Nelsan Ellis

Acting · 1977–2017 · 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.

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He died on July 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, from complications with heart failure at the age of 39.

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Known for

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True Blood

2008 · Series · Lafayette Reynolds

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Elementary

2012 · Series · Shinwell Johnson

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Get On Up

2014 · Bobby Byrd

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The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015 · Jesse Fletcher

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The Soloist

2009 · David Carter

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The Express

2008 · Will Davis, Jr.

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Little Boxes

2017 · Mack

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Secretariat

2010 · Eddie Sweat

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Veronica Mars

2004 · Series · Apollo Bukenya

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The Inside

2005 · Series · Carter Howard

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013 · Wainwright

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True to the Game

2017 · Tyrik

Directed

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2010 · Director

All acting credits

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Roxanne Roxanne

2017 · Mr. Lester

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