Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis is credited on 12 movies and 5 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for The Help, The Butler and True Blood.
Born November 30, 1977 in Harvey, Illinois, USA; died July 8, 2017.
Filmography · 17 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
The Help
2011 · Movie
On Prime Video and YouTube TV
The Butler
2013 · Movie
On MovieSphere+
True Blood
2008 · TV show
On HBO Max and Hulu
Elementary
2012 · TV show
On Hulu and Prime Video
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2015 · Movie
On AMC+ and Philo
Veronica Mars
2004 · TV show
On Netflix and Hulu
The Soloist
2009 · Movie
Free with ads on Kanopy
Secretariat
2010 · Movie
On Disney+
Get On Up
2014 · Movie
On Starz
The Express
2008 · Movie
Free with ads on YouTube Free
Without a Trace
2002 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Roxanne Roxanne
2017 · Movie
Little Boxes
2017 · Movie
True to the Game
2017 · Movie
Warm Springs
2005 · Movie
The Inside
2005 · TV show
About Nelsan Ellis
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.
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.