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Morris Chestnut
Homepage
https://www.morrischestnut.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-01-01,Cerritos, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Morris Lamont Chestnut 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 2013, he joined the cast of HBO's Nurse Jackie, playing war veteran Dr. Ike Prentiss. The following year, he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. 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 then starred in the films The Perfect Guy (2016) and When the Bough Breaks (2017). 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.

Filmography

Boyz n the Hood

7.626

Boyz n the Hood
1991-07-12

5.141

Half Past Dead
2002-11-15

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

5.865

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995-07-13

6.273

Confidence
2003-04-25

6.477

G.I. Jane
1997-08-19

6.467

Ladder 49
2004-10-01

6.527

The Brothers
2001-03-23

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

5.492

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004-08-25

6.117

Like Mike
2002-07-03

Scenes of the Crime

5.509

Scenes of the Crime
2002-05-11

Think Like a Man

6.805

Think Like a Man
2012-04-20

Higher Learning

6.314

Higher Learning
1995-01-11

Two Can Play That Game

6.447

Two Can Play That Game
2001-09-07

5.449

The Cave
2005-08-26

The Perfect Holiday

5.344

The Perfect Holiday
2007-12-12

The Last Boy Scout

6.84

The Last Boy Scout
1991-12-13

6.51

The Game Plan
2007-09-28

Not Easily Broken

6.4

Not Easily Broken
2009-01-09

6.623

The Best Man
1999-10-22

Breakin' All the Rules

6.005

Breakin' All the Rules
2004-05-14

6.404

Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17

5.447

The Inkwell
1994-04-22

5.851

Identity Thief
2013-02-07

The Best Man Holiday

6.505

The Best Man Holiday
2013-11-15

6.796

The Call
2013-03-14

3.8

Firehouse
1996-06-01

The Prince of Motor City

0

The Prince of Motor City
2008-07-09

The Perfect Guy

5.719

The Perfect Guy
2015-09-11

Halloween in Hollywood

1

Halloween in Hollywood
2022-10-01

When the Bough Breaks

5.828

When the Bough Breaks
2016-09-09

6.134

Heist
2015-11-13

The Killing Yard

6.5

The Killing Yard
2001-09-23

In the Line of Duty: Street War

5.444

In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992-10-25

The Ernest Green Story

7.071

The Ernest Green Story
1993-01-17

6.816

Girls Trip
2017-07-21

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

6

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003-09-02

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

2

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011-07-19

7.167

The N Word
2006-01-16

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort

0

Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020-04-22

Love in the Nick of Tyme

0

Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009-11-11

American Horror Story

8.1

American Horror Story
2011-10-05

8.189

Bones
2005-09-13

8.038

Living Single
1993-08-29

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

7.83

ER
1994-09-19

8

Out All Night
1992-09-19

6.791

V
2009-11-03

6.406

Legends
2014-08-13

The Wendy Williams Show

5.5

The Wendy Williams Show
2008-07-14

7.333

C-16: FBI
1997-09-27

Our Kind of People

7.783

Our Kind of People
2021-09-21

6.491

Rosewood
2015-09-23

8.113

All American
2018-10-10

Rebuilding Black Wall Street

10

Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023-09-29

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.396

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

7.561

Goliath
2016-10-13

The Enemy Within

6.988

The Enemy Within
2019-02-25

4.8

Watson
2025-01-26

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

Diarra from Detroit

4.75

Diarra from Detroit
2024-03-21

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

7.467

The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022-12-22

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

8.4

The Resident
2018-01-21

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Reasonable Doubt

6.025

Reasonable Doubt
2022-09-27

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

2.7

Sherri
2022-09-12

5.273

After Midnight
2024-01-17

Number One on the Call Sheet

3.583

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025-03-27

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Unsung Hollywood

0

Unsung Hollywood

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

7.1

Nurse Jackie
2009-06-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.622

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

6.414

The Daily Show
1996-07-22