Person Details
Birthday: 1977-11-30 02:23:33
Death: 2017-07-08 02:23:33
Aliases: Nelson Ellis
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
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Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Most Famous Work
The Help
(2011) Henry The WaiterElementary
(2012) Shinwell JohnsonWithout a Trace
(2002) Luol NimieriTrue Blood
(2008) Lafayette ReynoldsSecretariat
(2010) Eddie SweatThe Stanford Prison Experiment
(2015) Jesse FletcherThe Butler
(2013) Martin Luther King Jr.Roxanne, Roxanne
(2017) Mr. LesterActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2017 | Tyrik | |
Mack | ||
Mr. Lester | ||
2015 | Jesse Fletcher | |
2014 | Bobby Byrd | |
2013 | Martin Luther King Jr. | |
Wainwright | ||
2012 | Shinwell Johnson | |
2011 | Henry The Waiter | |
2010 | Eddie Sweat | |
2009 | David Carter | |
2008 | Will Davis, Jr. | |
N/A | ||
Lafayette Reynolds | ||
2005 | Carter Howard | |
Roy Collier | ||
2004 | N/A | |
2002 | Luol Nimieri | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2010 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2010 | Story | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |