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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Known For
The Help
(2011)
Henry The Waiter
The Butler
(2013)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Secretariat
(2010)
Eddie Sweat
The Soloist
(2009)
David Carter
The Express
(2008)
Will Davis, Jr.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
(2015)
Jesse Fletcher
Get on Up
(2014)
Bobby Byrd
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
(2013)
Wainwright
Roxanne Roxanne
(2017)
Mr. Lester
Full Filmography
Acting
Warm Springs
(2005)
Roy Collier
The Express
(2008)
Will Davis, Jr.
The Soloist
(2009)
David Carter
Secretariat
(2010)
Eddie Sweat
The Help
(2011)
Henry The Waiter
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
(2013)
Wainwright
The Butler
(2013)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Get on Up
(2014)
Bobby Byrd
The Stanford Prison Experiment
(2015)
Jesse Fletcher
Little Boxes
(2017)
Mack
True to the Game
(2017)
Tyrik
Roxanne Roxanne
(2017)
Mr. Lester
Directing
Writing