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Nelsan Ellis

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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.

Known For

Elementary

Elementary

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009
Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2002
True Blood

True Blood

2008
Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

2004
The Help

The Help

2011
The Butler

The Butler

2013
Secretariat

Secretariat

2010
The Express

The Express

2008
The Soloist

The Soloist

2009
Get On Up

Get On Up

2014
The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013
Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

2017
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2015
Little Boxes

Little Boxes

2017

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