Morris Chestnut
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1969 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Cerritos, California, USA
- Credits
- 77
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
Filmography
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025TV
Self
Watson
2025TV
Dr. John Watson
Diarra from Detroit
2024TV
Swa
After Midnight
2024TV
Self
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023TV
Self - Host
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022TV
Lance Sullivan
Halloween in Hollywood
2022Movie
Self
Reasonable Doubt
2022TV
Corey Cash
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022TV
Self
Sherri
2022TV
Self - Guest
Our Kind of People
2021TV
Raymond Dupont
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020Movie
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
The Enemy Within
2019TV
Will Keaton
All American
2018TV
Rick Barnes
The Resident
2018TV
Barrett Cain
Girls Trip
2017Movie
Morris Chestnut
Goliath
2016TV
Hakeem Rashad
When the Bough Breaks
2016Movie
John Taylor
Heist
2015Movie
Dog
Rosewood
2015TV
Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
The Perfect Guy
2015Movie
Dave King
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
Legends
2014TV
Tony Rice
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
The Best Man Holiday
2013Movie
Lance Sullivan
Kick-Ass 2
2013Movie
Detective Marcus Williams
The Call
2013Movie
Officer Paul Phillips
Identity Thief
2013Movie
Detective Reilly
Think Like a Man
2012Movie
James
American Horror Story
2011TV
Luke
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011Movie
Self
Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009Movie
Marcelles Wynters
V
2009TV
Ryan Nichols
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Nurse Jackie
2009TV
Dr. Ike Prentiss
Not Easily Broken
2009Movie
Dave Johnson
The Wendy Williams Show
2008TV
The Prince of Motor City
2008Movie
Leo Moore
The Perfect Holiday
2007Movie
Benjamin Armstrong
The Game Plan
2007Movie
Travis Sanders
The N Word
2006Movie
Self
Bones
2005TV
Agent Oakes
The Cave
2005Movie
Top Buchanan
American Dad!
2005TV
Craig (voice)
Ladder 49
2004Movie
Tommy Drake
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004Movie
Gordon Mitchell
Breakin' All the Rules
2004Movie
Evan
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003Movie
Self
Confidence
2003Movie
Travis
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self
Half Past Dead
2002Movie
Donald Robert Johnson
Like Mike
2002Movie
Tracey Reynolds
Scenes of the Crime
2002Movie
Ray
The Killing Yard
2001Movie
Shango
Two Can Play That Game
2001Movie
Keith Fenton
The Brothers
2001Movie
Jackson Smith
The Best Man
1999Movie
Lance Sullivan
C-16: FBI
1997TV
Mal Robinson
G.I. Jane
1997Movie
McCool
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
Firehouse
1996Movie
Andre
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995Movie
Bobby Zachs
Higher Learning
1995Movie
Track Anchor
ER
1994TV
Frank 'Rambo' Bacon
The Inkwell
1994Movie
Harold Lee
Living Single
1993TV
Hamilton Brown
The Ernest Green Story
1993Movie
Ernest Green
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992Movie
Prince Franklin
Out All Night
1992TV
Jeff Carswell
The Last Boy Scout
1991Movie
Locker Room Kid
Boyz n the Hood
1991Movie
Ricky Baker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self, Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
Unsung Hollywood
TV