Nelsan Ellis (November 30, 1977 – July 8, 2017) was an American actor. He achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO...

000-year-old vampire and Sheriff of Area 5; and Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis), a short order cook, drug dealer, road crew member, and medium. The...

Nia Hill, and starring Columbus Short, Andra Fuller, Vivica A. Fox, Nelsan Ellis, and Jennifer Freeman. It is based on Teri Woods's novel of the same...

the film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chadwick Boseman as Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Craig...

Angarano, Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Thirlby, and Nelsan Ellis. The plot concerns the 1971 Stanford prison experiment, conducted at...

famous by actor Nelsan Ellis. "In the hands and the mouth of Nelsan, he made that piece of dialogue sing," Woo told NPR after Ellis' death. He has also...

first African-American to serve as an official in the Dolton government. Nelsan Ellis, who played Lafayette Reynolds in True Blood and film critic Richard...

by Rob Meyer and written by Annie Howell. It stars Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, Armani Jackson, Oona Laurence, Janeane Garofalo, and Christine Taylor...

Chatham as Carlton Phelan, Skeeter's older brother Aunjanue Ellis as Yule May Davis Nelsan Ellis as Henry The Waiter Dana Ivey as Grace Higginbotham Ashley...

of Alabama Archaeology" Thornton Dial, African-American folk artist Nelsan Ellis, actor and playwright Anthony Henton, former NFL linebacker Mike Hill...

film's all-star cast features Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Nelsan Ellis, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Elijah Kelley...

Save-A-Bunch. Also working at Merlotte's are Tara's cousin Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis), a short order cook and hustler, and Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston)...

Bellefleur Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pamela Swynford De Beaufort Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds Mariana Klaveno as Lorena Krasiki Todd Lowe as...

III as Mr. Magic Cindy Cheung as Nurse Mitchell Sean Ringgold as Keith Nelsan Ellis as Mr. Lester Curtiss Cook as Dave In January 2017, it was Neon had acquired...

Elementary introduced an updated version of the character (played by Nelsan Ellis) as both a former patient of Watson's and ex-convict now attempting to...

International Comic-Con San Diego with Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Ann Woll, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Nelsan Ellis from the TV series True Blood in 2011....

Maryann. At the beginning of the season, Tara's cousin Lafayette Reynolds (Nelsan Ellis) is imprisoned at Fangtasia with Royce Williams (Caleb Moody). After...

Inquirer. Retrieved August 20, 2010. Rhett, Starrene (28 June 2010). "Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette) Talks 'True Blood,' Gay Marriage, Tyler Perry". Vibe Magazine...

own associates, setting the stage for a final showdown with Sherlock. Nelsan Ellis as Shinwell Johnson (season 5). He is a previous patient of Joan's and...

Weston Tom Hollander as Graham Claydon Lisa Gay Hamilton as Jennifer Nelsan Ellis as David Carter Rachael Harris as Leslie Bloom Stephen Root as Curt Reynolds...

singer and television personality Michael Urie, actor LeAnn Rimes, singer Nelsan Ellis, actor Demi Lovato, singer and actress John Waters, director Alyssa Milano...

at 2011 International Comic-Con San Diego with Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Ann Woll, Anna Paquin, Rutina Wesley, and Nelsan Ellis of the TV show True Blood....

Pool Cleaner in the biopic Get On Up, starring Chadwick Boseman and Nelsan Ellis. And he also played a small role of the Hip Sports Reporter in the football...

the host of the 2011 NFA National Championship. Famous alumni include Nelsan Ellis of HBO's True Blood. The Illinois State University Mock Trial Team was...

actor Omar Dorsey, actor Ava DuVernay, film director Michael Ealy, actor Nelsan Ellis, actor (d. 2017) Mike Epps, comedian and actor Omar Epps, actor Fat Joe...

Platt as Apollo Rosie Perez as Persephone Phylicia Rashad as Demeter Nelsan Ellis as Dionysus Gideon Glick as Eros Laryssa Lauret as Trudy Henry Zebrowski...

season of RuPaul's Drag Race. It originally aired on April 20, 2015. Nelsan Ellis and LeAnn Rimes are guest judges, and former contestant Latrice Royale...

(August 1, 2014). "Movie Review: 'Get On Up' With Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer". ABC News. McCarver, Mark (August 1...

"Jack" Tweedy James Cromwell as Ogden Phipps Kevin Connolly as Bill Nack Nelsan Ellis as Eddie Sweat Dylan Baker as Hollis B. Chenery Margo Martindale as Elizabeth...

1980) Edward Edwards (Group 4, 1975) Gretchen Egolf (Group 24, 1995) Nelsan Ellis (Group 33, 2004) Betty Gabriel (Group 43, 2014) Boyd Gaines (Group 8...