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| 3 | '''Nelsan Ellis''' (November 30, 1977 – July 8, 2017) was an American actor, writer, director and playwright. He was best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in the series ''Series/TrueBlood''. He also appeared in a number of films including ''Film/TheButler'' where he portrayed UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr |
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| 5 | He died at the age of 39 on July 8, 2017 of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, after dealing with drug and alcohol abuse and attempting to withdraw from alcohol on his own. |
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| 7 | !!Selected Filmography |
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| 9 | [[AC: Film]] |
| 10 | * ''Film/WarmSprings'' (2005) - Roy Collier, television film |
| 11 | * ''Film/TheSoloist'' (2009) - David Carter |
| 12 | * ''Film/{{Secretariat}}'' (2010) - Eddie Sweat |
| 13 | * ''Film/TheHelp'' (2011) - Henry the Waiter |
| 14 | * ''Film/TheReluctantFundamentalist'' (2012) - Wainwright |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheButler'' (2013) - Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 16 | * ''Film/GetOnUp'' (2014) - Bobby Byrd |
| 17 | * ''Film/TheStanfordPrisonExperiment'' (2015) - Jesse Fletcher |
| 18 | * ''Film/LittleBoxes'' (2016) - Mack Burns |
| 19 | * ''Film/TrueToTheGame'' (2017) - Tyrik, dedicated in his Memory |
| 20 | * ''Film/RoxanneRoxanne'' (2018) - Mr. Lester, posthumous release |
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| 22 | [[AC: Television]] |
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| 24 | * ''Series/TheInside'' (2005–2006) - Carter Howard |
| 25 | * ''Series/TrueBlood'' (2008–2014) - Lafayette Reynolds |
| 26 | * ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' (2016–2017) - Shinwell Johnson |
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