MORRIS CHESTNUT
ACTING
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.
Boyz n the Hood1991
Half Past Dead2002
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory1995
Confidence2003
G.I. Jane1997
The Brothers2001
Ladder 492004
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid2004
Like Mike2002
Scenes of the Crime2002
Two Can Play That Game2001
The Cave2005
The Last Boy Scout1991
The Perfect Holiday2007
The Game Plan2007
Not Easily Broken2009
The Best Man1999
Breakin' All the Rules2004
Kick-Ass 22013
The Inkwell1994
Identity Thief2013
The Best Man Holiday2013
The Call2013
Heist2015
The Perfect Guy2015
When the Bough Breaks2016
Girls Trip2017
Higher Learning1995
Think Like a Man2012
American Horror Story2011
ER1994
Bones2005
V2009
C-16: FBI1997
Rosewood2015
Goliath2016
The Enemy Within2019
American Dad!2005
The Resident2018
Our Kind of People2021
Legends2014
The Best Man: The Final Chapters2022
All American2018
Diarra from Detroit2024