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
Complete Filmography
Halloween in Hollywood
2022
as Self
Chris Hardwick hosts this epic night celebrating all things Halloween, including interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum and David Gordon about t...
Spell
2020
Producer
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the...
Girls Trip
2017
as Morris Chestnut
Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterh...
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as John Taylor
A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.
When the Bough Breaks
2016
Executive Producer
A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.
Heist
2015
as Dog
A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When...
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Dave King
With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyf...
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Lance Sullivan
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances t...
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Detective Marcus Williams
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these a...
The Call
2013
as Officer Paul Phillips
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can co...
Identity Thief
2013
as Detective Reilly
When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the ...
Think Like a Man
2012
as James
The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like...
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
as Self
A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the picture...
Takers
2010
Executive Producer
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest h...
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Dave Johnson
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not Easily Broken
2009
Executive Producer
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Leo Moore
A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in Detroit.
The Perfect Holiday
2007
as Benjamin Armstrong
Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a...
The Game Plan
2007
as Travis Sanders
Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly,...
The N Word
2006
as Self
An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from cel...
The Cave
2005
as Top Buchanan
After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produce...
Ladder 49
2004
as Tommy Drake
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire...
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
as Gordon Mitchell
A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant extended life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of sn...
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Evan
After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up...
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
as Self
Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels between...
Confidence
2003
as Travis
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting ...
Half Past Dead
2002
as Donald Robert Johnson
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot in...
Like Mike
2002
as Tracey Reynolds
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to ...
Scenes of the Crime
2002
as Ray
A young man about to get married earns extra cash by driving a local mobster, but things go awry when the mobster is shot dead by a rival crime boss.
The Killing Yard
2001
as Shango
Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.
Two Can Play That Game
2001
as Keith Fenton
Corporate overachiever and all-around fly chick Shanté Smith thinks she's got the goods to keep her slickster boyfriend Keith, from straying—until he ...
The Brothers
2001
as Jackson Smith
This is the story of four African-American "yuppies" (a banker, a doctor, a lawyer, and a "playboy") who call themselves "The Brothers". When the play...
The Best Man
1999
as Lance Sullivan
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based ...
G.I. Jane
1997
as McCool
In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women ...
FireHouse
1997
as Andre
A film about the dealings of a crew at a firehouse. The group is attacked by an assassin and eventually must accept that the firehouse is to be consol...
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995
as Bobby Zachs
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to ...
Higher Learning
1995
as Track Anchor
African-American student Malik is on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will ...
The Inkwell
1994
as Harold Lee
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Ernest Green
Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
as Prince Franklin
In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the d...
The Last Boy Scout
1991
as Locker Room Kid
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case...
Boyz n the Hood
1991
as Ricky Baker
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre...