Jay Ellis

Acting · Born 1981-12-27 · Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Ellis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

• Freaky Tales (2025)
• The Gutter (2024)
• Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
• Insecure: The End (2021)
• Escape Room (2019)
• Thirsty (2019)
• The Last Days of TJ Staggs (2018)
• In a Relationship (2018)
• A Boy. A Girl. A Dream (2018)
• Like Cotton Twines (2016)
• Breaking Through (2015)
• My Favorite Five (2015)
• November Rule (2015)
• Movie 43 (2013)
• Dear Secret Santa (2013)
• Triple Standard (2010)
• Shoot
• Not Suitable for Work (2026)
• All Her Fault (2025)
• Running Point (2025)
• History of the World: Part II (2023)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
• Sherri (2022)