Quick Facts
Born:
1977-11-30
Birthplace:
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Credits:
19 Total Roles
Nelsan Ellis
Acting
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Biography
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.
He died on July 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, from complications with heart failure at the age of 39.
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He died on July 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, from complications with heart failure at the age of 39.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelsan Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Help
Henry The Waiter
The Butler
Martin Luther King Jr.
True Blood
Lafayette Reynolds
Elementary
Shinwell Johnson
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Jesse Fletcher
The Soloist
David Carter
Veronica Mars
Apollo Bukenya
Secretariat
Eddie Sweat
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | True to the Game MOVIE | Tyrik |
| 2017 | Little Boxes MOVIE | Mack |
| 2017 | Roxanne Roxanne MOVIE | Mr. Lester |
| 2015 | The Stanford Prison Experiment MOVIE | Jesse Fletcher |
| 2014 | Get On Up MOVIE | Bobby Byrd |
| 2013 | Gods Behaving Badly MOVIE | Dionysus |
| 2013 | The Butler MOVIE | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 2013 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist MOVIE | Wainwright |
| 2012 | Elementary TV | Shinwell Johnson |
| 2011 | The Help MOVIE | Henry The Waiter |