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…
Filmography
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Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Watson
2025
Diarra from Detroit
2024
After Midnight
2024
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
2023
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
Reasonable Doubt
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Our Kind of People
2021
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Enemy Within
2019
All American
2018
The Resident
2018
Girls Trip
2017
Goliath
2016
When the Bough Breaks
2016
Heist
2015
Rosewood
2015
The Perfect Guy
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Legends
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Best Man Holiday
2013
Kick-Ass 2
2013
The Call
2013
Identity Thief
2013
Think Like a Man
2012
American Horror Story
2011
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
Love in the Nick of Tyme
2009
V
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Nurse Jackie
2009
Not Easily Broken
2009
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
The Prince of Motor City
The Prince of Motor City
2008
The Perfect Holiday
2007
The Game Plan
2007
The N Word
2006
Bones
2005
The Cave
2005
American Dad!
2005
Ladder 49
2004
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
Confidence
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Half Past Dead
2002
Like Mike
2002
Scenes of the Crime
2002
The Killing Yard
2001
Two Can Play That Game
2001
The Brothers
2001
The Best Man
1999
C-16: FBI
1997
G.I. Jane
1997
The Daily Show
1996
Firehouse
Firehouse
1996
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
Higher Learning
1995
ER
1994
The Inkwell
1994
Living Single
1993
The Ernest Green Story
1993
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
Out All Night
Out All Night
1992
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Boyz n the Hood
1991
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Unsung Hollywood