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Nelsan Ellis
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: 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
Born
: Wed, Nov 30 1977
Birthplace
: Harvey, Illinois, USA
Death
: Sat, Jul 08 2017
Nelsan Ellis is
39
years old
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True to the Game
Nelsan Ellis would have been no older than
39
in True to the Game
as 'Tyrik'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Sep 08 2017
Little Boxes
Nelsan Ellis was
39
in Little Boxes
as 'Mack'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Apr 14 2017
Roxanne Roxanne
Nelsan Ellis was
39
in Roxanne Roxanne
as 'Mr. Lester'.
Movie Released:
Sun, Jan 22 2017
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Nelsan Ellis was
37
in The Stanford Prison Experiment
as 'Jesse Fletcher'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Jul 17 2015
Get on Up
Nelsan Ellis was
36
in Get on Up
as 'Bobby Byrd'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Aug 01 2014
The Butler
Nelsan Ellis was
35
in The Butler
as 'Martin Luther King Jr.'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Aug 16 2013
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Nelsan Ellis was
35
in The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as 'Wainwright'.
Movie Released:
Wed, Apr 24 2013
The Help
Nelsan Ellis was
33
in The Help
as 'Henry The Waiter'.
Movie Released:
Tue, Aug 09 2011
Secretariat
Nelsan Ellis was
32
in Secretariat
as 'Eddie Sweat'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Aug 20 2010
The Soloist
Nelsan Ellis was
31
in The Soloist
as 'David Carter'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Apr 24 2009
The Express
Nelsan Ellis was
30
in The Express
as 'Will Davis, Jr.'.
Movie Released:
Fri, Oct 10 2008
Warm Springs
Nelsan Ellis was
27
in Warm Springs
as 'Roy Collier'.
Movie Released:
Sat, Apr 30 2005
TV Shows (Acting Roles)
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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Elementary
Nelsan Ellis was
34
+
in Elementary
as 'Shinwell Johnson'.
TV Show Released:
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 27 2012
RuPaul's Drag Race
Nelsan Ellis was
31
+
in RuPaul's Drag Race
as 'Self - Guest Judge'.
TV Show Released:
First Air Date
Mon, Feb 02 2009
True Blood
Nelsan Ellis was
30
+
in True Blood
as 'Lafayette Reynolds'.
TV Show Released:
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 07 2008
The Inside
Nelsan Ellis was
27
+
in The Inside
as 'Carter Howard'.
TV Show Released:
First Air Date
Wed, Jun 08 2005
Veronica Mars
Nelsan Ellis was
26
+
in Veronica Mars
as 'Apollo Bukenya'.
TV Show Released:
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 2004
Without a Trace
Nelsan Ellis was
24
+
in Without a Trace
as 'Luol Nimieri'.
TV Show Released:
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 26 2002
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