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Morris Chestnut
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

7.6

Boyz n the Hood
1991-07-12

5.1

Half Past Dead
2002-11-15

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

5.8

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995-07-13

6.2

Confidence
2003-04-25

6.5

G.I. Jane
1997-08-19

6.4

Ladder 49
2004-10-01

6.6

The Brothers
2001-03-23

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

5.5

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

6.1

Like Mike
2002-07-03

Scenes of the Crime

5.6

Scenes of the Crime
2002-05-11

Think Like a Man

6.8

Think Like a Man
2012-04-20

Higher Learning

6.3

Higher Learning
1995-01-11

Two Can Play That Game

6.6

Two Can Play That Game
2001-09-07

5.392

The Cave
2005-08-26

The Perfect Holiday

5.6

The Perfect Holiday
2007-12-12

The Last Boy Scout

6.81

The Last Boy Scout
1991-12-13

6.488

The Game Plan
2007-09-28

Not Easily Broken

6.3

Not Easily Broken
2009-01-09

6.68

The Best Man
1999-10-22

Breakin' All the Rules

6.1

Breakin' All the Rules
2004-05-14

6.4

Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17

5.4

The Inkwell
1994-04-22

5.9

Identity Thief
2013-02-07

The Best Man Holiday

6.6

The Best Man Holiday
2013-11-15

6.8

The Call
2013-03-14

3.3

FireHouse
1997-01-01

The Prince of Motor City

0

The Prince of Motor City
2008-07-09

The Perfect Guy

5.712

The Perfect Guy
2015-09-11

Halloween in Hollywood

0

Halloween in Hollywood
2022-10-01

When the Bough Breaks

5.9

When the Bough Breaks
2016-09-09

6.1

Heist
2015-11-13

The Killing Yard

6.3

The Killing Yard
2001-09-23

In the Line of Duty: Street War

5

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

The Ernest Green Story

6.9

The Ernest Green Story
1993-01-17

6.837

Girls Trip
2017-07-21

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

4.5

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

6.6

The N Word
2006-01-16

American Horror Story

8.1

American Horror Story
2011-10-05

8.2

Bones
2005-09-13

8.333

Living Single
1993-08-29

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.2

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

7.814

ER
1994-09-19

8.5

Out All Night
1992-09-19

6.793

V
2009-11-03

6.452

Legends
2014-08-13

The Wendy Williams Show

6.6

The Wendy Williams Show
2008-07-14

6.8

C-16: FBI
1997-09-27

Our Kind of People

8.1

Our Kind of People
2021-09-21

6.532

Rosewood
2015-09-23

8.2

All American
2018-10-10

Rebuilding Black Wall Street

0

Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023-09-29

The Jennifer Hudson Show

6.4

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022-09-12

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019-09-09

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

7.6

Goliath
2016-10-13

The Enemy Within

6.968

The Enemy Within
2019-02-25

0

Watson
2025-01-26

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.9

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

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.2

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

Diarra from Detroit

6.5

Diarra from Detroit
2024-03-21

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

8.4

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

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

8.444

The Resident
2018-01-21

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

Reasonable Doubt

6.9

Reasonable Doubt
2022-09-27