Morris Chestnut

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1969

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Cerritos, California, USA

Also Known As

موریس چستنات

Morris 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.

Known For

American Dad!

Bones

American Horror Story

The Resident

Goliath

All American

Rosewood

Filmography

2022
Halloween in Hollywood
as Self
2020
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self
2017
Girls Trip
as Morris Chestnut
2016
When the Bough Breaks
as John Taylor
2015
Heist
as Dog
The Perfect Guy
as Dave King
2013
The Best Man Holiday
as Lance Sullivan
Kick-Ass 2
as Detective Marcus Williams
The Call
as Officer Paul Phillips
Identity Thief
as Detective Reilly
2012
Think Like a Man
as James
2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
2009
Not Easily Broken
as Dave Johnson
2008
The Prince of Motor City
as Leo Moore
2007
The Perfect Holiday
as Benjamin Armstrong
The Game Plan
as Travis Sanders
2006
The N Word
as Self
2005
The Cave
as Top Buchanan
2004
Ladder 49
as Tommy Drake
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
as Gordon Mitchell
Breakin' All the Rules
as Evan
2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
Confidence
as Travis
2002
Half Past Dead
as Donald Robert Johnson
Like Mike
as Tracey Reynolds
Scenes of the Crime
as Ray
2001
The Killing Yard
as Shango
Two Can Play That Game
as Keith Fenton
The Brothers
as Jackson Smith
1999
The Best Man
as Lance Sullivan
1997
G.I. Jane
as McCool
1996
Firehouse
as Andre
1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Bobby Zachs
Higher Learning
as Track Anchor
1994
The Inkwell
as Harold Lee
1993
The Ernest Green Story
as Ernest Green
1992
In the Line of Duty: Street War
as Prince Franklin
1991
The Last Boy Scout
as Locker Room Kid
Boyz n the Hood
as Ricky Baker