Born 1981 (age 44) · Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Appears in 51 titles

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

Top Gun: Maverick
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
as Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Escape Room
6.5
Escape Room
2019
as Jason Walker
Movie 43
4.7
Movie 43
2013
as Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
Freaky Tales
6.3
Freaky Tales
2025
as Sleepy Floyd
Somebody I Used to Know
5.8
Somebody I Used to Know
2023
as Sean
In a Relationship
5.7
In a Relationship
2018
as Dexter
Breaking Through
5.5
Breaking Through
2015
as Quinn
November Rule
5.6
November Rule
2015
as James Avedon
Dear Secret Santa
6.0
Dear Secret Santa
2013
as Brad
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
Triple Standard
5.0
Triple Standard
2010
as Lewis
Insecure: The End
4.7
Insecure: The End
2021
as Self
The Gutter
4.9
The Gutter
2024
as Lil Patience
My Favorite Five
5.2
My Favorite Five
2015
as Jonathan Colburn
Thirsty
3.6
Thirsty
2019
as Young Man
Like Cotton Twines
8.3
Like Cotton Twines
2016
as Micha Brown
The Last Days of TJ Staggs
2018
as Executive
Shoot
as Hank Banks/Frank Banks