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Nelsan Ellis Movies

Actor

Best Known

All Movies

14 movies

Acting 13

TBA
Gods Behaving Badly
Gods Behaving Badly
as Dionysus
Fantasy, Comedy
2018
Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
as Mr. Lester
Drama
2017
True to the Game
True to the Game
as Tyrik
Drama
Little Boxes
Little Boxes
as Mack
Drama, Comedy
2015
The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment
as Jesse Fletcher
Drama, History, Thriller
2014
Get On Up
Get On Up
as Bobby Byrd
Drama, History, Music
2013
The Butler
The Butler
as Martin Luther King Jr.
Drama
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
as Wainwright
Thriller
2011
The Help
The Help
as Henry The Waiter
Drama
2010
Secretariat
Secretariat
as Eddie Sweat
Drama
2009
The Soloist
The Soloist
as David Carter
Drama, Music
2008
The Express
The Express
as Will Davis, Jr.
Drama
2005
Warm Springs
Warm Springs
as Roy Collier
Drama, TV Movie

Directed 1

2010
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Director, Writer
Drama, Thriller