Nelsan Ellis –
Actor, playwright, bitch.
November 30, 1977 – July 8, 2017.
Aged 39 years.
Most recognized for: He played flamboyant short-order cook Lafayette Reynolds on the HBO series “True Blood.” On the big screen, he popped up as stable hand Eddie Sweat in “Secretariat” and portrayed Martin Luther King Jr in Lee Daniels’ “The Butler.” Even after winning a handful of acting awards, it turns out his heart wasn’t in it.
