Morris Chestnut
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1969
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…
Known for
The Brothers
2001
The Perfect Holiday
2007
Not Easily Broken
2009
When the Bough Breaks
2016
The Ernest Green Story
1993
Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009
Half Past Dead
2002
Like Mike
2002
Two Can Play That Game
2001
The Best Man
1999
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
The N Word
2006
G.I. Jane
1997
The Cave
2005
The Best Man Holiday
2013
The Call
2013
Firehouse
1996
The Perfect Guy
2015
The Killing Yard
2001
Boyz n the Hood
1991
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
The Prince of Motor City
2008
Confidence
2003
Ladder 49
2004
The Game Plan
2007
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
Scenes of the Crime
2002
The Inkwell
1994
Identity Thief
2013
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
Heist
2015
Girls Trip
2017
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
Kick-Ass 2
2013
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
Higher Learning
1995
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Think Like a Man
2012
American Horror Story
2011
Bones
2005
Living Single
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
ER
1994
Out All Night
1992
V
2009
Legends
2014
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
C-16: FBI
1997
Our Kind of People
2021
Rosewood
2015
All American
2018
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Goliath
2016
The Enemy Within
2019
Watson
2025
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Diarra from Detroit
2024
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
American Dad!
2005
The Resident
2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Reasonable Doubt
2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Sherri
2022
After Midnight
2024
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Unsung Hollywood
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Nurse Jackie
2009
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Daily Show
1996