Nelsan Ellis, best known for his role as Lafayette Reynolds in True Blood, has died. He was 39.
"Nelsan has passed away after complications with heart failure," the actor's manager Emily Gerson Saines told the The Hollywood Reporter. "He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed."
Alan Ball, the creator of the HBO's True Blood, released a statement in the wake of Ellis' passing, saying, "Nelsan was a singular talent whose creativity never ceased to amaze me. Working with him was a privilege." Additionally, Octavia Spencer, who starred alongside Ellis in The Soloist and Get on Up, responded to the news of his death on Instagram:
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"Nelsan has passed away after complications with heart failure," the actor's manager Emily Gerson Saines told the The Hollywood Reporter. "He was a great talent, and his words and presence will be forever missed."
Alan Ball, the creator of the HBO's True Blood, released a statement in the wake of Ellis' passing, saying, "Nelsan was a singular talent whose creativity never ceased to amaze me. Working with him was a privilege." Additionally, Octavia Spencer, who starred alongside Ellis in The Soloist and Get on Up, responded to the news of his death on Instagram:
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