Morris Chestnut
Acting
Born: January 1, 1969 (age 57) · Cerritos, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Kick-Ass 2
2013
American Horror Story
2011
Bones
2005
Identity Thief
2013
The Call
2013
American Dad!
2005
Boyz n the Hood
1991
The Game Plan
2007
The Last Boy Scout
1991
G.I. Jane
1997
Girls Trip
2017
Takers
2010
Photos (6)
Movies (34)
The Game Plan
Travis Sanders
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Bobby Zachs
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Gordon Mitchell
Identity Thief
Detective Reilly
The Last Boy Scout
Locker Room Kid
Boyz n the Hood
Ricky Baker
Half Past Dead
Donald Robert Johnson
Girls Trip
Morris Chestnut
The Cave
Top Buchanan
Kick-Ass 2
Detective Marcus Williams
When the Bough Breaks
John Taylor
Not Easily Broken
Dave Johnson
Higher Learning
Track Anchor
The Best Man
Lance Sullivan
Like Mike
Tracey Reynolds
The Call
Officer Paul Phillips
Think Like a Man
James
G.I. Jane
McCool
The Best Man Holiday
Lance Sullivan
Heist
Dog
The Perfect Guy
Dave King
Confidence
Travis
Ladder 49
Tommy Drake
Breakin' All the Rules
Evan
Two Can Play That Game
Keith Fenton
The Brothers
Jackson Smith
Scenes of the Crime
Ray
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Prince Franklin
The Killing Yard
Shango
The Perfect Holiday
Benjamin Armstrong
The Ernest Green Story
Ernest Green
Love in the Nick of Tyme
Marcelles Wynters
The Inkwell
Harold Lee
Firehouse
Andre
TV Shows (20)
American Dad!
Craig (voice) · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Luke · 6 eps
Bones
Agent Oakes · 1 eps
ER
Frank 'Rambo' Bacon · 2 eps
All American
Rick Barnes · 4 eps
The Resident
Barrett Cain · 30 eps
The Wendy Williams Show
1 eps
Nurse Jackie
Dr. Ike Prentiss · 17 eps
Goliath
Hakeem Rashad · 8 eps
Reasonable Doubt
Corey Cash · 13 eps
Living Single
Hamilton Brown · 2 eps
Rosewood
Beaumont Rosewood Jr. · 44 eps
V
Ryan Nichols · 22 eps
Watson
Dr. John Watson · 33 eps
Legends
Tony Rice · 12 eps
The Enemy Within
Will Keaton · 13 eps
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Lance Sullivan · 8 eps
C-16: FBI
Mal Robinson · 13 eps
Diarra from Detroit
Swa · 8 eps
Our Kind of People
Raymond Dupont · 12 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
After Midnight
Self · 1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
Self - Host · 6 eps
The N Word
Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self
Halloween in Hollywood
Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self
