Jay Ellis

Acting

Jay Ellis

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

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.

Acting credits

Top Gun: Maverick poster
8.2

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

One Night Only poster
7.0

Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.

One Night Only

2026

Escape Room poster
6.5

Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.

Escape Room

2019

Movie 43 poster
4.7

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest. In some countries, like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the structure differs. Instead of a pitch, the films are connected by a group of three teenagers searching for the most banned film in the world, Movie 43, which will ultimately lead to the destruction of civilization.

Movie 43

2013

Freaky Tales poster
6.3

In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.

Freaky Tales

2025

Somebody I Used to Know poster
5.8

On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her first love, Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Sean's fiancé, Cassidy, who reminds her of the person she used to be.

Somebody I Used to Know

2023

The Gutter poster
4.9

Walt (lover of threesomes, hater of shirts) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a former Pro Bowler as they discover he might be THE GOAT of the lanes. The only things standing in their way are racism, alcoholism and Linda "The Crusher" Curson.

The Gutter

2024

In a Relationship poster
5.7

Long-term couple Owen and Hallie are breaking up—or maybe not?—and just as their relationship reaches a turning point, Matt and Willa embark on a romance of their own.

In a Relationship

2018

Like Cotton Twines poster
8.3

An American volunteer teaching in a school in Africa must save one of his students, a 14 year old girl from religious slavery.

Like Cotton Twines

2016

My Favorite Five poster
5.2

Hailey is a conceited, professional woman and self-proclaimed serial dater with no interest in marriage. She believes no one man can possess all five of her most coveted qualities. She dates different men who possess diverse qualities, until she meets the one guy who seemingly has it all.

My Favorite Five

2015

November Rule poster
5.6

Up-and-coming sports shoe entrepreneur Steve, who is still reeling from the death of his dad, has made a "November rule" in order to keep his distance from the women who seem to be getting too serious about their relationship. Every November 1st, Steve makes up a whopping lie in order to break up with his current girlfriend. However, this year, when he gives the beautiful Leah her walking papers, he realizes his immature and arbitrary rule has just lost him the woman of his dreams. But whether he can win Leah back seems increasingly doubtful, especially after she starts dating pro sports star, James Avedon.

November Rule

2015

Triple Standard poster
5.0

A homophobic ex-basketball star is forced to face the reality that he himself is gay.

Triple Standard

2010

Dear Secret Santa poster
6.0

Beverly Hills banker/workaholic Jennifer comes home to her small Northern California town just before Christmas when her dad, Ted, takes a bad fall while putting up decorations. While home, Jenny begins getting romantic Christmas cards from an unknown admirer, who turns out to be her old neighbor and the unrealized love of her life, Jack. There's just one problem - Jack died in a car accident three years ago.

Dear Secret Santa

2013

Breaking Through poster
5.5

When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about.

Breaking Through

2015

Thirsty poster
3.6

The story of a mosquito who falls in love with a man after she tastes his blood. Through her eyes we explore the ups and downs of sex, intimacy, love, and a bug's unflinching desire to feel human.

Thirsty

2019

Insecure: The End poster
4.7

A documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO’s Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the show’s cultural impact.

Insecure: The End

2021

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream poster
6.5

On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

2018

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NR

A six minute-42 second second short, The Last Days of TJ Staggs features Paul Scheer as an agent who pulls a Rip Van Winkle in 1998, wakes up 20 years later, and realizes how the town has changed.

The Last Days of TJ Staggs

2018

No artwork available
NR

An absurdist short inspired by real events, follows two renowned auction houses, Chirstees and Brothabees, as they battle for a $20m art collection owned by Mr. Song, CEO of Centro Plinko Corporation.

Shoot

Behind the camera