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Nelsan Ellis

American actor (1977–2017)
Person human Q40299

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 30, 1977
Date of death
July 8, 2017
Place of birth
Harvey
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
actor, film actor, television actor, film producer
Educated at
Juilliard School, Thornridge High School[12][13]
Cause of death
cardiac arrest[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
End of work period
2017[21]
Family name
Ellis[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Native language
English[11]
Number of children
+2[19]
P14750
7799-761C-5158-92CB-AFD7[23]
Place of burial
Cedar Park Cemetery[9]
Start of work period
2002[20]
Writing language
English[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nelsan Ellis ar نيلسن إيليس el Νέλσαν Έλις fa نلسون الیس he נלסן אליס ja ネルサン・エリス ko 넬산 엘리스 ko 넬슨 엘리스 ru Нелсан Эллис ru Эллис, Нелсан uk Нелсан Елліс zh 尼爾森·伊力斯 zh 尼爾森·艾力斯
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000446426250
VIAF cluster ID
314928420
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009084336
GND ID
1069409081
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nelsan Ellis at True Blood premiere party.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p438023
Allcinema person ID
870922
AlloCiné person ID
128075
American Film Institute person ID
331643
Awards & Winners artist ID
04y79_n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
169520482
CINE21 person ID
58315
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CineMagia person ID
97865
Danish National Filmography person ID
254666
Fandango person ID
194744
Fandom article ID
disney:Nelsan_Ellis
Film.ru person ID
nelsan-ellis-0
Filmweb.pl person ID
405626
Find a Grave memorial ID
181146149
Freebase ID
/m/04y79_n
Geni.com profile ID
6000000062368162932
IMDb ID
nm1734700
ISzDb person ID
68373
IdRef ID
183922131
Ivi person ID
nelsan-ellis
Kinobox person ID
614617
Kinopoisk person ID
963631
LdiF person ID
234974
Listal ID
nelsan-ellis
MYmovies person ID
45632
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007427430505171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
388686138
Notable Names Database ID
946/000346905
Open Media Database person ID
96781
PORT person ID
221836
Plex person key
5d7768407228e5001f1e0582
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/nelsan-ellis
SBN author ID
MODV657923
Scope.dk person ID
53994
Sinemalar person ID
825005
Swedish Film Database person ID
399115
TMDB person ID
81697
TV Maze person ID
4953
TV.com ID
people/nelsan-ellis
Trading Card Database name ID
195405
WikiTree person ID
Ellis-12368
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjHhfDtR88vhWgkjx8wG3
Yale LUX ID
person/d34d111f-b0cb-454e-89ef-db76ca5ca950
ČSFD person ID
53462

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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 14
The Help, True Blood, Elementary, The Butler, Veronica Mars, The Soloist, Get on Up, The Stanford Prison Experiment +6 more
Occupation 4
actor, film producer, film actor, television actor
Cause of death 1
cardiac arrest
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Juilliard School
Family name 1
Ellis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Harvey
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
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Summary

Nelsan Ellis was born on November 30, 1977[1], in Harvey[2]. He died on July 8, 2017[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and film producer[8].

FAQs

Where was Nelsan Ellis born?

Nelsan Ellis's place of birth was Harvey[2].

Where did Nelsan Ellis die?

Nelsan Ellis passed away in New York City[4].

What did Nelsan Ellis do for work?

Nelsan Ellis worked as an actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and film producer[8].

Where did Nelsan Ellis go to school?

Nelsan Ellis was educated at Juilliard School[12] and Thornridge High School[13].

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 870922
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person ID: 870922, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322610113|ネルサン・エリス (#322610113)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix"
  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 4953
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ TV Maze person ID: 4953, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270242|batch #270242]]"
  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 825005
    P14750 → 7799-761C-5158-92CB-AFD7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person ID: 825005, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  4. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 58315
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42112|batch #42112]]"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Ellis
    Writing language → English
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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