Morris Chestnut

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-01-01 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Cerritos, California, USA

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. Ch...

Acting

1991

Boyz n the Hood

as Ricky Baker

2002

Half Past Dead

as Donald Robert Johnson

2003

Confidence

as Travis

1997

G.I. Jane

as McCool

2004

Ladder 49

as Tommy Drake

2001

The Brothers

as Jackson Smith

2002

Like Mike

as Tracey Reynolds

2012

1995

Higher Learning

as Track Anchor

2001

Two Can Play That Game

as Keith Fenton

2005

The Cave

as Top Buchanan

2007

The Perfect Holiday

as Benjamin Armstrong

1991

The Last Boy Scout

as Locker Room Kid

2007

The Game Plan

as Travis Sanders

2009

Not Easily Broken

as Dave Johnson

1999

The Best Man

as Lance Sullivan

2013

Kick-Ass 2

as Detective Marcus Williams

1994

The Inkwell

as Harold Lee

2013

Identity Thief

as Detective Reilly

2013

The Best Man Holiday

as Lance Sullivan

2013

The Call

as Officer Paul Phillips

1997

FireHouse

as Andre

2008

2015

The Perfect Guy

as Dave King

2016

When the Bough Breaks

as John Taylor

2015

Heist

as Dog

2001

1992

1993

The Ernest Green Story

as Ernest Green

2017

Girls Trip

as Morris Chestnut

2006

The N Word

as Self

Production

2010

Takers

as Executive Producer

2016

When the Bough Breaks

as Executive Producer

2009

Not Easily Broken

as Executive Producer

2020

Spell

as Producer

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