Jay Ellis
Performer
2024
First Appearance
About Jay
Born in Sumter, South Carolina, to a military family, Jay Ellis spent his childhood inventing new personas for every town he landed in. After college, he decided to take his one-man show to Hollywood, where he got his start in a recurring role on BET’s The Game. Now an accomplished actor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Jay is best known for his role as Lawrence on HBO’s Insecure, for which he won an NAACP Image Award. He appeared alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick.
Appearances
Every time Jay Ellis has taken the stage with House of SpeakEasy.
Jun
2024
Seriously Entertaining
Looking for the Exit
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater
Jay performed on stage at Joe’s Pub in our June 2024 edition of Seriously Entertaining, speaking on the evening’s theme, “Looking for the Exit.”