Morris Chestnut
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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Full Filmography
All Credits (72)
Unsung Hollywood
as Unknown
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
Watson
as Dr. John Watson
Diarra from Detroit
as Swa
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
as Self - Host
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
as Lance Sullivan
Halloween in Hollywood
as Self
Reasonable Doubt
as Corey Cash
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Our Kind of People
as Raymond Dupont
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Enemy Within
as Will Keaton
All American
as Rick Barnes
The Resident
as Barrett Cain
Girls Trip
as Morris Chestnut
Goliath
as Hakeem Rashad
When the Bough Breaks
as John Taylor
Heist
as Dog
Rosewood
as Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
The Perfect Guy
as Dave King
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Legends
as Tony Rice
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Best Man Holiday
as Lance Sullivan
The Call
as Officer Paul Phillips
Identity Thief
as Detective Reilly
Think Like a Man
as James
American Horror Story
as Luke
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
Love in the Nick of Tyme
as Marcelles Wynters
V
as Ryan Nichols
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Nurse Jackie
as Dr. Ike Prentiss
Not Easily Broken
as Dave Johnson
The Wendy Williams Show
as Unknown
The Perfect Holiday
as Benjamin Armstrong
The Game Plan
as Travis Sanders
The N Word
as Self
Bones
as Agent Oakes
The Cave
as Top Buchanan
American Dad!
as Craig (voice)
Ladder 49
as Tommy Drake
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
as Gordon Mitchell
Breakin' All the Rules
as Evan
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
Confidence
as Travis
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Half Past Dead
as Donald Robert Johnson
Like Mike
as Tracey Reynolds
Scenes of the Crime
as Ray
The Killing Yard
as Shango
Two Can Play That Game
as Keith Fenton
The Brothers
as Jackson Smith
The Best Man
as Lance Sullivan
C-16: FBI
as Mal Robinson
G.I. Jane
as McCool
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Bobby Zachs
Higher Learning
as Track Anchor
ER
as Frank 'Rambo' Bacon
The Inkwell
as Harold Lee
Living Single
as Hamilton Brown
The Ernest Green Story
as Ernest Green
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Prince Franklin
The Last Boy Scout
as Locker Room Kid
Boyz n the Hood
as Ricky Baker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter