Portrait of Jay Ellis

Jay Ellis

Acting

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.

Born: December 27, 1981

Place of Birth: Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Filmography

2025
All Her Fault

as Colin Dobbs

2025
Freaky Tales

as Sleepy Floyd

2024
The Gutter

as Lil Patience

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
Top Gun: Maverick

as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch

2021
2020
Mrs. America

as Franklin Thomas

2019
Thirsty

as Young Man

2019
Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

2019
Escape Room

as Jason Walker

2018
2016
Insecure

as Lawrence

2016
Like Cotton Twines

as Micha Brown

2015
2015
November Rule

as James Avedon

2015
My Favorite Five

as Jonathan Colburn

2013
Masters of Sex

as Dr. Cyril Franklin

2013
Movie 43

as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")

2011
Hart of Dixie

as Resident

2010
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker

2007
iCarly

as Friend #1

2006
The Game

as Bryce Westbrook

2005
2003
NCIS

as Tommy Hill

2003
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

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Shoot

as Hank Banks/Frank Banks