Jay Ellis

Jay Ellis: Biography in Details

Who is Jay Ellis?

Wendell Ramone “Jay” Ellis Jr., popularly known as Jay Ellis is a well-recognized American actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Ellis is best famed for his role in The Game, Insecure, and Escape Room (2019).

Moreover, he has also earned NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2018.

Jay Ellis- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Jay Ellis was born on 27 December 1981. At present, his age is 39 years old. Likewise, his birthplace is Sumter, South California, the USA.

Jay is the son of her father, Wendell R. Ellis Sr. whereas his mother is Paula Bryant-Ellis. His dad served in the Air Force and his mom worked as a finance executive.

Moreover, the actor does not have any siblings and is the only child of the family.

Talking about his nationality, Ellis holds an American identity whereas his ethnicity is African-American.

Regarding education, the prominent actor has graduated from Concordia University in Oregon. There, he used to play basketball.

Jay Ellis- Professional Life, Careers

Earlier, Jay Ellis served as a public relations intern for the Portland Trail Blazers at the time of their infamous “Jail Blazers” era.

After finishing his internship, Jay switched his career to modeling and worked with Portland-based sportswear companies like Nike, Adidas, and Columbia Sportswear.

Additionally, Ellis shifted to Los Angeles to build his acting career. He debuted in the acting industry in 2005 after portraying in single episodes of the television series, Invasion, and Related.

Similarly, he also performed in the series, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, and How I Met Your Mother.

The actor gained high popularity in 2013 when he performed in BET’s series, The Game. Moreover, he joined the cast of HBO’s comedy series, Insecure in 2015 and it aired in October 2016.

For his great role on the show, Jay Ellis won the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award at the 48th NAACP Image Awards.

Freshly, Jay Ellis started hosting The Untold Story: Policing. It is a four-part podcast series co-produced by Campaign Zero and Lemonada Media.

He works as the series host, as well as an executive producer along with DeRay McKesson, Stephanie Wittles Wachs, and Jessica Cordova Kramer.

Hw much does Jay Ellis earn?

Jay Ellis has been working in his profession from 2005 till the present. He has earned from his Pilates-focused fitness studio, body + which is situated in lafayette, Louisiana.

It is reported that Jay Ellis has an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2022. Similarly, he has appeared as a model in ads for Air Jordan Brand, Abercrombie & Fitch, Diesel, and The Gap.

However, the actor has not disclosed his exact salary, earnings, and assets details till now.

Jay Ellis- Rumors, Controversy

Well, Jay Ellis’ was part of the controversy about his sexual orientation after he has been put into question. He was rumored to be gay.

However, he has only dated women till now. Jay openly denied that he is not gay.

Before dating a Siberian actress, it was rumored that he was dating Brittany Daniel in 2014. However, none of them confirmed their relationship.

How tall is Jay Ellis?

39 years old, Jay Ellis has dashing looks, tall height, an athletic body, and an admirable personality.

Jay Ellis stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches. Also, he has a balanced body weight of 84 kg.

Furthermore, Ellis has dark brown eyes whereas his hair is black.

Nevertheless, the famous star has never mentioned other physical details in the public yet.

Social Media

Regarding his social media presence, Jay Ellis is an active personality on social media. Jay has more than 761k followers on his official Instagram account @jayrellis.

Jay Ellis is also active on Twitter with around 131.4k followers. Moreover, Ellis is also available on Facebook with nearly 163k fans and supporters.

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