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Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Acting · Born 1977-11-30 · Harvey, Illinois, USA

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

movie 8.2 The Help
The Help
2011
movie 7.3 The Butler
The Butler
2013
tv 7.6 True Blood
True Blood
2008
tv 7.6 Elementary
Elementary
2012
movie 6.8 The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
movie 6.7 The Soloist
The Soloist
2009
tv 7.8 Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
2004
movie 7.4 Secretariat
Secretariat
2010
movie 6.8 Get On Up
Get On Up
2014
movie 7.2 The Express
The Express
2008
tv 7.5 RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
tv 7.2 Without a Trace
Without a Trace
2002
movie 6.6 The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
movie 6.0 Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
2017
movie 6.2 Little Boxes
Little Boxes
2017
movie 5.8 True to the Game
True to the Game
2017
movie 6.6 Warm Springs
Warm Springs
2005
tv 7.3 The Inside
The Inside
2005