Nelsan Ellis

"True Blood" star and Havey, Illinois native Nelsan Ellis returns to Chicago to make his directorial debut at the Athenaeum Theatre with the play, "HooDoo Love." HooDoo Love September 22 -  October 21 Athenaeum Theatre 2936 N. Southport Chicago...

Here's how things usually go in Chicago's off-Loop scene. Friends who studied theater together decide to form their own Chicago theater company. They do their shows, but they also tend to their own careers. If the group is talented, things go well and the...

Nelsan Ellis, best known for playing Lafayette on HBO's "True Blood," is to direct an off-Loop show in Chicago. Ellis, who was born in Chicago but raised in Alabama, will helm Katori Hall's "HooDoo Love" at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave.,...

"Falling Skies"will invade San Diego Comic Con on July 13, the latest TV series to announce a panel at the giant fan event July 11-15. Last year more than 100 TV shows were represented at SDCC, and this year's list is growing larger every day. For cast...

SAN DIEGO - After a dizzying spell of hype over Comic-Con 2012, aren't you ready for a drink? Fanboys and famous people sure are, so here's a breakdown of the velvet rope happenings in San Diego this weekend. Friday: Actors Edi Gathegi and Christian...

As if there weren't enough monsters in the "True Blood" menagerie: "Witches? Oh great, now I have to deal with witches!" grumbles Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) when she learns about the latest threat to her peaceful (ha!) hometown of Bon Temps, La. In...

For a rural Louisiana backwater, the tiny town of Bon Temps seems to be having a supernatural population explosion. During the first three seasons of "True Blood," Bon Temps and its environs have seen an influx of vampires, werewolves and other shifters,...

"True Blood" got its season four premiere Tuesday in Los Angeles, with a strong showing from its cast of undead and hotblooded talent like Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley and more. "True Blood" premieres June...

Kevin Alejandro plays "True Blood" magic man Jesus. The Ministry provides the essentials on Kevin Alejandro, who is a young father and joining the "True Blood" cast's shirtless ranks....

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"True Blood" is gearing up for the finale of its fourth season Sunday night, and actor Nelsan Ellis, who plays flamboyant, forthright medium Lafayette Reynolds, promises that it will be one to remember -- and not just in terms of momentous events for...

Nan Flanagan, Debbie Pelt, Jesus and possibly Tara! The body count for Sunday's season four finale of "True Blood" was high by nearly any measure and certainly full of surprises, like, say the fact that Steve Newlin's back -- and he's a vampire! -- not to...