Nelsan Ellis was an American film and television actor and playwright. He was well known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO series True Blood, which he played from 2008 until the series' completion in 2014.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Elementary (2012)
Starring as Shinwell Johnson
(9 episodes)
- Episode 5x22: Moving Targets (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 5x18: Dead Man's Tale (Mar 26, 2017)
- Episode 5x17: The Ballad of Lady Frances (Mar 19, 2017)
- Episode 5x14: Rekt in Real Life (Feb 19, 2017)
- Episode 5x11: Be My Guest (Jan 8, 2017)
- Episode 5x10: Pick Your Poison (Dec 18, 2016)
- Episode 5x09: It Serves You Right to Suffer (Dec 11, 2016)
- Episode 5x07: Bang Bang Shoot Chute (Nov 20, 2016)
- Episode 5x05: To Catch a Predator Predator (Nov 6, 2016)
Guest starring as Shinwell Johnson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x02: Worth Several Cities (Oct 16, 2016)
- Episode 5x01: Folie à Deux (Oct 2, 2016)
True Blood (2008)
Starring as Lafayette Reynolds
(80 episodes)
- Episode 7x10: Thank You (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 7x09: Love is to Die (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 7x08: Almost Home (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 7x07: May Be the Last Time (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 7x06: Karma (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 7x05: Lost Cause (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 7x04: Death is Not the End (Jul 13, 2014)
- Episode 7x03: Fire in the Hole (Jul 6, 2014)
- Episode 7x02: I Found You (Jun 29, 2014)
- Episode 7x01: Jesus Gonna Be Here (Jun 22, 2014)
- Episode 6x10: Radioactive (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 6x09: Life Matters (Aug 11, 2013)
- Episode 6x08: Dead Meat (Aug 4, 2013)
- Episode 6x07: In the Evening (Jul 28, 2013)
- Episode 6x06: Don't You Feel Me (Jul 21, 2013)
- Episode 6x05: Fuck the Pain Away (Jul 14, 2013)
- Episode 6x04: At Last (Jul 7, 2013)
- Episode 6x03: You're No Good (Jun 30, 2013)
- Episode 6x02: The Sun (Jun 23, 2013)
- Episode 6x01: Who Are You, Really? (Jun 16, 2013)
- Episode 5x12: Save Yourself (Aug 26, 2012)
- Episode 5x11: Sunset (Aug 19, 2012)
- Episode 5x10: Gone, Gone, Gone (Aug 12, 2012)
- Episode 5x09: Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Aug 5, 2012)
- Episode 5x08: Somebody That I Used to Know (Jul 29, 2012)
- Episode 5x07: In the Beginning (Jul 22, 2012)
- Episode 5x06: Hopeless (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode 5x05: Let's Boot and Rally (Jul 8, 2012)
- Episode 5x04: We'll Meet Again (Jul 1, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Whatever I Am, You Made Me (Jun 24, 2012)
- Episode 5x02: Authority Always Wins (Jun 17, 2012)
- Episode 5x01: Turn! Turn! Turn! (Jun 10, 2012)
- Episode 4x12: And When I Die (Sep 11, 2011)
- Episode 4x11: Soul of Fire (Sep 4, 2011)
- Episode 4x10: Burning Down the House (Aug 28, 2011)
- Episode 4x09: Let's Get Out of Here (Aug 21, 2011)
- Episode 4x08: Spellbound (Aug 14, 2011)
- Episode 4x07: Cold Grey Light of Dawn (Aug 7, 2011)
- Episode 4x06: I Wish I Was the Moon (Jul 31, 2011)
- Episode 4x05: Me and the Devil (Jul 24, 2011)
- Episode 4x04: I'm Alive and On Fire (Jul 17, 2011)
- Episode 4x03: If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'? (Jul 10, 2011)
- Episode 4x02: You Smell Like Dinner (Jul 3, 2011)
- Episode 4x01: She's Not There (Jun 26, 2011)
- Episode 3x12: Evil is Going On (Sep 12, 2010)
- Episode 3x11: Fresh Blood (Aug 29, 2010)
- Episode 3x10: I Smell a Rat (Aug 22, 2010)
- Episode 3x09: Everything is Broken (Aug 15, 2010)
- Episode 3x08: Night on the Sun (Aug 8, 2010)
- Episode 3x07: Hitting the Ground (Aug 1, 2010)
- Episode 3x06: I Got a Right to Sing the Blues (Jul 25, 2010)
- Episode 3x05: Trouble (Jul 18, 2010)
- Episode 3x04: 9 Crimes (Jul 11, 2010)
- Episode 3x03: It Hurts Me Too (Jun 27, 2010)
- Episode 3x02: Beautifully Broken (Jun 20, 2010)
- Episode 3x01: Bad Blood (Jun 13, 2010)
- Episode 2x12: Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Sep 13, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: Frenzy (Aug 30, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: New World in My View (Aug 23, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: I Will Rise Up (Aug 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x08: Timebomb (Aug 9, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: Release Me (Aug 2, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: Hard-Hearted Hannah (Jul 26, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Never Let Me Go (Jul 19, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Shake and Fingerpop (Jul 12, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Scratches (Jun 28, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Keep This Party Going (Jun 21, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Nothing But the Blood (Jun 14, 2009)
- Episode 1x12: You'll Be the Death of Me (Nov 23, 2008)
- Episode 1x11: To Love Is to Bury (Nov 16, 2008)
- Episode 1x10: I Don't Wanna Know (Nov 9, 2008)
- Episode 1x09: Plaisir D'Amour (Nov 2, 2008)
- Episode 1x08: The Fourth Man in the Fire (Oct 26, 2008)
- Episode 1x07: Burning House of Love (Oct 19, 2008)
- Episode 1x06: Cold Ground (Oct 12, 2008)
- Episode 1x05: Sparks Fly Out (Oct 5, 2008)
- Episode 1x04: Escape from Dragon House (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 1x03: Mine (Sep 21, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: The First Taste (Sep 14, 2008)
- Episode 1x01: Strange Love (Sep 7, 2008)
The Inside (2005)
Starring as Carter Howard
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Skin and Bone ()
- Episode 1x12: Gem ()
- Episode 1x11: The Perfect Couple ()
- Episode 1x10: Little Girl Lost ()
- Episode 1x09: Point of Origin ()
- Episode 1x08: Aidan ()
- Episode 1x07: Declawed (Jul 13, 2005)
- Episode 1x06: The Thief of Hearts (Jul 6, 2005)
- Episode 1x05: The Loneliest Number (Jul 6, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: Everything Nice (Jun 29, 2005)
- Episode 1x03: Pre-Filer (Jun 22, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: Old Wounds (Jun 15, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: New Girl in Town (Jun 8, 2005)
Veronica Mars (2004)
Guest starring as Apollo Bukenya
- Episode 3x18: I Know What You'll Do Next Summer (May 15, 2007)