
Nelsan Ellis
Born in Harvey, Illinois, USA
- Born:
- November 30, 1977
- Died:
- July 8, 2017 (age 39)
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 Angel…
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Roxanne Roxanne
2017
As Mr. Lester

The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
As Jesse Fletcher

Get On Up
2014
As Bobby Byrd

The Butler
2013
As Martin Luther King Jr.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
As Wainwright

The Help
2011
As Henry The Waiter

Secretariat
2010
As Eddie Sweat

The Soloist
2009
As David Carter

The Express
2008
As Will Davis, Jr.