John Earl Jelks (also credited as John Jelks) is an American actor. Working extensively in theatre, Jelks is also known for screen roles, including in films such as Compensation (1999), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013), Night Comes On (2018), and television series such as True Detective (2019), The I-Land (2019), and On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019).
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John Jelks is known for his role in the film Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024) as La'Ron.
He is also known for his role in the TV series True Detective (2014) as Sam Whitehead.
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