Nelsan Ellis

American actor (1978–2017) · United States · Male · Born 1977-11-30 · Died 2017-07-08

12 films · 3 shows

Nelsan Ellis was an American actor. He achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO television series True Blood (2008–2014), 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. Wikipedia ↗