Jay Ellis

Acting

Jay Ellis

Born December 27, 1981Sumter, South Carolina, USA48 credits

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

Filmography

All Her Fault
2025All Her Fault
as Colin DobbsTV
Freaky Tales
2025Freaky Tales
as Sleepy FloydMovie
Running Point
2025Running Point
as Jay BrownTV
The Gutter
2024The Gutter
as Lil PatienceMovie
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Top Gun: Maverick
2022Top Gun: Maverick
as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' FitchMovie
Mrs. America
2020Mrs. America
as Franklin ThomasTV
Thirsty
2019Thirsty
as Young ManMovie
Desus & Mero
2019Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious GuestTV
Escape Room
2019Escape Room
as Jason WalkerMovie
In a Relationship
2018In a Relationship
as DexterMovie
Insecure
2016Insecure
as LawrenceTV
Like Cotton Twines
2016Like Cotton Twines
as Micha BrownMovie
November Rule
2015November Rule
as James AvedonMovie
My Favorite Five
2015My Favorite Five
as Jonathan ColburnMovie
Masters of Sex
2013Masters of Sex
as Dr. Cyril FranklinTV
Movie 43
2013Movie 43
as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")Movie
Hart of Dixie
2011Hart of Dixie
as ResidentTV
Triple Standard
2010Triple Standard
as LewisMovie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angeles
as Naval Flight Officer Randall BakerTV
iCarly
2007iCarly
as Friend #1TV
The Game
2006The Game
as Bryce WestbrookTV
NCIS
2003NCIS
as Tommy HillTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
S
Shoot
as Hank Banks/Frank BanksMovie