Nelsan Ellis: From Juilliard to True Blood

Actor Nelsan Ellis, born in Hilton Harvey, Illinois, trained at the Juilliard School in New York City before finding success on television in 2008 with the role of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s True Blood. Ellis’ love for acting began in college when he was persuaded to take on a role in a play. After a brief stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, Ellis enrolled in Juilliard where he wrote his first stage play, Ugly, which shed light on the issue of domestic violence in families. Ellis spent the next seven years dedicated to the world of stage and drama before achieving breakout success on True Blood.

Today, Ellis has a net worth of $3 million dollars.

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