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Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

American film and television actor and playwright (1977-2017)
November 30, 1977 (July 8, 2017)
U.S. 2016. Dramatic comedy by Rob Meyer with Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, Armani Jackson. Tired of the hustle and bustle of New York, a mixed-race couple moves with their teenage son to a small, quiet, predominantly white town.
Runtime: 84 min.
U.S. 2014. Biography by Tate Taylor with Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd. The tumultuous life and flamboyant career of James Brown, an African-American from the backwoods of South Carolina who became the ""godfather"" of soul music.
Runtime: 139 min.
U.S. 2008. Psychological drama by Joe Wright with Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener. A Los Angeles Times columnist comes to the aid of a homeless musician who, before developing schizophrenia, had studied the cello in New York.
Runtime: 115 min.
U.S. 2008. Biography by Gary Fleder with Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton. In the 1960s, the meteoric rise of football player Ernie Davis, the first black college player to win the Heisman Trophy.
Runtime: 129 min.

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