Jay Ellis
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.
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Filmography
Acting (49)
Movies (18)
Freaky Tales
2025as Sleepy Floyd
The Gutter
2024as Lil Patience
Somebody I Used to Know
2023as Sean
Top Gun: Maverick
2022as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Insecure: The End
2021as Self
Escape Room
2019as Jason Walker
Thirsty
2019as Young Man
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
2018
In a Relationship
2018as Dexter
The Last Days of TJ Staggs
2018as Executive
Like Cotton Twines
2016as Micha Brown
November Rule
2015as James Avedon
My Favorite Five
2015as Jonathan Colburn
Breaking Through
2015as Quinn
Movie 43
2013as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
Dear Secret Santa
2013as Brad
Triple Standard
2010as Lewis
Shoot
as Hank Banks/Frank Banks
Television (31)
All Her Fault
2025as Colin Dobbs
Running Point
2025as Jay Brown
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024as (voice)
History of the World: Part II
2023as Jesus
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
How Did They Build That?
2021as Self - Host
Mrs. America
2020as Franklin Thomas
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019as Wise Man
Desus & Mero
2019as Self - Illustrious Guest
Could You Survive The Movies?
2019as Self
Insecure
2016as Lawrence
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self - Guest
Grace and Frankie
2015as Dan
Masters of Sex
2013as Dr. Cyril Franklin
Hart of Dixie
2011as Resident
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009as Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker
iCarly
2007as Friend #1
The Game
2006as Bryce Westbrook
Grey's Anatomy
2005as DJ
How I Met Your Mother
2005as Sound Guy
NCIS
2003as Tommy Hill
The Bachelorette
2003as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Presenter
Not Suitable for Work
as Bill Gibson
The Rookie: North
as Alex Holland
Crew (4)
Television (2)
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