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Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

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.

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Born

Nov 30, 1977

Harvey, Illinois, USA

Died

Jul 08, 2017

Known For

Acting

Movies

13 acting

2 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

The Help
The Help
2011 • as Henry The Waiter
★ 8.2
The Butler
The Butler
2013 • as Martin Luther King Jr.
★ 7.3
Secretariat
Secretariat
2010 • as Eddie Sweat
★ 7.4
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015 • as Jesse Fletcher
★ 6.8
Warm Springs
Warm Springs
2005 • as Roy Collier
★ 6.6
Get On Up
Get On Up
2014 • as Bobby Byrd
★ 6.8
The Soloist
The Soloist
2009 • as David Carter
★ 6.7
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013 • as Wainwright
★ 6.6
The Express
The Express
2008 • as Will Davis, Jr.
★ 7.1
Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
2017 • as Mr. Lester
★ 6.1
True to the Game
True to the Game
2017 • as Tyrik
★ 5.9
Little Boxes
Little Boxes
2017 • as Mack
★ 6.2
Gods Behaving Badly
Gods Behaving Badly
2013 • as Dionysus
★ 2.5