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Jay Ellis

Actor / Film Producer | * 12/27/1981 (42) | Sumter, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
Wendell Ramone "Jay" Ellis Jr. (born December 27, 1981) is an American actor. In 2013, Ellis received his first major role on BET's series The Game. His role as Martin "Lawrence" Walker in the HBO series Insecure (2016-2021), earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. He later starred in the horror film Escape Room (2019), and appeared in Top Gun: Maverick (2022). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment ...

Top Gun: Maverick

PG-13

2022 | 4.1/5 | 2h 11min
Action, Drama
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The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.” ...

Mrs. America

TV-MA

2020 | 3.8/5 | 50min per episode
Drama
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Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman. ...

Insecure

TV-MA

2016 | 3.8/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the ...

Masters of Sex

TV-MA

2013 | 3.6/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Movies with Jay Ellis as Actor(18)

2024 Freaky Tales
as Lil Patience2024 The Gutter
2023 Lemonade
as Sean2023 Somebody I Used to Know
as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch2022 Top Gun: Maverick
as himself2021 Insecure: The End
as Jason Walker (archive footage)2021 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
as Jason Walker2019 Escape Room
as Young Man2019 Thirsty
as Dexter2018 In a Relationship
2018 A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
as Micha Brown2016 Like Cotton Twines
as Quinn2015 Breaking Through
as James Avedon2015 November Rule
as Jonathan Colburn2015 My Favorite Five
as Brad2013 Dear Secret Santa
as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")2013 Movie 43
as Lewis2010 Triple Standard

TV Shows/Series with Jay Ellis as Actor(9)

as Jesus2023 History of the World: Part II
as Franklin Thomas2020 Mrs. America
as Wise Man2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Self - Illustrious Guest2019 Desus & Mero
as Lawrence2016 Insecure
as Dr. Cyril Franklin2013 Masters of Sex
as Friend #12007 iCarly
as Bryce Westbrook2006 The Game
as Tommy Hill2003 NCIS

Movies with Jay Ellis as Crew(1)

Production/Co-Executive Producer2020 Black Box

TV Shows/Series with Jay Ellis as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2016 Insecure

Additional Information

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Full Name: Jay Ellis
Born: Sunday, 12/27 1981 (December) in Sumter, South Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 42 years + 120 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Concordia University Portland
Spouses (current/former): Nina Seničar
Jay Ellis frequently works together with these people:
Issa Rae (11x, Actress)
Dan Schneider (10x, Crew)
Andrew Hill Newman (6x, Actor)
Jake Farrow (6x, Crew)
Donald P. Bellisario (6x, Crew)
Natasha Rothwell (6x, Actress)
Nick Kroll (5x, Actor)
Gary Glasberg (5x, Crew)
Jonathan van Tulleken (4x, Crew)
David J. North (4x, Crew)
Dre Swain (4x, Actress)
Peter Sullivan (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:930666, Added: 11/20/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024