Jay Ellis
Acting
Born: 1981-12-27 · Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (17)
Freaky Tales
2025
Sleepy Floyd
The Gutter
2024
Lil Patience
Somebody I Used to Know
2023
Sean
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Insecure: The End
2021
Self
Thirsty
2019
Young Man
Escape Room
2019
Jason Walker
The Last Days of TJ Staggs
2018
Executive
In a Relationship
2018
Dexter
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
2018
Like Cotton Twines
2016
Micha Brown
Breaking Through
2015
Quinn
November Rule
2015
James Avedon
My Favorite Five
2015
Jonathan Colburn
Dear Secret Santa
2013
Brad
Movie 43
2013
Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
Triple Standard
2010
Lewis
📺 TV Shows (20)
Not Suitable for Work
2026
Bill Gibson
All Her Fault
2025
Colin Dobbs
Running Point
2025
Jay Brown
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
(voice)
History of the World: Part II
2023
Jesus
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self
How Did They Build That?
2021
Self - Host
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Self
Mrs. America
2020
Franklin Thomas
Could You Survive The Movies?
2019
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Wise Man
Desus & Mero
2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
Insecure
2016
Lawrence
Grace and Frankie
2015
Dan
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
Masters of Sex
2013
Dr. Cyril Franklin
Hart of Dixie
2011
Resident