Portrait of Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Bio: Nelsan Ellis (born c. 1978) was an award-winning American film and television actor and playwright, perhaps best known as Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's True Blood
Born: Wed, Nov 30 1977
Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois, USA

Death: Sat, Jul 08 2017
Nelsan Ellis is 39 years old
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Movies (Acting Roles)

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Poster of True to the Game
True to the Game
Nelsan Ellis would have been no older than
39 in True to the Game
as 'Tyrik'.
Fri, Sep 08 2017
Poster of Little Boxes
Little Boxes
Nelsan Ellis was
39 in Little Boxes
as 'Mack'.
Fri, Apr 14 2017
Poster of Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
Nelsan Ellis was
39 in Roxanne Roxanne
as 'Mr. Lester'.
Sun, Jan 22 2017
Poster of The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Nelsan Ellis was
37 in The Stanford Prison Experiment
as 'Jesse Fletcher'.
Fri, Jul 17 2015
Poster of Get on Up
Get on Up
Nelsan Ellis was
36 in Get on Up
as 'Bobby Byrd'.
Fri, Aug 01 2014
Poster of The Butler
The Butler
Nelsan Ellis was
35 in The Butler
as 'Martin Luther King Jr.'.
Fri, Aug 16 2013
Poster of The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Nelsan Ellis was
35 in The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as 'Wainwright'.
Wed, Apr 24 2013
Poster of The Help
The Help
Nelsan Ellis was
33 in The Help
as 'Henry The Waiter'.
Tue, Aug 09 2011
Poster of Secretariat
Secretariat
Nelsan Ellis was
32 in Secretariat
as 'Eddie Sweat'.
Fri, Aug 20 2010
Poster of The Soloist
The Soloist
Nelsan Ellis was
31 in The Soloist
as 'David Carter'.
Fri, Apr 24 2009
Poster of The Express
The Express
Nelsan Ellis was
30 in The Express
as 'Will Davis, Jr.'.
Fri, Oct 10 2008
Poster of Warm Springs
Warm Springs
Nelsan Ellis was
27 in Warm Springs
as 'Roy Collier'.
Sat, Apr 30 2005

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Elementary
Elementary
Nelsan Ellis was
34+ in Elementary
as 'Shinwell Johnson'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 27 2012
Poster of RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Nelsan Ellis was
31+ in RuPaul's Drag Race
as 'Self - Guest Judge'.
First Air Date
Mon, Feb 02 2009
Poster of True Blood
True Blood
Nelsan Ellis was
30+ in True Blood
as 'Lafayette Reynolds'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 07 2008
Poster of The Inside
The Inside
Nelsan Ellis was
27+ in The Inside
as 'Carter Howard'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jun 08 2005
Poster of Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Nelsan Ellis was
26+ in Veronica Mars
as 'Apollo Bukenya'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 2004
Poster of Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Nelsan Ellis was
24+ in Without a Trace
as 'Luol Nimieri'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 26 2002