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