Acting

Jay Ellis

Born 1981-12-27 · Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Wendell Ramone "Jay" Ellis Jr. (born December 27, 1981) is an American actor. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, he started with modeling, before moving to Los Angeles and starting his acting career. In 2013, he received his first major role on BET's series The Game. In 2015, he joined the cast of HBO's series Insecure, which premiered in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

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The Rookie: North
as Alex Holland
2027
The Rookie: North
Producer
2027
One Night Only
as Bernard Starks
2026
Not Suitable for Work
as Bill Gibson
2026
All Her Fault
as Colin Dobbs
2025
Freaky Tales
as Sleepy Floyd
2025
Running Point
as Jay Brown
2025
The Gutter
as Lil Patience
2024
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as (voice)
2024
History of the World: Part II
as Jesus
2023
Somebody I Used to Know
as Sean
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
Top Gun: Maverick
as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
2022
Insecure: The End
as Self
2021
How Did They Build That?
as Self - Host
2021
Black Box
Co-Executive Producer
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
Mrs. America
as Franklin Thomas
2020
Behind Her Faith
Producer
2020
Could You Survive the Movies?
as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Thirsty
as Young Man
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Wise Man
2019
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Escape Room
as Jason Walker
2019
The Last Days of TJ Staggs
as Executive
2018
In a Relationship
as Dexter
2018
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
2018
Insecure
as Lawrence
2016
Insecure
Director
2016
Like Cotton Twines
as Micha Brown
2016
Breaking Through
as Quinn
2015
Grace and Frankie
as Dan
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
November Rule
as James Avedon
2015
My Favorite Five
as Jonathan Colburn
2015
Dear Secret Santa
as Brad
2013
Masters of Sex
as Dr. Cyril Franklin
2013
Movie 43
as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
2013
Hart of Dixie
as Resident
2011
Triple Standard
as Lewis
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
iCarly
as Friend #1
2007
The Game
as Bryce Westbrook
2006
Related
as College Student
2005
How I Met Your Mother
as Sound Guy
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as DJ
2005
NCIS
as Tommy Hill
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The Bachelorette
as Self
2003
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
1992
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
Shoot
as Hank Banks/Frank Banks
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Shoot
Producer
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