WASHINGTON: Nelsan Ellis, an actor best known for his role in the vampire series “True Blood,” has died. The actor died following complications from heart failure, his manager told CNN. “We were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Nelsan Ellis,” the HBO network said in a statement Saturday. I miss him.”The Illinois native also depicted Martin Luther King Jr in “The Butler,” released in 2013. “True Blood” co-star Joe Manganiello took to Twitter to pay tribute to the late actor: “Crushed today by the loss of my friend and castmate Nelsan Ellis.”“He was a wonderful person, a pioneer, and a one of a kind artist.”

Source: Manila Times July 09, 2017 06:45 UTC