- Films
- 6
- Avg rating
- 6.78
- Peak run
- 2008’14
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Nelsan by the numbers
Average
6.78
6 rated films
Vote weighted
6.82
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.48
rating spread
Career
9y
2008 to 2016
Total votes
159K
across every film
Best
7.2
Secretariat
Worst
6.7
The Soloist
Newest first
Filmography
| 2016 | Little Boxes | Mack Burns | 5.9 | 2,293 |
| 2014 |  Get on Up | Bobby Byrd | 6.9 | 27,502 |
| 2012 |  The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Wainwright | 6.8 | 15,446 |
| 2010 |  Secretariat | Eddie Sweat | 7.2 | 33,102 |
| 2009 |  The Soloist | David Carter | 6.7 | 57,024 |
| 2008 |  The Express | Will Davis, Jr. | 7.2 | 23,764 |
Takes
On Nelsan Ellis
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