Morris Chestnut
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1969-01-01 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Cerritos, California, USA
- Also known as
- موریس چستنات · Morris Lamont Chestnut
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Craig (voice)
Bones
2005
as Agent Oakes
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
American Horror Story
2011
as Luke
ER
1994
as Frank 'Rambo' Bacon
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Resident
2018
as Barrett Cain
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Goliath
2016
as Hakeem Rashad
After Midnight
2024
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
All American
2018
as Rick Barnes
Rosewood
2015
as Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
Living Single
1993
as Hamilton Brown
Nurse Jackie
2009
as Dr. Ike Prentiss
V
2009
as Ryan Nichols
Watson
2025
as Dr. John Watson
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Legends
2014
as Tony Rice
Reasonable Doubt
2022
as Corey Cash
The Enemy Within
2019
as Will Keaton
Out All Night
1992
as Jeff Carswell
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Lance Sullivan
C-16: FBI
1997
as Mal Robinson
Our Kind of People
2021
as Raymond Dupont
Diarra from Detroit
2024
as Swa
Unsung Hollywood
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023
as Self - Host
Movies (40)
Identity Thief
2013
as Detective Reilly
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Detective Marcus Williams
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
as Gordon Mitchell
Boyz n the Hood
1991
as Ricky Baker
The Call
2013
as Officer Paul Phillips
The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Locker Room Kid
The Game Plan
2007
as Travis Sanders
Heist
2015
as Dog
G.I. Jane
1997
as McCool
The Cave
2005
as Top Buchanan
Girls Trip
2017
as Morris Chestnut
Think Like a Man
2012
as James
Ladder 49
2004
as Tommy Drake
Like Mike
2002
as Tracey Reynolds
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Lance Sullivan
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Dave Johnson
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as John Taylor
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Keith Fenton
Higher Learning
1995
as Track Anchor
Half Past Dead
2002
as Donald Robert Johnson
Confidence
2003
as Travis
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Dave King
The Best Man
1999
as Lance Sullivan
Scenes of the Crime
2002
as Ray
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
as Bobby Zachs
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Evan
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Ernest Green
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
as Self
The Brothers
2001
as Jackson Smith
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Benjamin Armstrong
The N Word
2006
as Self
Firehouse
1996
as Andre
The Inkwell
1994
as Harold Lee
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Leo Moore
The Killing Yard
2001
as Shango
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
as Prince Franklin
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
as Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
as Self
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self
Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009
as Marcelles Wynters
About Morris Chestnut
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… With 77 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Morris Chestnut has appeared in 40 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Morris Chestnut Movies
- Identity Thief (2013) — as Detective Reilly
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013) — as Detective Marcus Williams
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) — as Gordon Mitchell
- Boyz n the Hood (1991) — as Ricky Baker
- The Call (2013) — as Officer Paul Phillips
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