Nelsan Ellis
Acting

Nelsan Ellis

Born 1977-11-30 · Harvey, Illinois, USA · Died 2017-07-08

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. ​

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Known for

The Help★ 8.2Viewing moment
The Help
2011
Elementary★ 7.6Viewing moment
Elementary
2012 · Series
True Blood★ 7.6Viewing moment
True Blood
2008 · Series
Get on Up★ 6.8Viewing moment
Get on Up
2014
The Butler★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Butler
2013
Secretariat★ 7.4Viewing moment
Secretariat
2010
The Stanford Prison Experiment★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
The Soloist★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Soloist
2009
The Express★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Express
2008
The Reluctant Fundamentalist★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
Little Boxes★ 6.2Viewing moment
Little Boxes
2017
Roxanne Roxanne★ 6.1Viewing moment
Roxanne Roxanne
2017
Young @ Heart★ 7.4Viewing moment
Young @ Heart
2008
The Inside★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Inside
2005 · Series
True to the Game★ 5.9Viewing moment
True to the Game
2017
Warm Springs★ 6.9Viewing moment
Warm Springs
2005
Page 36Viewing moment
Page 36
2010

Frequent collaborators

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