Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

  • Birthday: 11/30/1977
  • Deathday: 7/8/2017
  • Place of birth: Harvey, Illinois, USA
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: Nelson 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelsan Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Filmography

The Soloist
Release date: 4/24/2009

The Soloist

Role(s): David Carter

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Secretariat
Release date: 8/20/2010

Secretariat

Role(s): Eddie Sweat

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Get on Up
Release date: 8/1/2014

Get on Up

Role(s): Bobby Byrd

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The Butler
Release date: 8/16/2013

The Butler

Role(s): Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment
Release date: 7/17/2015

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Role(s): Jesse Fletcher

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