Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

出生 : 1977-11-30, Harvey, Illinois, U.S.

死亡 : 2017-07-08

略歴

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nelsan Ellis (born c. 1978) was an award-winning American film and television actor and playwright, perhaps best known as Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's True Blood. He died on July 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, from complications with heart failure at the age of 39. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nelsan Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

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True to the Game
Tyrik
Based on the Terri Woods best selling novel, True to the Game is the love story of Quadir Richards, a charismatic drug lord, and Gena Rollins, a young girl from the projects of Philly. Quadir was able to gain the trust and love of Gena and was on his way out of the game to start a new life with his future bride when tragedy strikes.
Little Boxes
Mack
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
Roxanne Roxanne
Mr. Lester
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
プリズン・エクスペリメント
Jesse Fletcher
スタンフォード大のジンバルドー教授は日給15ドルを受け取れるが1〜2週間拘束されるという条件で、ある実験に参加する男子学生を募集し、約20人が実験に参加する。それは夏休みで人がほとんどいない校舎の一角を刑務所と設定し、参加者たちを看守と受刑者に分けたらどうなるかを観察する実験だった。看守役の学生たちは本物の看守のように受刑者役の学生たちを支配するようになり、禁じられたはずの暴力まで行使し始める。
Get on Up
Bobby Byrd
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
大統領の執事の涙
Martin Luther King Jr.
ホワイトハウスで7人の大統領に仕えた黒人執事の実話をもとに描かれた感動作。フォレスト・ウィティカー演じるセシル・ゲインズ執事の視点で映し出される動乱期のアメリカと翻弄される家族の物語を描く。
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Wainwright
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
ヘルプ 〜心がつなぐストーリー〜
Henry The Waiter
アメリカ・ミシシッピ州。1960年代当時、白人家庭でメイドとして働く黒人女性は“ヘルプ”と呼ばれていた。作家志望のスキーター(エマ・ストーン)はメイドの置かれた立場に疑問を抱き、彼女たちにインタビューをすることに。仕事を失うことを恐れて、皆が口をつぐむ中、一人の女性の勇気が社会を揺るがすことになる。
セクレタリアト/奇跡のサラブレッド
Eddie Sweat
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
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Story
To save his ailing son from certain death, a father voluntarily sells himself into slavery through an underground corporation. After entering into a contract with the company, he learns of more sinister intentions that threaten the life of not only himself, but his family as well.
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Director
To save his ailing son from certain death, a father voluntarily sells himself into slavery through an underground corporation. After entering into a contract with the company, he learns of more sinister intentions that threaten the life of not only himself, but his family as well.
路上のソリスト
David Carter
バイオリンを演奏する路上生活者のナサニエル(ジェイミー・フォックス)に出会ったロサンゼルス・タイムズの記者ロペス(ロバート・ダウニー・Jr)。かつてジュリアード音楽院に在籍し、チェロを演奏していたというナサニエルに興味を抱いたロペスは、ナサニエルの人生について調べ始め、連載コラムの題材にしようとする。
The Express
Will Davis, Jr.
Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Warm Springs
Roy Collier
Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.