Jay Ellis

Known for: Acting

Born: 1981-12-27 (age 44)

From: Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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.

Filmography (51)

TV★ 6.3
Not Suitable for Work
2026
as Bill Gibson
TV★ 8.0
All Her Fault
2025
as Colin Dobbs
MOVIE★ 6.3
Freaky Tales
2025
as Sleepy Floyd
TV★ 7.3
Running Point
2025
as Jay Brown
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Gutter
2024
as Lil Patience
TV★ 6.8
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as (voice)
TV★ 5.7
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Jesus
MOVIE★ 5.8
Somebody I Used to Know
2023
as Sean
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
TV★ 2.6
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
MOVIE★ 4.7
Insecure: The End
2021
as Self
TV★ 8.0
How Did They Build That?
2021
as Self - Host
TV★ 10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Mrs. America
2020
as Franklin Thomas
TV★ 6.8
Could You Survive The Movies?
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.6
Thirsty
2019
as Young Man
TV★ 6.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Wise Man
TV★ 5.1
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
MOVIE★ 6.5
Escape Room
2019
as Jason Walker
MOVIE
The Last Days of TJ Staggs
2018
as Executive
MOVIE★ 5.7
In a Relationship
2018
as Dexter
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
2018
TV★ 7.1
Insecure
2016
as Lawrence
MOVIE★ 8.3
Like Cotton Twines
2016
as Micha Brown
MOVIE★ 5.5
Breaking Through
2015
as Quinn
TV★ 7.7
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Dan
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.6
November Rule
2015
as James Avedon
MOVIE★ 5.2
My Favorite Five
2015
as Jonathan Colburn
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dear Secret Santa
2013
as Brad
TV★ 7.1
Masters of Sex
2013
as Dr. Cyril Franklin
MOVIE★ 4.7
Movie 43
2013
as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
TV★ 7.3
Hart of Dixie
2011
as Resident
MOVIE★ 5.0
Triple Standard
2010
as Lewis
TV★ 7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.0
iCarly
2007
as Friend #1
TV★ 7.6
The Game
2006
as Bryce Westbrook
TV★ 9.3
Related
2005
as College Student
TV★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Sound Guy
TV★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as DJ
TV★ 7.6
NCIS
2003
as Tommy Hill
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TV★ 4.3
The Bachelorette
2003
as Self
TV★ 8.1
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
TV
The Rookie: North
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as Alex Holland
MOVIE
Shoot
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as Hank Banks/Frank Banks