1969-01-01 ( 56 years old ) in Cerritos, California, USA
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.
Movies
Halloween in Hollywood
2022-10-01
Girls Trip
2017-07-21
When the Bough Breaks
2016-09-09
Heist
2015-11-13
The Perfect Guy
2015-09-11
The Best Man Holiday
2013-11-15
Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17
The Call
2013-03-14
Identity Thief
2013-02-07
Think Like a Man
2012-04-20
Not Easily Broken
2009-01-09
The Prince of Motor City
2008-07-09
The Perfect Holiday
2007-12-12
The Game Plan
2007-09-28
The N Word
2006-01-16
The Cave
2005-08-26
Ladder 49
2004-10-01
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004-08-25
Breakin' All the Rules
2004-05-14
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003-09-02
Confidence
2003-04-25
Half Past Dead
2002-11-15
Like Mike
2002-07-03
Scenes of the Crime
2002-05-11
The Killing Yard
2001-09-23
Two Can Play That Game
2001-09-07
The Brothers
2001-03-23
The Best Man
1999-10-22
G.I. Jane
1997-08-19
FireHouse
1997-01-01
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995-07-13
Higher Learning
1995-01-11
The Inkwell
1994-04-22
The Ernest Green Story
1993-01-17
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992-10-25
The Last Boy Scout
1991-12-13
Boyz n the Hood
1991-07-12
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