Ella Thomas
Biography
Ella Thomas is an Eritrean-American actress, model and producer who began her career in commercial and editorial modeling, with work in Vogue, Glamour and ELLE and campaigns for brands such as Gap, Tiffany & Co. and Levi's. Born in Asmara, she moved into acting with an early feature appearance in the sci-fi thriller Surrogates (2009), and in 2016 she played Lorraine Hansberry in the biographical drama Nina. She is known for recurring television roles, including Kara Cooley on Ballers and a series regular part on Ice under Antoine Fuqua, and she has appeared on NCIS: Los Angeles, Ten Days in the Valley and Mistresses. Her later films include Desperation Road (2023) and Nightbitch (2024), and through her Roaring Queen Films banner she wrote, produced and starred in Know Mercy (2025).
45years old
Turns 46 on August 15in 306 days
- Born Asmara
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Ella A. Thomas
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 9 years2016 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Know MercyIMDb rating 6.4
- 2024NightbitchIMDb rating 5.5
- 2023Desperation RoadIMDb rating 5.9
- 2016NinaIMDb rating 5.4
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Behind the camera
Thomas founded Roaring Queen Films and served as writer, producer, and lead actress on the drama Know Mercy in 2025.
Ella Thomas movies on Netflix
Worked with
Ella Thomas made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Keith David's page
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Mike Epps's page
Zoe Saldana's page
Amy Adams's page
David Oyelowo's page
Marielle HellerDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Marielle Heller
All films by Nadine Crocker
Cynthia MortDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Cynthia Mort
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