A New South Wales kid, Ellis faced multiple rejections at an early age, with coaches brushing him aside due to his unimpressive physique. Ellis had to relocate to Tasmania at the age of 22, where he had to work multiple jobs just to support his cricket career. The 'King of Yorkers' in the Australian domestic circuit, Nathan Ellis is a professional cricketer for Tasmania who is a right arm-pacer known for his death bowling. Started playing cricket at the young age of 8, he grew up watching pacers like Brett Lee and Andy Bichel that gradually developed his love for fast bowling. Despite dominating NSW premier cricket scalping 160 wickets in four years, he failed to make it into the age-group selections and decided to relocate to Hobart in search of better opportunities. The move finally paid off and the Greenacre-born speedster made his List A debut for Tasmania in September 2019 against Victoria.