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Morris Chestnut

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.

  • Nacimiento: 1969-01-01, Cerritos, California, USA
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,5 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • American Horror Story (2011) — Luke
  • La última llamada (2013) — Officer Paul Phillips
  • Kick-Ass 2: Con un par (2013) — Detective Marcus Williams
  • Por la cara (2013) — Detective Reilly
  • Los chicos del barrio (1991) — Ricky Baker
  • The Resident (2018) — Barrett Cain
  • La teniente O'Neil (1997) — McCool
  • Papá por sorpresa (2007) — Travis Sanders

Filmografía

  • Watson (2025) — Dr. John Watson
  • Diarra from Detroit (2024) — Swa
  • The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022) — Lance Sullivan
  • Duda razonable (2022) — Corey Cash
  • Nuestra gente (2021) — Raymond Dupont
  • El Enemigo Interno (2019) — Will Keaton
  • All American (2018) — Rick Barnes
  • The Resident (2018) — Barrett Cain
  • Plan de chicas (2017) — Morris Chestnut
  • Goliat (2016) — Hakeem Rashad
  • Obsesión fatal (2016) — John Taylor
  • El golpe del siglo (2015) — Dog
  • Rosewood (2015) — Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
  • El chico ideal (2015) — Dave King
  • Legends FBI (2014) — Tony Rice
  • El reencuentro (2013) — Lance Sullivan
  • Kick-Ass 2: Con un par (2013) — Detective Marcus Williams
  • La última llamada (2013) — Officer Paul Phillips
  • Por la cara (2013) — Detective Reilly
  • En qué piensan los hombres (2012) — James
  • American Horror Story (2011) — Luke
  • Love in the Nick of Tyme (2009) — Marcelles Wynters
  • V: Los visitantes (2009) — Ryan Nichols
  • Nurse Jackie (2009) — Dr. Ike Prentiss
  • Separados por accidente (2009) — Dave Johnson
  • The Prince of Motor City (2008) — Leo Moore
  • The Perfect Holiday (2007) — Benjamin Armstrong
  • Papá por sorpresa (2007) — Travis Sanders
  • Bones (2005) — Agent Oakes
  • La caverna maldita (2005) — Top Buchanan
  • Padre made in USA (2005) — Craig (voz)
  • Brigada 49 (2004) — Tommy Drake
  • Anacondas: La cacería por la orquídea sangrienta (2004) — Gordon Mitchell
  • Cómo romper con tu pareja (2004) — Evan
  • Confidence (2003) — Travis
  • Al filo de la muerte (2002) — Donald Robert Johnson
  • Una pandilla de altura (2002) — Tracey Reynolds
  • Escenas de un crimen (2002) — Ray
  • The Killing Yard (2001) — Shango
  • Dos para jugar (2001) — Keith Fenton
  • The Brothers (2001) — Jackson Smith
  • El mejor amigo del novio (1999) — Lance Sullivan
  • C-16: FBI (1997) — Mal Robinson
  • La teniente O'Neil (1997) — McCool
  • Firehouse (1996) — Andre
  • Alerta máxima 2 (1995) — Bobby Zachs
  • Semillas de rencor (1995) — Track Anchor
  • Urgencias (1994) — Frank 'Rambo' Bacon
  • The Inkwell (1994) — Harold Lee
  • Living Single (1993) — Hamilton Brown
  • The Ernest Green Story (1993) — Ernest Green
  • In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992) — Prince Franklin
  • Out All Night (1992) — Jeff Carswell
  • El último Boy Scout (1991) — Locker Room Kid
  • Los chicos del barrio (1991) — Ricky Baker