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Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

ActingBorn November 30, 1977 (39 years old at death)· Died July 8, 2017

Harvey, Illinois, USA

IMDb

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. ​

Also known as: Nelson Ellis
Popularity: 1
Total credits: 20

Known For

Elementary
TV
★7.6

Elementary

as Shinwell Johnson

Without a Trace
TV
★7.3

Without a Trace

as Luol Nimieri

Movies (13)

True to the Game

True to the Game

as Tyrik

2017

Little Boxes

Little Boxes

as Mack

2017

Roxanne Roxanne

TV Shows (6)

Elementary

Elementary

as Shinwell Johnson

12 ep.

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as Luol Nimieri

1 ep.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Behind the Camera

Page 36

Page 36

Director

Page 36

Page 36

Director

Photos

RuPaul's Drag Race
TV
★7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

True Blood
TV
★7.6

True Blood

as Lafayette Reynolds

Veronica Mars
TV
★7.8

Veronica Mars

as Apollo Bukenya

The Help
Movie
★8.2

The Help

as Henry The Waiter

The Inside
TV
★7.3

The Inside

as Carter Howard

Secretariat
Movie
★7.4

Secretariat

as Eddie Sweat

The Butler
Movie
★7.3

The Butler

as Martin Luther King Jr.

The Stanford Prison Experiment
Movie
★6.8

The Stanford Prison Experiment

as Jesse Fletcher

The Express
Movie
★7.1

The Express

as Will Davis, Jr.

The Soloist
Movie
★6.7

The Soloist

as David Carter

Elementary
TV
★7.6

Elementary

as Shinwell Johnson

2012

Without a Trace
TV
★7.3

Without a Trace

as Luol Nimieri

2002

RuPaul's Drag Race
TV
★7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

2009

True Blood
TV
★7.6

True Blood

as Lafayette Reynolds

2008

Veronica Mars
TV
★7.8

Veronica Mars

as Apollo Bukenya

2004

The Help
Movie
★8.2

The Help

as Henry The Waiter

2011

The Inside
TV
★7.3

The Inside

as Carter Howard

2005

Secretariat
Movie
★7.4

Secretariat

as Eddie Sweat

2010

The Butler
Movie
★7.3

The Butler

as Martin Luther King Jr.

2013

The Stanford Prison Experiment
Movie
★6.8

The Stanford Prison Experiment

as Jesse Fletcher

2015

The Express
Movie
★7.1

The Express

as Will Davis, Jr.

2008

The Soloist
Movie
★6.7

The Soloist

as David Carter

2009

Roxanne Roxanne

as Mr. Lester

2017

The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

as Jesse Fletcher

2015

Get On Up

Get On Up

as Bobby Byrd

2014

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

as Dionysus

2013

The Butler

The Butler

as Martin Luther King Jr.

2013

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

as Wainwright

2013

The Help

The Help

as Henry The Waiter

2011

Secretariat

Secretariat

as Eddie Sweat

2010

The Soloist

The Soloist

as David Carter

2009

The Express

The Express

as Will Davis, Jr.

2008

Warm Springs

Warm Springs

as Roy Collier

2005

True to the Game

True to the Game

as Tyrik

2017

Little Boxes

Little Boxes

as Mack

2017

Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

as Mr. Lester

2017

The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

as Jesse Fletcher

2015

Get On Up

Get On Up

as Bobby Byrd

2014

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

as Dionysus

2013

The Butler

The Butler

as Martin Luther King Jr.

2013

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

as Wainwright

2013

The Help

The Help

as Henry The Waiter

2011

Secretariat

Secretariat

as Eddie Sweat

2010

The Soloist

The Soloist

as David Carter

2009

The Express

The Express

as Will Davis, Jr.

2008

Warm Springs

Warm Springs

as Roy Collier

2005

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

1 ep.

True Blood

True Blood

as Lafayette Reynolds

80 ep.

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

as Apollo Bukenya

1 ep.

The Inside

The Inside

as Carter Howard

13 ep.

Elementary

Elementary

as Shinwell Johnson

12 episodes

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as Luol Nimieri

1 episodes

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

1 episodes

True Blood

True Blood

as Lafayette Reynolds

80 episodes

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

as Apollo Bukenya

1 episodes

The Inside

The Inside

as Carter Howard

13 episodes