Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Born: November 30, 1977
Died: July 8, 2017
in Harvey, Illinois, USA
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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True to the Game
Title: True to the Game
Character: Tyrik
Released: September 8, 2017
Type: Movie
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 to gain the trust and love of Gena and was on his way out of the game to start a new life with his future bride when tragedy strikes.
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Little Boxes
Title: Little Boxes
Character: Mack
Released: April 14, 2017
Type: Movie
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 urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
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Roxanne Roxanne
Title: Roxanne Roxanne
Character: Mr. Lester
Released: January 22, 2017
Type: Movie
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
Title: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Character: Jesse Fletcher
Released: July 17, 2015
Type: Movie
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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Get on Up
Title: Get on Up
Character: Bobby Byrd
Released: August 1, 2014
Type: Movie
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 Butler
Title: The Butler
Character: Martin Luther King Jr.
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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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Title: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Character: Wainwright
Released: April 24, 2013
Type: Movie
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Title: Elementary
Character: Shinwell Johnson
Released: September 27, 2012
Type: TV
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
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The Help
Title: The Help
Character: Henry The Waiter
Released: August 9, 2011
Type: Movie
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
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Secretariat
Title: Secretariat
Character: Eddie Sweat
Released: August 20, 2010
Type: Movie
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 veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
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The Soloist
Title: The Soloist
Character: David Carter
Released: April 24, 2009
Type: Movie
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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Title: RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Judge
Released: February 2, 2009
Type: TV
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.
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The Express
Title: The Express
Character: Will Davis, Jr.
Released: October 10, 2008
Type: Movie
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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Title: True Blood
Character: Lafayette Reynolds
Released: September 7, 2008
Type: TV
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, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.
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Title: The Inside
Character: Carter Howard
Released: June 8, 2005
Type: TV
The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. The Inside follows the work of the FBI's Los Angeles Violent Crimes Unit, a division dedicated to investigating particularly dangerous crimes. The Inside initially aired on the Fox Network from June 8 to July 13, 2005. Although thirteen episodes were produced, Fox aired only seven episodes before canceling the series. All thirteen episodes were subsequently aired on Britain's ITV4 in 2006.
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Warm Springs
Title: Warm Springs
Character: Roy Collier
Released: April 30, 2005
Type: Movie
Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
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Title: Veronica Mars
Character: Apollo Bukenya
Released: September 22, 2004
Type: TV
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
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Title: Without a Trace
Character: Luol Nimieri
Released: September 26, 2002
Type: TV
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.