Morris Chestnut
Actor • Producer • Poker Player
Birth Date: January 1, 1969
Age: 55 years old
Birth Place: Cerritos, California
Having given up his dream of playing professional football, Morris Chestnut received immediate recognition in his first feature role as Ricky Baker, the promising young athlete cut tragically down in John Singleton's powerful coming of age film, "Boyz N the Hood" (1991). His impressive debut led to supporting work in "In the Line of Duty: Street War" (NBC, 1992) and the title role of the Disney Channel's "The Ernest Green Story" (1993), as well as a part in Matty Rich's feature "The Inkwell" (1994). Chestnut showed his action hero chops for "Under Siege II: Dark Territory" (1995), with Steven Seagal, and was one of the Navy SEAL recruits alongside Demi Moore in "G.I. Jane" (1997). His first experience as a series regular came in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Out All Night" (1992-93), starring Patti LaBelle, and he returned to series work (this time in a drama) for ABC's "C-16" (1997-98), playing an FBI recruit fresh out of training. He also acted in Malcolm Lee's directorial debut, "The Best Man" (1999). In 2001, Chestnut starred in the "The Brothers," solidifying both his acting talent and sex symbol status and in 2002, he joined Steven Seagal and Ja Rule for the surprise hit action crime feature "Half Past Dead." The actor continued to demonstrate his versatility, appearing in dramas like "Confidence" (2003), comedies like "Breakin' All the Rules" (2004) and horror-thrillers like "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" (2004). A minor role in "Ladder 49" (2004) was followed by a slightly more pivotal role in the sci-fi thriller, "The Cave" (2005), in which he played a cave explorer who helps lead a pair of biologists into an elaborate cave system beneath the newly discovered ruins of a 13th century Romanian abbey. A role supporting Dwayne Johnson in the family sports comedy "The Game Plan" (2007) was followed by the lead in a Christmas fantasy, "The Perfect Holiday" (2007). Chestnut teamed up with Taraji P. Henson for the romantic drama "Not Easily Broken" before returning to television with arcs on the rebooted science fiction thriller "V" (ABC 2009-2011) and the first season of Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story" (FX 2011- ). Supporting roles in the romantic comedy "Think Like A Man" (2012), Melissa McCarthy vehicle "Identity Thief" (2013), crime thriller "The Call" (2013) and superhero comedy "Kick Ass 2" (2013) kept Chestnut busy on the big screen prior to "The Best Man Holiday" (2013), a reteaming of the cast of his hit film from nearly 15 years before. After stints on "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime 2009-2015) and "Legends" (TNT 2014), Chestnut starred on the procedural comedy-drama "Rosewood" (Fox 2015- ) as an unconventional pathologist. That same year, he returned to the big screen, starring in the thriller "The Perfect Guy" (2015) opposite Michael Ealy and Sanaa Lathan.
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Diarra From DetroitStream
Rebuilding Black Wall Street: Extras
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The Daily ShowStream
The Best Man: The Final ChaptersStream
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Access Daily With Mario & Kit
Our Kind of PeopleStream
Our Kind of People: Extras
Fox's New Year's Eve Toast & Roast 2021
GMA3: What You Need to Know
D.L. Hughley: Uncut
Around the Table
Spell
The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream
Access Daily
Tamron HallStream
Today With Hoda & Jenna
Microsoft Sales Piece
The DL Hughley Show
The Enemy WithinStream
The Enemy Within: Extras
All AmericanStream
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The ResidentStream
Access Live
Live with Kelly and Ryan
GoliathStream
When the Bough BreaksStream
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The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream
RosewoodStream
The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
Rosewood: Extras
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Perfect GuyStream
HeistStream
Happy Holidays America
LegendsStream
Late Night With Seth MeyersStream
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream
Happy Holidays America 2013
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Social
Kick-Ass 2: Extras
Kris
The Real
The Call: Extras
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Identity ThiefStream
Kick-Ass 2Stream
The CallStream
The Best Man HolidayStream
Vindicated
Steve Harvey
Live! With Kelly and Michael
Entertainment Studios.TV
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American Horror StoryStream
The Chew
Dish Nation
ConanStream
The Talk
Access Hollywood Live
David E. Talbert's Love in the Nick of Tyme
David E. Talbert's Love in the Nick of Tyme
TakersStream
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The Mo'Nique Show
ES.TV
The Dr. Oz Show
Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream
Nurse JackieStream
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Not Easily BrokenStream
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The Wendy Williams ShowStream
Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda
The Game Plan
The Perfect Holiday
Our World With Black Enterprise
Rachael Ray ShowStream
Made in Hollywood
BonesStream
ET Canada
American DadStream
The Cave
The Insider
Breakin' All the RulesStream
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidStream
Ladder 49
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream
Confidence
Dr. PhilStream
Like Mike
Half Past DeadStream
The BrothersStream
The Killing Yard
Two Can Play That GameStream
Scenes of the Crime
106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live
Entertainment Studios.com
The Best ManStream
Druzba
C-16
The View
G.I. JaneStream
Firehouse
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
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The Inkwell
The Ernest Green Story
Out All Night
In the Line of Duty: Street War
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