Also Known As: Nelson Ellis
Nelsan Ellis
📍Born in Harvey, Illinois, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelsan Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Soloist
as David Carter
Secretariat
as Eddie Sweat
Get On Up
as Bobby Byrd
The Butler
as Martin Luther King Jr.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
as Jesse Fletcher
Little Boxes
as Mack
The Help
as Henry The Waiter
True to the Game
as Tyrik
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Wainwright
Roxanne Roxanne
as Mr. Lester
The Express
as Will Davis, Jr.
Warm Springs
as Roy Collier
Crew Work
📌 Quick Info
Born
November 30, 1977
Place of Birth
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Department
Acting
Popularity
0.9
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
19
Acting Roles
2
Crew Roles
13
Movies
6
TV Shows