Cast & creator
Jay Ellis
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Grey's Anatomy, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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.
Also known as: 傑・艾利斯
21
film credits
37
television credits
53
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (58)
Showing 58 of 58 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Grey's Anatomy
DJ
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
NCIS
Tommy Hill
2003
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
NCIS: Los Angeles
Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
How I Met Your Mother
Sound Guy
2005
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
iCarly
Friend #1
2007
Top Gun: Maverick
Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
2022
Insecure
Lawrence
2016Insecure
Director
2016
Grace and Frankie
Dan
2015
Hart of Dixie
Resident
2011
Masters of Sex
Dr. Cyril Franklin
2013
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
One Night Only
Bernard Starks
2026
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Game
Bryce Westbrook
2006
The Bachelorette
Self
2003
History of the World: Part II
Jesus
2023
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Running Point
Jay Brown
2025
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Wise Man
2019
Not Suitable for Work
Bill Gibson
2026
Mrs. America
Franklin Thomas
2020
All Her Fault
Colin Dobbs
2025
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice)
2024
Related
College Student
2005
Escape Room
Jason Walker
2019
Freaky Tales
Sleepy Floyd
2025
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
Movie 43
Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")
2013
How Did They Build That?
Self - Host
2021
Could You Survive the Movies?
Self
2019
Somebody I Used to Know
Sean
2023
Black Box
Co-Executive Producer
2020
In a Relationship
Dexter
2018The Rookie: North
Alex Holland
The Rookie: North
Producer
The Gutter
Lil Patience
2024
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
2018
My Favorite Five
Jonathan Colburn
2015
Behind Her Faith
Producer
2020
Breaking Through
Quinn
2015
Dear Secret Santa
Brad
2013
Insecure: The End
Self
2021
November Rule
James Avedon
2015The Last Days of TJ Staggs
Executive
2018
Triple Standard
Lewis
2010
Like Cotton Twines
Micha Brown
2016
Thirsty
Young Man
2019Shoot
Hank Banks/Frank Banks
Shoot
Producer