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Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis was an American actor known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO television series True Blood. He also appeared in films such as The Help, Secretariat, and Get on Up. Ellis passed away on July 8, 2017, from complications related to heart failure.
Titles credited to Nelsan Ellis
True Blood
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, m...
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Secretariat
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veter...
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The Express
Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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Get on Up
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.
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The Soloist
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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Little Boxes
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urba...
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True to the Game
Based on the Terri Woods best selling novel, True to the Game is the love story of Quadir Richards, a charismatic drug lord, and Gena Rollins, a young girl from the projects of Philly. Quadir was able...
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