Jay Ellis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-12-27 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy
8.2%

Grey's Anatomy

Mar 27, 2005

Top Gun: Maverick
8.2%

Top Gun: Maverick

May 24, 2022

Escape Room
6.5%

Escape Room

Jan 3, 2019

Movie 43
4.6%

Movie 43

Jan 24, 2013

NCIS
7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

iCarly
8.0%

iCarly

Sep 8, 2007

Masters of Sex
7.1%

Masters of Sex

Sep 29, 2013

Insecure
7.5%

Insecure

Oct 9, 2016

Somebody I Used to Know
5.9%

Somebody I Used to Know

Feb 10, 2023

Mrs. America
7.4%

Mrs. America

Apr 15, 2020

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Acting

Lemonade
Shoot as Hank Banks/Frank Banks
2024
The Gutter as Lil Patience
2024
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)
2024
Freaky Tales as Sleepy Floyd
2023
History of the World: Part II as Jesus
2023
Somebody I Used to Know as Sean
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Top Gun: Maverick as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
2021
Insecure: The End as Self
2021
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions as Jason Walker (archive footage)
2020
Mrs. America as Franklin Thomas
2019
Could You Survive The Movies? as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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
2018
In a Relationship as Dexter
2018
The Everything as Steven
2018
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
2016
Insecure as Lawrence
2016
Like Cotton Twines as Micha Brown
2015
Breaking Through as Quinn
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2015
November Rule as James Avedon
2015
My Favorite Five as Jonathan Colburn
2013
Dear Secret Santa as Brad
2013
Masters of Sex as Dr. Cyril Franklin
2013
Movie 43 as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
2010
Triple Standard as Lewis
2007
iCarly as Friend #1
2006
The Game as Bryce Westbrook
2005
Grey's Anatomy as DJ
2003
NCIS as Tommy Hill

Directing

2016
Insecure as Director

Production

Shoot as Producer
2020
Black Box as Co-Executive Producer
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