Career
Ellis made his professional début in a 20-10 loss to Salford City Reds in 2009"s Super League XIV. He since featured against Harlequins RL in 2009"s Super League XIV Round 22 game, where he came off the bench to be utilised as a hooker. At the end of 2010"s Super League XV, Ellis left Saint Helens, after falling out of favour with new coach Royce Simmons and a run of bad injuries saw him leave the Super League side. He joined Championship outfit Leigh Cebturions on a one-year contract.
In May 2011 it was confirmed that Ellis would be moving to Super League side Hull for the start of the 2012 campaign.
In June 2012, Ellis signed a contract with for the 2013 season. In October 2014, it was announced that he would join the on a two-year deal starting in 2015.
