Kayley Carrigan

Kayley Carrigan
Carrigan at the premiere of Topakk in 2024
Born
Kaira Venus Ebora Capito

(1994-12-07) 7 December 1994
Alma materICCT Colleges
Occupations
  • Stuntwoman
  • Actor
  • Fight Director
  • former Dancer
  • former Indie Wrestler
Years active2015–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 discovered by a 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, FPJ's Batang Quiapo, and Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre. She also worked in several films like BuyBust, Maria, Day Zero, Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme, and Topakk.

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 sang'gres of Encantadia (2005 TV series). Their big reunion became a trending topic on social media.

In August 2024, Carrigan, along with her Topakk co-star, Ian Lee, and their fellow stunt artists, started their action design company named 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.

On February 27, 2026, it was announced that Carrigan will star alongside Arron Villaflor and Archi Adamos in her first major film, Pater Noster (Our Father), directed by Syrian-American writer and director Moutaz Kotrob. An action, family drama described as maintaining the legacy and proving a chilling truth.

Wrestling

During her stunt career 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 published her EDM/Deep House music on her SoundCloud account under the name KVeC (an acronym of her real name) in 2014. Later, she changed her genre to Lo-Fi and released her music under the name WELCOMETOTHENEXTLEVEL in December 2020. She named herself after the slogan from the Sega Genesis video game console.

Filmography

Film

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 [3]
2019 Maria Maria's stunt double Credited as Kaira Capito [4]
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 Ingrid's stunt double ('Glitch'), Infected ('Rage')
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 [5][6][7][8]
2025 Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins Cultist ('2025')
Ekis fight director
2026 Pater Noster (Our Father) Catherine Mesias

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role
2023 "Paglipad" Chocolate Factory (feat. Gloc-9)[9] Action Choreographer

Series

Year Title Actress Stunts Role(s) Notes
2015 Lolabasyang.com: Ako si Akong Ekit No No Extra
2016 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
2017 Maynila: Love Plus Two Yes No Diza's friend
Super Ma'am No Yes Ceres Guest Actress: Carmina Villarroel
Maynila: TapsiLove Yes No Tappy's fangirl customer
2018 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
2026 FPJ's Batang Quiapo Yes Yes Jocie Abayon

Short film

Year Title Role(s)
2018 Low Blow Street: Shattered Dreams Female Goon
Assassin One Kaira
2021 Kung Fu Girl vs. Kickboxing Girl Kickboxing Girl
2023 Cute Police vs. Tough Thief Tough Thief
2024 Unkillable Rebel Woman
TBA Kaya Angel Bautista

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2025 The Analyst Detective Jernigans [10]

References

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  2. ^ "MWF 4: Road to Fate Results". wheninmanila.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Interview with Stuntwoman Kayley Carrigan". Fighting Spirit Film Festival. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Maine Mendoza, todo suporta sa bagong serye ni Arjo Atayde". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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  7. ^ "'Topakk' director Richard Somes salutes Arjo Atayde: 'He's one of the best'". abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Arjo, Julia, Sid, Enchong may kanya-kanyang topak sa buhay". bandera.inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Chocolate Factory - PAGLIPAD ft. Gloc-9 (Official Music Video)'". Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "The Analyst: Wink". Mended Production. Retrieved 1 April 2025.