Nelsan Ellis
Nelson Ellis
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1977-11-30
Place of birth:Harvey, Illinois, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death2017-07-08
39Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- True to the GameTyrik2017-09-085.841
- Little BoxesMack2017-04-146.267
- Roxanne RoxanneMr. Lester2017-01-226.0124
- The Stanford Prison ExperimentJesse Fletcher2015-07-176.8997
- Get On UpBobby Byrd2014-08-016.8571
- Gods Behaving BadlyDionysus2013-11-132.52
- The ButlerMartin Luther King Jr.2013-08-167.33,040
- The Reluctant FundamentalistWainwright2013-04-246.6239
- ElementaryShinwell Johnson2012-09-277.61,841
- The HelpHenry The Waiter2011-08-098.29,091
- SecretariatEddie Sweat2010-08-207.4639
- The SoloistDavid Carter2009-04-246.7829
- The ExpressWill Davis, Jr.2008-10-107.1290
- True BloodLafayette Reynolds2008-09-077.62,076
- The InsideCarter Howard2005-06-087.323
- Warm SpringsRoy Collier2005-04-306.626
- Veronica MarsApollo Bukenya2004-09-227.8711
- Without a TraceLuol Nimieri2002-09-267.2277