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The Soloist (2009) -- Clip: Its a dream out here
The Soloist (2009) -- A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
The Express (2008) -- Behind The Scenes: Scoring a touchdown
The Soloist (2009) -- Clip: Dinner at awards show
The Soloist (2009) -- Clip: Read these papers

Overview

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Mini Biography:
Nelsan Ellis (born c. 1978) is an award-winning American film and television... more
Trivia:
Born in Harvey, Illinois. Moved to Bessemer, Alabama at age 6. Moved to Dolton... more
STARmeter: ?
Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(88 articles)
'True Blood' star hoping for bigger role
 (From digitalspy. 13 November 2009, 11:45 AM, PST)
'True Blood' star says show is different from all the rest (PopWire)
 (From PopMatters. 15 September 2009, 5:47 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 239:15 AMMAX The Express  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Writer
Actor:
  1. Secretariat (2010) (filming) .... Eddie Sweat
  2. Talent (2009) (completed) .... Titus

  3. "True Blood" .... Lafayette Reynolds (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
        - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (2009) TV episode .... Lafayette Reynolds
        - Frenzy (2009) TV episode .... Lafayette Reynolds
        - New World in My View (2009) TV episode .... Lafayette Reynolds
        - I Will Rise Up (2009) TV episode .... Lafayette Reynolds
        - Timebomb (2009) TV episode .... Lafayette Reynolds
          (19 more)
  4. The Soloist (2009) .... David Carter
  5. The Express (2008) .... Will Davis, Jr.
    ... aka The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (USA: promotional title)
  6. "Without a Trace" .... Deng Nimieri (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka W.A.T (USA: short title)
        - Lost Boy (2007) TV episode .... Deng Nimieri
  7. "Veronica Mars" .... Apollo Bukenya (1 episode, 2007)
        - I Know What You'll Do Next Summer (2007) TV episode .... Apollo Bukenya
  8. Trespass (2005) .... Donny
  9. "The Inside" .... Carter Howard (13 episodes, 2005)
        - Declawed (2005) TV episode .... Carter Howard
        - Loneliest Number (2005) TV episode .... Carter Howard
        - Thief of Hearts (2005) TV episode .... Carter Howard
        - Everything Nice (2005) TV episode .... Carter Howard
        - Pre-Filer (2005) TV episode .... Carter Howard
          (8 more)
  10. Warm Springs (2005) (TV) .... Roy Collier
  11. Lost (2002/I) .... Hoffa
Producer:
  1. Flower Shop (2006) (executive producer)
  2. Trespass (2005) (executive producer) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Ornaments (2008) (production assistant)
Writer:
  1. Trespass (2005) (writer)

Additional Details

Other Works:
(2005, October - November) Appeared in the Charles Fuller play A Soldier's Story at the Second Stage Theatre, off-Broadway, New York, New York. more
Genres:
Drama | Horror | Fantasy | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Friendship | Murder | Murder Investigation more

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