Acting
Nelsan Ellis
Also Known As: Nelson Ellis
Birth Date
November 30, 1977
Death Date
July 8, 2017
(passed away at 39)
Place of Birth
Harvey, Illinois, USA
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Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelsan Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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