Nelsan Ellis
Actor · Story · Director
Born Nov 30, 1977 · Harvey, Illinois, USA
Active 2002–2017
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.
Filmography
The Help (2011) — Henry The WaiterThe Butler (2013) — Martin Luther King Jr.True Blood (2008) — Lafayette ReynoldsElementary (2012) — Shinwell JohnsonVeronica Mars (2004) — Apollo BukenyaSecretariat (2010) — Eddie SweatThe Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) — Jesse FletcherThe Soloist (2009) — David CarterGet On Up (2014) — Bobby ByrdWithout a Trace (2002) — Luol NimieriThe Express (2008) — Will Davis, Jr.The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) — WainwrightRoxanne Roxanne (2017) — Mr. LesterLittle Boxes (2017) — MackThe Inside (2005) — Carter HowardWarm Springs (2005) — Roy CollierTrue to the Game (2017) — TyrikGods Behaving Badly (2013) — DionysusPage 36 (2010) — Story · Director