Acting
Nelsan Ellis
- Titles
- 14movies6TV shows
- Career
Active from 2005 to 2017, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 2top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
True Blood77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.1average 0.9
- Social Commentary7.4average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.7average 3.3
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.2average 4.7
- Catharsis6.4average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.5
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
- Warfare0.4, average 1.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- American History 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Character-Driven 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
192010s
12 titles · average score 69
60
Little Boxes (2017)
as Mack
56
True to the Game (2017)
as Tyrik
61
Roxanne Roxanne (2017)
as Mr. Lester
68
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
as Jesse Fletcher
68
Get on Up (2014)
as Bobby Byrd
72
The Butler (2013)
as Martin Luther King Jr.
66
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
as Wainwright
Gods Behaving Badly (2013)
as Dionysus
82
Elementary (2012)
TV show · as Shinwell Johnson
81
The Help (2011)
as Henry The Waiter
73
Secretariat (2010)
as Eddie Sweat
Page 36 (2010)
Director, Story
2000s
7 titles · average score 73
66
The Soloist (2009)
as David Carter
77
True Blood (2008)
TV show · as Lafayette Reynolds
71
The Express (2008)
as Will Davis, Jr.
75
The Inside (2005)
TV show · as Carter Howard
71
Warm Springs (2005)
as Roy Collier
81
Veronica Mars (2004)
TV show · as Apollo Bukenya
71
Without a Trace (2002)
TV show · as Luol Nimieri