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48 titles

Past Film & Video (24 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
True to the Game (2017) Tyrik Tyrik See fewer		$472K	$1.2MM	$1.2MM
Roxanne Roxanne (2017) Mr. Lester Mr. Lester See fewer
Little Boxes (2016) Mack Burns Mack Burns See fewer
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) Jesse Fletcher Jesse Fletcher See fewer		$38K	$661K	$663K
Hands to the Sky, Catch Them & They're Yours (2014) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Get on Up (2014) Bobby Byrd Bobby Byrd See fewer	$30MM	$14MM	$31MM	$33MM
#Nausea... for Millennials (2013) (Short) - Gibson Gibson See fewer
Damn Wonderful (2013) Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer
Train(ed) (2013) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Gods Behaving Badly (2013) Dionysus Dionysus See fewer
The Butler (2013) Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. See fewer	$30MM	$25MM	$117MM	$177MM
Naked Eye (2012) (Short) - The Man The Man See fewer	$12K
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) Wainwright Wainwright See fewer		$31K	$553K	$2.2MM
The End of Thorns (2011) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
The Help (2011) Henry The Waiter Henry The Waiter See fewer	$25MM	$26MM	$170MM	$217MM
Page 36 (2010) (Short) - Director, Executive Producer, Writer , Writer (story) Director, Executive Producer, Writer , Writer (story) See fewer
Secretariat (2010) Eddie Sweat Eddie Sweat See fewer	$35MM	$13MM	$60MM	$60MM
Talent (2009) (Short) - Titus Titus See fewer
The Soloist (2009) David Carter David Carter See fewer	$60MM	$9.7MM	$32MM	$38MM
Ornaments (2008) Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer	$90K
The Express (2008) Will Davis, Jr. Will Davis, Jr. See fewer	$40MM	$4.6MM	$9.8MM	$9.8MM
Flower Shop (2006) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$8K
Trespass (2005) (Short) - Donny, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer Donny, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer See fewer	$15K
Lost (2002) (Short) - Hoffa Hoffa See fewer	$7K

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
Elementary (2016–2018) (TV Series) - Shinwell Johnson (11 episodes, 2016), In Memory Of Our Friend (1 episode, 2018) Shinwell Johnson (11 episodes, 2016), In Memory Of Our Friend (1 episode, 2018) See fewer An Infinite Capacity for Taking Pains (Apr 30, 2018) Season 6, Episode 1 - In Memory Of Our Friend In Memory Of Our Friend See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
Send Me: An Original Web Series (2016) (TV Series) - Benjamin (1 episode, 2016) Benjamin (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Interview One (2016) Benjamin Benjamin See fewer	1
True Blood (2008–2014) (TV Series) - Lafayette Reynolds (81 episodes, 2008) Lafayette Reynolds (81 episodes, 2008) See fewer Thank You (Aug 24, 2014) Season 7, Episode 10 - Lafayette Reynolds Lafayette Reynolds See fewer See more See fewer Loading	81
True Blood: Webisodes (2010) (TV Series) - Lafayette Reynolds (1 episode, 2010) Lafayette Reynolds (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Sookie, Tara & Lafayette (May 12, 2010) Season 1, Episode 3 - Lafayette Reynolds Lafayette Reynolds See fewer	1
Without a Trace (2007) (TV Series) - Deng Nimieri (1 episode, 2007) Deng Nimieri (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Lost Boy (Sep 27, 2007) Season 6, Episode 1 - Deng Nimieri Deng Nimieri See fewer	1
Veronica Mars (2007) (TV Series) - Apollo Bukenya (1 episode, 2007) Apollo Bukenya (1 episode, 2007) See fewer I Know What You'll Do Next Summer (May 15, 2007) Season 3, Episode 18 - Apollo Bukenya Apollo Bukenya See fewer	1
The Inside (2005–2006) (TV Series) - Carter Howard (13 episodes, 2005) Carter Howard (13 episodes, 2005) See fewer Skin and Bone (Apr 14, 2006) Season 1, Episode 13 - Carter Howard Carter Howard See fewer See more See fewer Loading	13
Warm Springs (2005) (TV Movie) - Roy Collier Roy Collier See fewer

Self (13 titles)
Elementary: Season 5 - The Fifth Elementary (2017) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
RuPaul's Drag Race (2015) (TV Series) - Self - Guest Judge (1 episode, 2015) Self - Guest Judge (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Conjoined Queens (Apr 20, 2015) Season 7, Episode 8 - Self - Guest Judge Self - Guest Judge See fewer
Made in Hollywood (2010–2014) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2010) Self (2 episodes, 2010) See fewer Episode #9.39 (Aug 2, 2014) Season 9, Episode 39 - Self Self See fewer Episode #6.3 (Oct 9, 2010) Season 6, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Today (2014) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2014) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode dated 21 July 2014 (Jul 21, 2014) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Butler: Gag Reel (2014) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Chelsea Lately (2012) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2012) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode #6.90 (Jun 13, 2012) Season 6, Episode 90 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
CollegeHumor Originals (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Official Spoiler Rules (Mar 12, 2012) Season 1, Episode 315 - Self (as Nelson Ellis) Self (as Nelson Ellis) See fewer
The Talk (2011) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Molly Shannon/Lorraine Bracco/Bryce Dallas Howard/Chris Kattan (Jul 26, 2011) Season 1, Episode 156 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Love Lust (2011) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2011) Self (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Love Lust & the Undead (Jun 28, 2011) Self Self See fewer
Attack of the Show! (2011) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Nelsan Ellis (Jun 20, 2011) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Secretariat: Heart of a Champion (2011) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Celebrity Vampire Baseball (2010) (TV Special) - Self - Sinners Designated Hitter Self - Sinners Designated Hitter See fewer
True Blood-Lines: A New Type (2008) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (3 titles)
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017) (TV Special) - Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) See fewer
RuPaul's Drag Race (2015) (TV Series) - Self - Guest Judge (1 episode, 2015) Self - Guest Judge (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Countdown to the Crown (May 25, 2015) Season 7, Episode 13 - Self - Guest Judge (archive footage) Self - Guest Judge (archive footage) See fewer
True Blood: Webisodes (2010) (TV Series) - Lafayette Reynolds (1 episode, 2010) Lafayette Reynolds (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Jason (Jun 1, 2010) Season 1, Episode 6 - Lafayette Reynolds (archive footage) Lafayette Reynolds (archive footage) See fewer

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