Jay Ellis

Award-Winning Actor, Writer, Director and Producer |

About

Jay Ellis is an actor, producer, director, and writer best known for starring on the HBO and Issa Rae critically-acclaimed comedy series Insecure for 5 seasons. In 2022, he starred alongside Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, and Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick, the highest grossing film in the US that year. Most recently, Ellis can be seen alongside Kate Hudson, Max Greenfield, and Justin Theroux in the Mindy Kaling and Netflix series RUNNING POINT, which premiered February 27th on the streamer. Soon, he will star as a fictional version of Sleepy Floyd in the Lionsgate anthology film Freaky Tales, and will star alongside Sarah Snook in the Peacock...

Speech Titles

Living Beyond the Don'ts

Quitting Vs. Pivoting and Knowing the Difference

Putting Dreams into Action

A Conversation With Jay Ellis

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Actor and author Jay Ellis talks about his new coming-of-age book

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