Nelsan Ellis
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Birth Name: Nelson Ellis
Born: 30 November 1977 Died: 8 July 2017
Country of origin: United States
Height: 5' 9"
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Gone, but not forgotten
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Characters of True Blood (spoilers)
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My Favorite Male TV Show Characters
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People...Black Actors
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Nelsan Ellis (November 30, 1977 โ July 8, 2017) was an American actor. He achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO television series True Blood (2008โ2014), for which he won a Satellite Award from the International Press Academy, among other accolades. He also starred as Shinwell Johnson in Elementary from 2016 to 2017, and played a variety of guest roles on television.
Ellis was born in Harvey, Illinois. Following his parents' divorce, Ellis and his mother moved to Alabama. He moved back to Illinois as a teenager, and graduated from Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois, in 1997.
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1. True Blood (2008)
Rating: | 1950 Watched |
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2. Veronica Mars (2004)
Rating: | 1300 Watched |
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3. Without a Trace (2002)
Rating: | 511 Watched |
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4. Elementary (2012)
Rating: | 350 Watched |
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5. Today (1952)
Rating: | 99 Watched |
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1. The Help (2011)
Rating: | 1382 Watched |
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2. The Soloist (2009)
Rating: | 456 Watched |
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3. The Butler (2013)
Rating: | 371 Watched |
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4. Secretariat (2010)
Rating: | 148 Watched |
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5. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Rating: | 115 Watched |
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"Sunset: July 8, 2017 (Age: 39) Cause of Death: Complications from Heart Failure Claim to Fame: American Actor, best known for TV Series "True Blood""