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.
Fotos
Películas (42)
Halloween in Hollywood
2022 · Self
Spell
2020 · Producer
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020 · Self
Girls Trip
2017 · Morris Chestnut
When the Bough Breaks
2016 · John Taylor, Executive Producer
Heist
2015 · Dog
The Perfect Guy
2015 · Dave King
The Best Man Holiday
2013 · Lance Sullivan
Kick-Ass 2
2013 · Detective Marcus Williams
The Call
2013 · Officer Paul Phillips
Identity Thief
2013 · Detective Reilly
Think Like a Man
2012 · James
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 · Self
Takers
2010 · Executive Producer
Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009 · Marcelles Wynters, Producer
Not Easily Broken
2009 · Dave Johnson, Executive Producer
The Prince of Motor City
2008 · Leo Moore
The Perfect Holiday
2007 · Benjamin Armstrong
The Game Plan
2007 · Travis Sanders
The N Word
2006 · Self
The Cave
2005 · Top Buchanan
Ladder 49
2004 · Tommy Drake
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004 · Gordon Mitchell
Breakin' All the Rules
2004 · Evan
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003 · Self
Confidence
2003 · Travis
Half Past Dead
2002 · Donald Robert Johnson
Like Mike
2002 · Tracey Reynolds
Scenes of the Crime
2002 · Ray
The Killing Yard
2001 · Shango
Two Can Play That Game
2001 · Keith Fenton
The Brothers
2001 · Jackson Smith
The Best Man
1999 · Lance Sullivan
G.I. Jane
1997 · McCool
Firehouse
1996 · Andre
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · Bobby Zachs
Higher Learning
1995 · Track Anchor
The Inkwell
1994 · Harold Lee
The Ernest Green Story
1993 · Ernest Green
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992 · Prince Franklin
The Last Boy Scout
1991 · Locker Room Kid
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Ricky Baker
Series (37)
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · Self
Watson
2025 · Dr. John Watson, Executive Producer
Diarra from Detroit
2024 · Swa
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023 · Self - Host
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022 · Lance Sullivan
Reasonable Doubt
2022 · Corey Cash
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Our Kind of People
2021 · Raymond Dupont
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
2019 · Self
The Enemy Within
2019 · Will Keaton
All American
2018 · Rick Barnes
The Resident
2018 · Barrett Cain
Goliath
2016 · Hakeem Rashad
Rosewood
2015 · Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Legends
2014 · Tony Rice
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
American Horror Story
2011 · Luke
V
2009 · Ryan Nichols
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Nurse Jackie
2009 · Dr. Ike Prentiss
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Bones
2005 · Agent Oakes
American Dad: Un Agente de Familia
2005 · Craig (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
C-16: FBI
1997 · Mal Robinson
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
ER
1994 · Frank 'Rambo' Bacon
Living Single
1993 · Hamilton Brown
Out All Night
1992 · Jeff Carswell
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self, Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter
Unsung Hollywood