Actor / Actress
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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.
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Nelsan Ellis is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 19 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Get On Up (2014), Elementary (2012), Secretariat (2010), The Soloist (2009), True Blood (2008), RuPaul's Drag Race (2009), Without a Trace (2002). The recorded credits span 2002 to 2017, including 13 movies and 6 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Profile details
Known forActing
Movies13
TV shows6
Active years represented2002–2017
Place of birthHarvey, Illinois, USA
Died
Also known as
Nelson Ellis
Known for
MovieThe Stanford Prison Experiment
MovieGet On Up
TV ShowElementary
MovieSecretariat
MovieThe Soloist
TV ShowTrue Blood
TV ShowRuPaul's Drag Race
TV ShowWithout a Trace
TV ShowVeronica Mars
MovieThe Help
MovieThe Butler
TV ShowThe Inside
MovieWarm Springs
MovieThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
MovieThe Express
MovieRoxanne Roxanne
MovieTrue to the Game
MovieLittle Boxes
MovieGods Behaving Badly