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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 (1849 items)
list by Agent Kermit D. Fonz
Published 2 months, 4 weeks ago 10 comments
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Lost too soon (23 items)
list by Elfflame
Published 15 years, 7 months ago 7 comments
52 votes
Characters of True Blood (spoilers) (41 items)
list by Lexie
Published 13 years, 5 months ago 6 comments
47 votes
My Favorite Male TV Show Characters (42 items)
list by luuhs
Published 11 years ago 9 comments
33 votes
People...Black Actors (887 items)
list by william maxey 83
Published 10 years, 2 months ago 1 comment

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Description: Nelsan Ellis (1977-2017) was an award-winning American film and television actor and playwright, perhaps best known as Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's True Blood. 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. Ellis attended Juilliard and, while there, wrote a semi-autobiographical play titled Ugly that was performed at the school and later won the Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award. Ellis won a 2008 Satellite Award from the International Press Academy for ... (more)
Tags: Actor (15), True Blood (8), Male (7), American (5), Black (4), Excellent (4), Lafayette Reynolds (4), Tv Show (3), Remarkable (3), Unique (3), Stunning (3), Adorable (3), Attractive (3), Lovely (3), Grand (3), Great Eyes (3), Astonishing (3), Marvelous (3), Lovely Eyes (3), Drama (2)
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TV

Most popular
Top rated
Most recent
1. True Blood (2008)
Rating:
7.7
1943 Watched
2. Veronica Mars (2004)
Rating:
7.4
1296 Watched
3. Without a Trace (2002)
Rating:
6.7
509 Watched
4. Elementary (2012)
Rating:
7.6
348 Watched
5. Chelsea Lately (2007)
Rating:
6.4
97 Watched




Movies

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Top rated
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1. The Help (2011)
Rating:
7.7
1379 Watched
2. The Soloist (2009)
Rating:
6.6
456 Watched
Rating:
6.9
372 Watched
4. Secretariat (2010)
Rating:
6.6
148 Watched
Rating:
6.8
114 Watched




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Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Gone, but not forgotten (1849 person items)
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My favourite 'True Blood' characters (9 person items)

" Lafayette Reynolds "


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R.I.P, Legend. (168 person items)

"November 30,1977 - July 9,2017"


Anautix added this to a list 6 years, 7 months ago
People of my Age (Men) (138 person items)
Agent Kermit D. Fonz voted for an image 6 years, 7 months ago

Elfflame added this to a list 6 years, 8 months ago
Lost too soon (23 person items)

"1978 - 2017 Final Role: Tyrik in True to the Game "


SwtChaos added this to a list 6 years, 8 months ago
In Memoriam 2017 (128 person items)

"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""