Elimu Nelson

Born in Orange, New Jersey, Elimu (pronounced E-lee-moo meaning knowledge and education in Swahili) was destined for success from the very beginning. Raised in Milton, Massachusetts, the eldest of two excelled in baseball and soccer at an early age. He received numerous scholarship offers while in high school. He opted for Syracuse and was the first walk on to play the first half of a game in Syracuse history. Elimu graduated from Syracuse with a Bachelor's of Science in Speech Communication, with a concentration on African American Studies and Spanish. Widely known for his role as heartthrob Dru Hilton in the hit film Love Don't Cost A Thing, additional television roles include Modern Family, Castle, House Of Lies, Criminal Minds, Hit The Floor, Love and Sex, The Shield and Private Practice. In 2013 Elimu starred in the award-winning indie feature film, 'Things Never Said,' directed by Charles Murray, opposite Showtime's Shameless star Shanola Hampton and Starz' 'Power' star Omari Hardwick. That same year, he also had a starring role in the Lifetime movie Dear Secret Santa. Elimu also wrote, produced, and co-starred in the short film, Doorways, which showed at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Additionally, he co-starred in the horror movie Bleed,(2016) directed by Tripp Rhame, along with a well-known ensemble cast consisting of 90210's Michael Steger, Fresh Off the Boat's Chelsey Crisp and TMNT: Out of The Shadows' Brittany Ishibashi. Elimu was cast on the new YouTube Red hit show Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes (2017), Lifetime movie Web Cam Girls (2017), The Inpatient(2017 video game) and guest starred on The Young & The Restless (2018), the go90.com show Now We're Talking (2018) and has recently been cast in a recurring role for a network pilot. An avid student of boxing Elimu trains 4-6 days a week at the esteemed Wildcard Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography By: VP