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Jay Ellis is an LA-based actor, writer, director, and producer. 

He is best known for his role s ‘Lawrence’ on HBO’s critically-acclaimed, Golden Globe-nominated series Insecure, created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore. Ellis also played ‘Lt. Reuben ‘Playback’ Fitch in the recent box-office hit Top Gun: Maverick. Ellis most recently appeared opposite Alison Brie in the Amazon Prime romantic comedy, Somebody I Used to Know.

On top of appearing on screen, Ellis and his production company Black Bar Mitzvah have set up TV and film projects at Hulu, BET, AMC, Viacom, FX, HBO, MRC, Netflix, Sony, Escape Artists, Endeavor Content, and Amazon. Their feature Black Box, also produced by Blumhouse, premiered on Amazon and became its 6th most streamed film of 2020.

Ellis made his directorial debut in Insecure’s Season 4 episode ‘Lowkey Trippin’. Jay also directed an episode of the HBO Max series Rap Sh*t.

Previously, Jay appeared opposite Rose Byrne and Cate Blanchett on the FX/Hulu limited series Mrs. America. He also starred in the Sony thriller Escape Room. 

Jay won a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Supporting Actor” in a Comedy Series. Jay also starred as ‘Bryce “Blue” Westbrook’ on the hit BET series The Game from 2013-2015. Jay served as the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Spokesman. The Obama administration requested him to speak and moderate a panel at the White House for the final My Brother’s Keeper summit.