Morris Chestnut
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Cerritos, California, USA
Biography
Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 film The Best Man, as NBA star Tracy Reynolds in the 2002 film Like Mike, and as the Visitor Ryan Nichols in the TV series V (2009). His first professional acting role was as Jadon in Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series in the episode "A Family Affair" (season 2, episode 19) which aired on February 18, 1990. His first feature film role was as Ricky Baker in Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed with roles in various TV movies. Chestnut also played a role on Patti LaBelle's short-lived sitcom Out All Night. His career continued to rise steadily with co-starring roles in standard big-budget studio films like Under Siege 2 (1995) and G.I. Jane (1997). In 1998, he won the annual Madden Bowl video game competition. In 1999, he starred in The Best Man with Taye Diggs and Nia Long in which he played a professional football player on the eve of his wedding. He reprised his role in Best Man Holiday. For both of his performances, he earned NAACP Image Award nominations. He then starred in The Brothers (2001), another film centering on the themes of fidelity and success among urban professionals. He has worked with Steven Seagal three times in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Half Past Dead and Prince of Pistols. He starred In Two Can Play That Game (2001), Breakin' All the Rules (2004), and Ladder 49 (2004). He again played a football player in The Game Plan (2007). He produced and starred in the film Not Easily Broken (2009). He starred as Ryan Nichols in the TV series reboot of V (2009). He then appeared in the films Think Like a Man (2012), and, in 2013, the films Identity Thief, Kick-Ass 2, and The Call. In 2015, Morris Chestnut played Derrick Dog Prince in the movie Heist; and People magazine named him as one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2015. He played the lead role of pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. in the series Rosewood, receiving another NAACP image Award nomination. He had recurring roles in the TV series Legends, The Enemy Within, and Our Kind of People. He had a starring guest role on the medical drama The Resident.
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Filmography
Unsung Hollywood
TV · 1 ep
Watson
TV · as Dr. John Watson · 33 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Diarra from Detroit
TV · as Swa · 8 eps
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
Halloween in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
TV · as Lance Sullivan · 8 eps
Reasonable Doubt
TV · as Corey Cash · 13 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Our Kind of People
TV · as Raymond Dupont · 12 eps
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Enemy Within
TV · as Will Keaton · 13 eps
All American
TV · as Rick Barnes · 4 eps
The Resident
TV · as Barrett Cain · 30 eps
Girls Trip
Movie · as Morris Chestnut
When the Bough Breaks
Movie · as John Taylor
Goliath
TV · as Hakeem Rashad · 8 eps
The Perfect Guy
Movie · as Dave King
Heist
Movie · as Dog
Rosewood
TV · as Beaumont Rosewood Jr. · 44 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Legends
TV · as Tony Rice · 12 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Kick-Ass 2
Movie · as Detective Marcus Williams
Identity Thief
Movie · as Detective Reilly
The Best Man Holiday
Movie · as Lance Sullivan
The Call
Movie · as Officer Paul Phillips
Think Like a Man
Movie · as James
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Movie · as Self
American Horror Story
TV · as Luke · 6 eps
Not Easily Broken
Movie · as Dave Johnson
Love in the Nick of Tyme
Movie · as Marcelles Wynters
V
TV · as Ryan Nichols · 22 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Nurse Jackie
TV · as Dr. Ike Prentiss · 17 eps
The Prince of Motor City
Movie · as Leo Moore
The Wendy Williams Show
TV · 1 ep
The Perfect Holiday
Movie · as Benjamin Armstrong
The Game Plan
Movie · as Travis Sanders
The N Word
Movie · as Self
The Cave
Movie · as Top Buchanan
Bones
TV · as Agent Oakes · 1 ep
American Dad!
TV · as Craig (voice) · 1 ep
Ladder 49
Movie · as Tommy Drake
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Movie · as Gordon Mitchell
Breakin' All the Rules
Movie · as Evan
Confidence
Movie · as Travis
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Half Past Dead
Movie · as Donald Robert Johnson
Like Mike
Movie · as Tracey Reynolds
Scenes of the Crime
Movie · as Ray
The Brothers
Movie · as Jackson Smith
Two Can Play That Game
Movie · as Keith Fenton
The Killing Yard
Movie · as Shango
The Best Man
Movie · as Lance Sullivan
G.I. Jane
Movie · as McCool
C-16: FBI
TV · as Mal Robinson · 13 eps
Firehouse
Movie · as Andre
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Movie · as Bobby Zachs
Higher Learning
Movie · as Track Anchor
The Inkwell
Movie · as Harold Lee
ER
TV · as Frank 'Rambo' Bacon · 2 eps
The Ernest Green Story
Movie · as Ernest Green
Living Single
TV · as Hamilton Brown · 2 eps
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Movie · as Prince Franklin
Out All Night
TV · as Jeff Carswell · 20 eps
Boyz n the Hood
Movie · as Ricky Baker
The Last Boy Scout
Movie · as Locker Room Kid
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep