Nelsan Ellis Exposed
Name: Nelsan Ellis
Birth date/place: 1978 in Harvey IL
Claim to Fame: As “Lafayette Reynolds” in True Blood
Ellis’ theatrical career started when he attended Julliard and wrote a semi-autobiographical play called Ugly. The play was performed at Julliard and won the Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award.
After guest roles in several television series and as a recurring character on the short-lived series The Inside Ellis was cast as “Lafayette Reynolds”, a flamboyant gay cook at Merlotte’s Bar, in the HBO hit series True Blood.
