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
62/100
- Highest rated
The Stanford Prison Experiment73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical5.1average 1.0
- Social Commentary7.5average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism5.8average 3.3
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Politics4.4average 2.6
- Family Dynamics6.4average 4.8
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Coming of Age4.3average 3.0
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.4
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- American History 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
19Type
2010s
12 titles · average score 67
as Mack
as Tyrik
as Mr. Lester
as Jesse Fletcher
as Bobby Byrd
as Martin Luther King Jr.
as Wainwright
as Dionysus
TV show · as Shinwell Johnson
as Henry The Waiter
as Eddie Sweat
Story, Director
2000s
7 titles · average score 68
as David Carter
TV show · as Lafayette Reynolds
as Will Davis, Jr.
TV show · as Carter Howard
as Roy Collier
TV show · as Apollo Bukenya
TV show · as Luol Nimieri