About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1977-11-30
Place of birth:
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Nelsan Ellis

Overview

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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Known for

Acting

2017 True to the Game Actor Tyrik 59
Average
2017 Little Boxes Actor Mack 59
Average
2017 Roxanne Roxanne Actor Mr. Lester 59
Average
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Actor Jesse Fletcher 65
Fair
2014 Get on Up Actor Bobby Byrd 63
Fair
2013 The Butler Actor Martin Luther King Jr. 71
Good
2013 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Actor Wainwright 61
Fair
2011 The Help Actor Henry The Waiter 80
Very good
2010 Secretariat Actor Eddie Sweat 67
Fair
2009 The Soloist Actor David Carter 63
Fair
2008 The Express Actor Will Davis, Jr. 63
Fair
2008 True Blood Actor Lafayette Reynolds 75
Good
2005 The Inside Actor Carter Howard 70
Good
2005 Warm Springs Actor Roy Collier 59
Average

Directing

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Writing

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