Jay Ellis grew up in a military family and has lived all over the United States. However, the LA-based actor, writer, director and producer considers Oklahoma home. Ellis returned to Oklahoma as a guest of the OSU Speakers Board and was the keynote speaker for the 2023 OSU MLK Jr. Celebration. He also joined Meghan Robinson on this episode of the Inside OSU Podcast. They discuss living in Tulsa, his biggest movie, Top Gun: Maverick, and what roles he would love to play in the future.