Filmography
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Known For
Lee Daniels' The Butler Martin Luther King Jr. (2013) -
True Blood Lafayette Reynolds (2008-2014) -
Secretariat Eddie Sweat (2010) -
Known For
The Stanford Prison Experiment Jesse Fletcher (2015) -
Actor
True to the Game Tyrik (2017) -
Elementary Shinwell Johnson (2016-2017) -
Roxanne Roxanne Mr. Lester (2017) -
Send Me: An Original Web Series Benjamin (2016) -
Little Boxes Mack Burns (2016) -
The Stanford Prison Experiment Jesse Fletcher (2015)
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True Blood Lafayette Reynolds (2008-2014)
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Get on Up Bobby Byrd (2014) -
#Nausea... for Millennials Gibson (2013) -
Gods Behaving Badly Dionysus (2013) -
![Lee Daniels' The Butler]( "Lee Daniels' The Butler")
Lee Daniels' The Butler Martin Luther King Jr. (2013) -
![Naked Eye]( "Naked Eye")
Naked Eye The Man (2012) -
![The Reluctant Fundamentalist]( "The Reluctant Fundamentalist")
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Wainwright (2012) -
![The Help]( "The Help")
The Help Henry The Waiter (2011) -
![Secretariat]( "Secretariat")
Secretariat Eddie Sweat (2010) -
![True Blood: Webisodes]( "True Blood: Webisodes")
True Blood: Webisodes Lafayette Reynolds (2010) -
Talent Titus (2009)
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![The Soloist]( "The Soloist")
The Soloist David Carter (2009) -
![The Express]( "The Express")
The Express Will Davis, Jr. (2008) -
![Without a Trace]( "Without a Trace")
Without a Trace Deng Nimieri (2007) -
![Veronica Mars]( "Veronica Mars")
Veronica Mars Apollo Bukenya (2007) -
![The Inside]( "The Inside")
The Inside Carter Howard (2005-2006) -
![Trespass]( "Trespass")
Trespass Donny (2005) -
![Warm Springs]( "Warm Springs")
Warm Springs Roy Collier (2005) -
ActorLost Hoffa (2002)
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Producer
![Hands to the Sky, Catch Them & They're Yours]( "Hands to the Sky, Catch Them & They're Yours")
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![Train(ed)]( "Train(ed)")
Train(ed) (2013) -
Damn Wonderful (2013)
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The End of Thorns (2011)
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Page 36 (2010)
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![Flower Shop]( "Flower Shop")
Flower Shop (2006) -
Producer
![Trespass]( "Trespass")
Trespass (2005) -
DirectorDamn Wonderful (2013)
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DirectorPage 36 (2010)
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WriterPage 36 (2010)
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Writer
![Trespass]( "Trespass")
Trespass (2005) -
Archive footage
![The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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Archive footage
![RuPaul's Drag Race]( "RuPaul's Drag Race")
RuPaul's Drag Race (2015) -
![True Blood: Webisodes]( "True Blood: Webisodes")
True Blood: Webisodes (2010) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Ornaments]( "Ornaments")
Ornaments (2008)
All Filmography
Awards
3 wins & 7 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Had six siblings.
Quotes
[his thoughts on gay marriage] I support it. I think anybody should--I mean--I have my religious views, but I don't choose to oppress them on anybody. I think in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting ...
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Nelson Leon Ellis
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Died
(age 39)
New York City, New York, USA
Height:
5' 9¼" (1.76 m)User Polls
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