Celebrities, friends and former costars are remembering actor Nelsan Ellis, who PEOPLE confirmed died after complications with heart failure at the age of 39. Known for his breakout role as Lafayette on HBO's True Blood, Ellis had a number of high-profile credits to his name -- including parts on the big screen in The Help, Secretariat, and Lee Daniels' The Butler (where he portrayed Martin Luther King, Jr.). His Help costar Octavia Spencer -- who also starred alongside Ellis in the James Brown ...
Octavia Spencer, Dulé Hill and More Stars React to the Death of True Blood Star Nelsan Ellis
People - 8 Jul 2017 22:22
Celebrities, friends and former costars are remembering actor Nelsan Ellis, who PEOPLE confirmed died after complications with heart failure at the age of 39. Known for his breakout role as Lafayette on HBO's True Blood, Ellis had a number of high-profile credits to his name -- including parts on the big screen in The Help, Secretariat, and Lee Daniels' The Butler (where he portrayed Martin Luther King, Jr.). His Help costar Octavia Spencer -- who also starred alongside Ellis in the James Brown ...
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