Elijah Kelley

Elijah Kelley

Born: August 1, 1986
in LaGrange, Georgia, USA

Movies for Elijah Kelley...

Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
Title: Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Robin Roberts explores the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots—including her father—that served in WWII, revealing how these warriors for change helped end segregation in the military and pave the way for the civil rights movement.
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Title: The Bobby Brown Story
Character: Ricky Bell
Released: September 4, 2018
Type: TV
The life and career of R&B singer Bobby Brown, who left the pop group New Edition to score eight consecutive top-10 pop singles as a solo artist before his life began to unravel after his marriage to pop icon Whitney Houston.
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Title: Tales
Character: Paul
Released: June 27, 2017
Type: TV
A one-hour anthology series that distills classic hip-hop records and reimagines them as cinematic love letters.
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Title: The New Edition Story
Character: Ricardo Bell
Released: January 24, 2017
Type: TV
Follow the story of R&B pioneers Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill as they navigate fame from their native Boston to Hollywood and beyond.
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Title: Star
Character: Andy
Released: December 14, 2016
Type: TV
Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day to take control of her destiny. She tracks down her sister, Simone, and her Instagram bestie, Alexandra, and together, the trio journeys to Atlanta with the hope of becoming music superstars.
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The Wiz Live!
Title: The Wiz Live!
Character: Scarecrow
Released: December 3, 2015
Type: Movie
Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.
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The Making of the Wiz Live!
Title: The Making of the Wiz Live!
Character: Himself
Released: November 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Go behind the curtain in The Land of Oz with NBC's "The Making of The Wiz Live!" The hour-long special will give an exclusive backstage look at this highly anticipated television event.
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Strange Magic
Title: Strange Magic
Character: Sunny (voice)
Released: January 23, 2015
Type: Movie
A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.
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Boys of Abu Ghraib
Title: Boys of Abu Ghraib
Character: Tunde
Released: March 15, 2014
Type: Movie
An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.
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The Butler
Title: The Butler
Character: Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Released: August 16, 2013
Type: Movie
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
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Red Tails
Title: Red Tails
Character: Samuel ‘Joker’ George
Released: January 19, 2012
Type: Movie
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
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Hairspray
Title: Hairspray
Character: Seaweed
Released: July 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
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Take the Lead
Title: Take the Lead
Character: Danjou
Released: March 17, 2006
Type: Movie
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
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Title: Numb3rs
Character: Anthony
Released: January 23, 2005
Type: TV
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.
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Title: The Shield
Character: Jaymon
Released: March 12, 2002
Type: TV
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
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28 Days
Title: 28 Days
Character: Darnell
Released: April 6, 2000
Type: Movie
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
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A Lesson Before Dying
Title: A Lesson Before Dying
Character: Clarence
Released: May 22, 1999
Type: Movie
In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing a a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing. Nevertheless convicted, he is sentenced to die, but his godmother and the aunt of the local schoolteacher convince school teacher go to the convicted man's cell each day to try to reaffirm to him that he is not an animal but a man with dignity.
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Title: Mama Flora's Family
Character: Young Willie
Released: November 8, 1998
Type: TV
A black matriarch in the early 20th century is determined to free her children from the bonds of prejudice.