Jay Ellis

Biography

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.

Career Overview

Jay Ellis has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Top Gun with 1 titles. Signature works include Top Gun: Maverick, All Her Fault, Freaky Tales. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

40

Birth Date

1981-12-27 00:00:00

Birth Place

Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Known For

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  Top Gun: Maverick
• 

  All Her Fault
• 

  Freaky Tales
• 

  Escape Room
• 

  Somebody I Used to Know
• 

  Like Cotton Twines

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Top Gun (1 titles)
• Escape Room (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Michael X. Sommers (2 collaborations)
• Tom Cruise (1 collaborations)
• Val Kilmer (1 collaborations)
• Miles Teller (1 collaborations)
• Jennifer Connelly (1 collaborations)
• Bashir Salahuddin (1 collaborations)
• Jon Hamm (1 collaborations)
• Charles Parnell (1 collaborations)
• Monica Barbaro (1 collaborations)
• Lewis Pullman (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (2 credits)

  • Shoot

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Black Box

    co-executive producer

    production
    2020

• actors (38 credits)

  • Shoot

    Hank Banks/Frank Banks

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • All Her Fault

    Colin Dobbs

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 8 (2025) ... Colin Dobbs actor actors

    - Episode 7 (2025) ... Colin Dobbs actor actors

    - Episode 6 (2025) ... Colin Dobbs actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2025) ... Colin Dobbs actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2025) ... Colin Dobbs actor actors
    2025
  • Freaky Tales

    Sleepy Floyd

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Running Point

    - Game Seven (2025) ... Jay Brown actor actors

    - The Playoffs (2025) ... Jay Brown actor actors

    - The Streak (2025) ... Jay Brown actor actors

    - A Special Place in Hell (2025) ... Jay Brown actor actors

    - The Yips (2025) ... Jay Brown actor actors
    2025
  • The Gutter

    Lil Patience

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    - Apocalypse Got You Down? (2024) ... (voice) actor actors

    - That's Science, Baby! (2024) ... (voice) actor actors

    - Tomorrow's Death Is Yesterday's Problem (2024) ... (voice) actor actors
    2024
  • Somebody I Used to Know

    Sean

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • History of the World: Part II

    - VII (2023) ... Jesus actor actors

    - VI (2023) ... Jesus actor actors

    - IV (2023) ... Jesus actor actors

    - II (2023) ... Jesus actor actors
    2023
  • Top Gun: Maverick

    Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    - Jay Ellis, Kamohai Kalama, Tristyn Kalama (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Jay Ellis (2023) ... actor actors
    2022
  • Sherri

    - Jay Ellis, Jennifer Tilly (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2022
  • Insecure: The End

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Thirsty

    Young Man

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Escape Room

    Jason Walker

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Jay Ellis, Karamo, MAJOR. (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • The Last Days of TJ Staggs

    Executive

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • In a Relationship

    Dexter

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Like Cotton Twines

    Micha Brown

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Breaking Through

    Quinn

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • November Rule

    James Avedon

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • My Favorite Five

    Jonathan Colburn

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    - Jay Ellis, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Elon Gold (2023) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2015
  • Grace and Frankie

    - The Anchor (2016) ... Dan actor actors
    2015
  • Dear Secret Santa

    Brad

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Movie 43

    Lucious (segment "Victory's Glory")

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Masters of Sex

    - Giants (2014) ... Dr. Cyril Franklin actor actors
    2013
  • Hart of Dixie

    - Heart to Hart (2012) ... Resident actor actors
    2011
  • Triple Standard

    Lewis

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - Gabrielle Union, Jay Ellis (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    - Purity (2013) ... Naval Flight Officer Randall Baker actor actors
    2009
  • iCarly

    - iFind Spencer Friends (2012) ... Friend #1 actor actors
    2007
  • The Game

    Bryce Westbrook

    actor

    actors

    - Pow Pow Pow! (2015) ... Bryce Westbrook actor actors

    - What More Can I Say? (2015) ... Bryce Westbrook actor actors

    - The Crying Game (2015) ... Bryce Westbrook actor actors

    - Clip It... Clip It Good (2015) ... Bryce Westbrook actor actors

    - Get Up, Stand Up (2015) ... Bryce Westbrook actor actors
    2006
  • Grey's Anatomy

    - White Wedding (2011) ... DJ actor actors
    2005
  • How I Met Your Mother

    - Tailgate (2012) ... Sound Guy actor actors
    2005
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Ben Affleck; Jay Ellis; The Record (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • The Oscars

    - 95th Academy Awards (2023) ... Self actor actors
    1953
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 80th Golden Globe Awards (2023) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    1944