Nelsan Ellis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-11-30
Day of Death
2017-07-08 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Nelsan Ellis
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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Acting
(2017)
Roxanne Roxanne
as Mr. Lester
(2017)
True to the Game
as Tyrik
(2017)
Little Boxes
as Mack
(2015)
The Stanford Prison Experiment
as Jesse Fletcher
(2014)
Get on Up
as Bobby Byrd
(2013)
The Butler
as Martin Luther King Jr.
(2013)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Wainwright
(2013)
Gods Behaving Badly
as Dionysus
(2011)
The Help
as Henry The Waiter
(2010)
Secretariat
as Eddie Sweat
(2009)
The Soloist
as David Carter
(2008)
The Express
as Will Davis, Jr.
(2005)
Warm Springs
as Roy Collier
Crew
(2010)
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