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Wendell Ramone "Jay" Ellis Jr. 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. He also had a lead role in the horror film Escape Room (2019).
Birth Name
Wendell Ellis Jr.
Born
Sunday, 27 December 1981
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | Flim | 2024 |
| Freaky Tales | Sleepy Floyd | 2024 |
| History of the World: Part II | Jesus | 2023 |
| Somebody I Used to Know | Sean | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch | 2022 |
| Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Flashback - Jason Walker / Jason Walker (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Franklin Thomas | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | Flim | 2024 |
| Freaky Tales | Sleepy Floyd | 2024 |
| History of the World: Part II | Jesus | 2023 |
| Somebody I Used to Know | Sean | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Top Gun: Maverick | Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch | 2022 |
| Escape Room: Tournament of Champions | Flashback - Jason Walker / Jason Walker (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Franklin Thomas | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| Desus & Mero | Self | 2019 |
| Escape Room | Jason Walker | 2019 |
| In a Relationship | Dexter | 2018 |
| A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. | 2018 | |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Insecure | Lawrence Walker / Lawrence | 2016 |
| Shortwave | Robert Marconi | 2016 |
| Like Cotton Twines | Micha Brown | 2016 |
| The Zoo | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
| Breaking Through | Quinn | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Dan | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| November Rule | James Avedon | 2015 |
| My Favorite Five | Jonathan Colburn | 2015 |
| Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey | Self | 2014 |
| Dear Secret Santa | Brad | 2013 |
| Masters of Sex | Dr. Cyril Franklin | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| Hollywood Game Night | Self - Celebrity Player | 2013 |
| Movie 43 | Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory") | 2013 |
| Crash & Bernstein | Derek | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self - Guest / Self | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 2012 |
| Hart of Dixie | Resident | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Triple Standard | Lewis | 2010 |
| The Playboy Morning Show | Self | 2010 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker | 2009 |
| iCarly | Friend #1 | 2007 |
| The Game | Bryce 'Blue' Westbrook / Bryce Westbrook | 2006 |
| YourLA | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Sound Guy | 2005 |
| Invasion | Solider | 2005 |
| Related | College Student | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | DJ | 2005 |
| NCIS | Marine PFC Thomas 'Tommy' Hill | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Extra | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| The Dating Game | Himself | 1965 |
Director Filmography
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Sue Bird: In the Clutch (2024) | 2024 |
| Sue Bird: In the Clutch | 2024 |
| All the Single Ladies | 2022 |
| Black Box | 2020 |
| Daytime Noir | 2019 |
| Like Cotton Twines | 2016 |
| Hard Medicine | 2015 |
