance Company).
Carrigan graduated from ICCT Colleges with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree in 2014. She became a member, dancer, and choreographer of the ICCT SIBOL Theatrical Group (SIBOL acronym as Saliw ng mga Istilong Bago at Orihinal na Likha/transl. Accompaniment of New Style and Original Creation).
Career
Dance
After graduating from college, Carrigan pursued her passion and joined IOX Entertainment (formerly known as Powered iOX). She performed at various events and competitions across the province of Luzon. At the age of 21, after having developed professionalism as a dancer, she took a long hiatus.
Stunts and Acting
While participating as a background talent on TV5's drama fantasy anthology series LolaBasyang.com (a modern adaptation of Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang). Carrigan was noticed by veteran stuntman and fight director Benzon Dalina. Her athletic physique and dancing skills impressed him, leading him to offer her the opportunity to train in stunts and cinematic fights.
After a few months, she was able to kickstart her career in stunt and acting in the entertainment industry. Her first project was the 2016 TV series Encantadia. She then went on to work for other TV shows such as Maynila, Mars Ravelo's Darna, Voltes V: Legacy and FPJ's Batang Quiapo. She also worked in several films like BuyBust, Maria, Day Zero, and Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme.
Carrigan became an action choreographer for Chocolate Factory's music video "Paglipad" (transl. 'Flight') featuring Gloc-9, which was released on their YouTube channel. On the 14th Anniversary of It's Showtime's Magpasikat 2023, she worked as a stunt choreographer for Team KALM. Where Karylle had a fight performance along with her fellow cast members of Encantadia (2005 TV series). The big reunion of the original Sang'gres became trending on social media.
In August 2024, Carrigan, along with her Topakk co-star, Ian Lee, and their fellow stuntman, started their action design company, Elite Action Design.
In December 2024, Carrigan co-starred in Topakk. The film was first screened at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in France, premiered at the 76th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland and was officially selected and won 3 awards (Best Float, Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence and Special Jury Prize) in the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Wrestling
In 2018, Carrigan underwent intensive training in wrestling and became one of the rosters in the Manila Wrestling Federation under the name Jorelle Liwanag. Her wrestling persona was a combination of a priestess and a white lady based on a well-known ghost story in the Philippines, which lent her performances an eerie and captivating presence to wrestling and horror fans.[1][2] She stated that she is a big fan of Jeff Hardy, John Morrison, and Finn Balor.
Music
Carrigan produced her EDM/Deep House songs in 2014 and published them on her SoundCloud account under the name KVeC (an acronym of her real name). Later, she changed her genre to Lo-Fi and released her songs under the name WELCOMETOTHENEXTLEVEL in December 2020. She named herself after the slogan from the Sega Genesis video game console.
Personal life
In July 2024, Carrigan went viral after being bashed from an anonymous Facebook page's post regarding a behind-the-scenes video of FPJ's Batang Quiapo. She was seen as a stunt double of the actress Kim Domingo, where Domingo was rehearsing their fight scene alongside actor and director Coco Martin. Followed by other netizens and trolls engaged in negative reactions and comments specifically targeting Carrigan's facial and physical appearance, leading her to address the issue on her Facebook account. Many online users, even her family, friends and co-workers in the showbiz industry supported her as they highlighted her unwavering commitment to professionalism on set, performing cinematic fight scenes and risky stunts, especially doubling various actresses including Julia Montes, Cristine Reyes, Iza Calzado and more. Some of her closest friends and colleagues describe her off-screen persona as "kind-hearted, friendly, and genuinely good person".[3][4][5] A few days later, in a recent Facebook post from Carrigan, she shared her gratitude for the increasing number of followers on her social media. Expressing gratitude to her bashers, as well as her friends, family, colleagues, and supporters who have shown love and support for her.[6]
Filmography
Film
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Our Mighty Yaya | Virginia "Virgie" Redoble's stunt double | Credited as Kaira Venus Capito | |
| 2018 | BuyBust | Chongki's Gang | [7] | |
| 2019 | Maria | Maria's stunt double | Credited as Kaira Capito | [8] |
| Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity | Samantha's stunt double | |||
| 2020 | Block Z | Activist | Uncredited | |
| 2022 | Day Zero | Zombie | ||
| 2023 | Ma'am Chief: Shakedown in Seoul | Olga Tentativa's stunt double | ||
| Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme | Infected ('Rage'), Iza Calzado's stunt double ('Glitch') | |||
| 2024 | Fuchsia Libre | Fighter 4/Miss Cindy | also as a Stunt Coach | |
| Karma | Keana's stunt double | Uncredited | ||
| Topakk | Cora | also as Julia Montes's stunt double | [9][10][11][12] | |
| TBA | Pater Noster † | Catherine Mesias |
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Paglipad" | Chocolate Factory (feat. Gloc-9)[13] | Action Choreographer |
Series
| Year | Title | Actress | Stunts | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lolabasyang.com: Ako si Akong Ekit | No | No | Extra | |
| 2016-2017 | Encantadia | Yes | Yes | Hathor Warrior/Carcero Warden | |
| Sinungaling Mong Puso | No | Yes | Clara Pamintuan-Aguirre | Main actress: Rhian Ramos | |
| Alyas Robinhood | No | Yes | Venus Torralba | Main Actress: Andrea Torres | |
| Maynila: Sana | Yes | No | Macky's rumored girlfriend | ||
| Maynila: Love Plus Two | Yes | No | Diza's friend | ||
| Super Ma'am | No | Yes | Ceres | Guest Actress: Carmina Villarroel | |
| 2018 | Maynila: TapsiLove | Yes | No | Tappy's fangirl customer | |
| La Luna Sangre | No | Yes | Vampire | ||
| Maynila: Ang Lihim ni Lea | Yes | No | Lea's mean girl classmate | ||
| Fist Fight | No | Yes | Chan Ling 陳鈴 | Main Actress: Tiffany Lau | |
| 2019 | Dahil sa Pag-ibig | No | Yes | Portia Reyes Kahlaf | Main Actress: Winwyn Marquez |
| 2020 | Eat Bulaga! | Herself | Bawal Judgmental | ||
| 24/7 | No | Yes | Mia Agbayani | Main Actress: Julia Montes | |
| Kagat ng Dilim: Binabahayan | Yes | Yes | Ghost | ||
| 2021 | Kagat ng Dilim: Sabel | Yes | No | Sabel's Monster Reflection | |
| Ang Probinsyano | No | Yes | Maria Isabel "Mara" G. Hidalgo | Guest Actress: Julia Montes | |
| 2022-2023 | Mars Ravelo's Darna | No | Yes | Luna | Guest Actress: Kira Balinger |
| 2023 | Voltes V: Legacy | Yes | Yes | EDF Soldier | Credited as Kaira Venus Capito |
| Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis | Yes | Yes | Lady Goon | ||
| It's Showtime | Herself/Stunt Choreographer | Pagpasikat 2023: Team KALM | |||
| 2024 | Black Rider | No | Yes | Tiagong Dulas's Army | |
| FPJ's Batang Quiapo | No | Yes | Madonna | Guest Actress: Kim Domingo | |
| 2025 | Sanggang Dikit FR | No | Yes | Bobby's Sparring Partner | |
| Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre | Yes | Yes | Mine-a-ve Assassin |
Short Film
| Year | Title | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Low Blow Street: Shattered Dreams | Goon |
| Assassin One | Kaira | |
| 2021 | Kung Fu Girl vs. Kickboxing Girl | Kickboxing Girl |
| 2023 | Cute Police vs. Tough Thief | Tough Thief |
| 2024 | unKILLABLE | |
| TBA | Filipino Karate Kid † | Angel Bautista |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Analyst | Detective Jernigans | 1 episode | [14] |
References
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- ^ "MWF 4: Road to Fate Results". wheninmanila.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Stuntwoman na kadobol ni Kim Domingo sa 'BQ' rumesbak sa bashers". bandera.ph. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Ka-double ni Kim Domingo, umalma matapos pagtripan ng netizens ang kanyang itsura". kami.com.ph. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Kim Domingo Stunt Double In 'Batang Quiapo' Bashed Online". philnews.ph. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Stuntwoman na 'dobol' ni Kim Domingo, nagpasalamat pa sa bashers". balita.mb.com.ph. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Meet the stuntwoman who worked with Anne Curtis on 'Buy Bust'". Preen.ph. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Interview with Stuntwoman Kayley Carrigan". Fighting Spirit Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Maine Mendoza, todo suporta sa bagong serye ni Arjo Atayde". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Arjo Atayde nahiya nang tawaging 'Action King'". tnt.abante.com.ph. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "'Topakk' director Richard Somes salutes Arjo Atayde: 'He's one of the best'". abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Arjo, Julia, Sid, Enchong may kanya-kanyang topak sa buhay". bandera.inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Chocolate Factory - PAGLIPAD ft. Gloc-9 (Official Music Video)'". Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Analyst: Wink". Mended Production. Retrieved 1 April 2025.