Nelsan Ellis
Known for
Nelsan Ellis is a bankable American actor known worldwide, and known for specific work rather than for being known. For a very large audience, Nelsan Ellis is Henry The Waiter from 'The Help'. 'True Blood' sits alongside it on the filmography. The filmography opens in 2005. More credits fall under drama than under anything else. 21 years, 17 credits: the arithmetic behind the name.
Nelsan Ellis
12 Movies
5 Series
Nelsan Ellis is a bankable American actor known worldwide, and known for specific work rather than for being known. For a very large audience, Nelsan Ellis is Henry The Waiter from 'The Help'. 'True Blood' sits alongside it on the filmography. The filmography opens in 2005. More credits fall under drama than under anything else. 21 years, 17 credits: the arithmetic behind the name.
Movies
Plays Henry The Waiter
The Help
2011
Plays Martin Luther King Jr.
The Butler
2013
Plays Eddie Sweat
Secretariat
2010
Plays Jesse Fletcher
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015
Plays David Carter
The Soloist
2009
Plays Bobby Byrd
Get On Up
2014
Plays Wainwright
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
Plays Will Davis, Jr.
The Express
2008
Plays Mr. Lester
Roxanne Roxanne
2017
Plays Tyrik
True to the Game
2017
Plays Mack
Little Boxes
2017
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True to the Game
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True to the Game
Tyrik
2017
Film
Little Boxes
Mack
2017
Film
Roxanne Roxanne
Mr. Lester
2017
Film
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Jesse Fletcher
2015
Film
Get On Up
Bobby Byrd
2014
Film
Gods Behaving Badly
Dionysus
2013
Film
The Butler
Martin Luther King Jr.
2013
Film
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Wainwright
2013
Film
Elementary
Shinwell Johnson · 12 episodes
2012–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nelsan Ellis still alive?
Nelsan Ellis passed away on July 8, 2017 at age 39.
What are the most famous roles of Nelsan Ellis?
Nelsan Ellis is best known for roles in The Help, The Butler, The Stanford Prison Experiment.
How many movies has Nelsan Ellis been in?
Over a 12-year career (since 2005), Nelsan Ellis has appeared in 12 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Nelsan Ellis's first movie?
The career of Nelsan Ellis began with Warm Springs (2005).
What is Nelsan Ellis's most recent movie or series?
Nelsan Ellis's most recent release is True to the Game, which premiered on September 8, 2017.
What TV shows has Nelsan Ellis appeared in?
On television, Nelsan Ellis has appeared in True Blood, Elementary, Veronica Mars, RuPaul's Drag Race.
Nelsan Ellis
1977-11-30 · Harvey, Illinois, USA
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.Nelsan Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.