Jay Ellis

Acting

Jay Ellis

Born 27 December 1981 · Sumter, South Carolina, USA · 44

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

Highlights

Top Gun: Maverick2022 · Film · Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Grey's Anatomy2005 · Series · DJ
How I Met Your Mother2005 · Series · Sound Guy
NCIS2003 · Series · Tommy Hill
iCarly2007 · Series · Friend #1
Escape Room2019 · Film · Jason Walker

Filmography

Movies

16 films

One Night Only2026 · Film · Bernard Starks
Freaky Tales2025 · Film · Sleepy Floyd
The Gutter2024 · Film · Lil Patience
Somebody I Used to Know2023 · Film · Sean
Top Gun: Maverick2022 · Film · Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Thirsty2019 · Film · Young Man
Escape Room2019 · Film · Jason Walker
In a Relationship2018 · Film · Dexter
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream2018 · Film
Like Cotton Twines2016 · Film · Micha Brown
Breaking Through2015 · Film · Quinn
November Rule2015 · Film · James Avedon
My Favorite Five2015 · Film · Jonathan Colburn
Dear Secret Santa2013 · Film · Brad
Movie 432013 · Film · Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
Triple Standard2010 · Film · Lewis

Filmography

Series

18 shows

Not Suitable for Work2026 · Series · Bill Gibson
All Her Fault2025 · Series · Colin Dobbs
Running Point2025 · Series · Jay Brown
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy2024 · Series · (voice)
History of the World: Part II2023 · Series · Jesus
Mrs. America2020 · Series · Franklin Thomas
A Black Lady Sketch Show2019 · Series · Wise Man
Insecure2016 · Series · Lawrence
Grace and Frankie2015 · Series · Dan
Masters of Sex2013 · Series · Dr. Cyril Franklin
Hart of Dixie2011 · Series · Resident
NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · Series · Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker
iCarly2007 · Series · Friend #1
The Game2006 · Series · Bryce Westbrook
Related2005 · Series · College Student
How I Met Your Mother2005 · Series · Sound Guy
Grey's Anatomy2005 · Series · DJ
NCIS2003 · Series · Tommy Hill