Nelsan Ellis
Known for
Acting
Life
1977 – 2017 (aged 39)
Born in
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb18 acting credits
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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Known For
The Help
09 Aug 2011
The Butler
16 Aug 2013
True Blood
07 Sep 2008
Elementary
27 Sep 2012
The Stanford Prison Experiment
17 Jul 2015
The Soloist
24 Apr 2009
Veronica Mars
22 Sep 2004
Secretariat
20 Aug 2010
Photos
Filmography
2017
- True to the Gameas Tyrik
- Little Boxesas Mack
- Roxanne Roxanneas Mr. Lester
2015
- The Stanford Prison Experimentas Jesse Fletcher
2014
- Get On Upas Bobby Byrd
2013
- Gods Behaving Badlyas Dionysus
- The Butleras Martin Luther King Jr.
- The Reluctant Fundamentalistas Wainwright
2012
- Elementaryas Shinwell Johnson12 episodes
2011
- The Helpas Henry The Waiter
2010
- Secretariatas Eddie Sweat
2009
- The Soloistas David Carter
2008
- The Expressas Will Davis, Jr.
- True Bloodas Lafayette Reynolds80 episodes
2005
- The Insideas Carter Howard13 episodes
- Warm Springsas Roy Collier
2004
- Veronica Marsas Apollo Bukenya1 episode
2002
- Without a Traceas Luol Nimieri1 episode