Morris Chestnut
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-01-01 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Cerritos, California, USA
Morris Chestnut
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.
Known For
Acting
(2022)
Halloween in Hollywood
as Self
(2017)
Girls Trip
as Morris Chestnut
(2016)
When the Bough Breaks
as John Taylor
(2015)
Heist
as Dog
(2015)
The Perfect Guy
as Dave King
(2013)
Kick-Ass 2
as Detective Marcus Williams
(2013)
The Call
as Officer Paul Phillips
(2013)
Identity Thief
as Detective Reilly
(2013)
The Best Man Holiday
as Lance Sullivan
(2012)
Think Like a Man
as James
(2011)
(2009)
Not Easily Broken
as Dave Johnson
(2008)
The Prince of Motor City
as Leo Moore
(2007)
The Game Plan
as Travis Sanders
(2007)
The Perfect Holiday
as Benjamin Armstrong
(2006)
The N Word
as Self
(2005)
The Cave
as Top Buchanan
(2004)
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
as Gordon Mitchell
(2004)
Ladder 49
as Tommy Drake
(2004)
Breakin' All the Rules
as Evan
(2003)
Confidence
as Travis
(2003)
(2002)
Like Mike
as Tracey Reynolds
(2002)
Half Past Dead
as Donald Robert Johnson
(2002)
Scenes of the Crime
as Ray
(2001)
Two Can Play That Game
as Keith Fenton
(2001)
The Brothers
as Jackson Smith
(2001)
The Killing Yard
as Shango
(1999)
The Best Man
as Lance Sullivan
(1997)
G.I. Jane
as McCool
(1997)
FireHouse
as Andre
(1995)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Bobby Zachs
(1995)
Higher Learning
as Track Anchor
(1994)
The Inkwell
as Harold Lee
(1993)
The Ernest Green Story
as Ernest Green
(1992)
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Prince Franklin
(1991)
Boyz n the Hood
as Ricky Baker
(1991)
The Last Boy Scout
as Locker Room Kid
Crew
(2020)
Spell
Producer
(2016)
When the Bough Breaks
Executive Producer
(2010)
Takers
Executive Producer
(2009)
Not Easily Broken
Executive Producer