Jay Ellis
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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.
Known for
Credits
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
One Night Only (2026)
as Bernard Starks
Escape Room (2019)
as Jason Walker
Movie 43 (2013)
as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
Freaky Tales (2025)
as Sleepy Floyd
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
as Sean
Like Cotton Twines (2016)
as Micha Brown
The Gutter (2024)
as Lil Patience
In a Relationship (2018)
as Dexter
My Favorite Five (2015)
as Jonathan Colburn
November Rule (2015)
as James Avedon
Dear Secret Santa (2013)
as Brad
Breaking Through (2015)
as Quinn
Insecure: The End (2021)
as Self
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream (2018)
Actor
Triple Standard (2010)
as Lewis
Thirsty (2019)
as Young Man
The Last Days of TJ Staggs (2018)
as Executive
Shoot (—)
as Hank Banks/Frank Banks