Morris Chestnut
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Watson
2025
as Dr. John Watson
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Diarra from Detroit
2024
as Swa
After Midnight
2024
as Self
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023
as Self - Host
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Lance Sullivan
Reasonable Doubt
2022
as Corey Cash
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Our Kind of People
2021
as Raymond Dupont
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Enemy Within
2019
as Will Keaton
All American
2018
as Rick Barnes
The Resident
2018
as Barrett Cain
Girls Trip
2017
as Morris Chestnut
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as John Taylor
Goliath
2016
as Hakeem Rashad
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Dave King
Heist
2015
as Dog
Rosewood
2015
as Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Legends
2014
as Tony Rice
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Detective Marcus Williams
Identity Thief
2013
as Detective Reilly
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Lance Sullivan
The Call
2013
as Officer Paul Phillips
Think Like a Man
2012
as James
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
as Self
American Horror Story
2011
as Luke
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Dave Johnson
Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009
as Marcelles Wynters
V
2009
as Ryan Nichols
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Leo Moore
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Benjamin Armstrong
The Game Plan
2007
as Travis Sanders
The N Word
2006
as Self
The Cave
2005
as Top Buchanan
Bones
2005
as Agent Oakes
American Dad!
2005
as Craig (voice)
Ladder 49
2004
as Tommy Drake
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
as Gordon Mitchell
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Evan
Confidence
2003
as Travis
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Half Past Dead
2002
as Donald Robert Johnson
Like Mike
2002
as Tracey Reynolds
Scenes of the Crime
2002
as Ray
The Brothers
2001
as Jackson Smith
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Keith Fenton
The Killing Yard
2001
as Shango
The Best Man
1999
as Lance Sullivan
G.I. Jane
1997
as McCool
C-16: FBI
1997
as Mal Robinson
Firehouse
1996
as Andre
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
as Bobby Zachs
Higher Learning
1995
as Track Anchor
The Inkwell
1994
as Harold Lee
ER
1994
as Frank 'Rambo' Bacon
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Ernest Green
Living Single
1993
as Hamilton Brown
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
as Prince Franklin
Out All Night
1992
as Jeff Carswell
Boyz n the Hood
1991
as Ricky Baker
The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Locker Room Kid
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter