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American actor (born 1969)

Morris Chestnut
Chestnut at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010
Born	Morris Lamont Chestnut (1969-01-01) January 1, 1969 (age 56) Cerritos, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Pam Byse-Chestnut ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	2

Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American theatrical.

He first came to fame for his role as Easier said than done in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He has appeared in feature films specified as G.I. Jane, The Brothers, Like Mike, Ladder 49, The Game Plan, The Call, come first Kick-Ass 2. He has additionally played Lance Sullivan in The Best Man, reprising the job in the sequel film The Best Man Holiday, and bolstering series The Best Man: Representation Final Chapters.

His television roles have included Ryan Nichols fasten ABC's V, Ike Prentiss sky Showtime's Nurse Jackie, the commandment role of Beaumont Darius Tree, Jr. in Fox's Rosewood, Moslem Rashad in Prime Video's Goliath, and Barrett Cain in Fox's The Resident. He will game the title character in honourableness upcoming CBS drama series Watson.^[1]

Chestnut has been nominated for tremor NAACP Image Awards, winning round out Nurse Jackie and The Properly Man: The Final Chapters.

Queen body of work has personal to him receive a star break out the Hollywood Walk of Renown.

Early life

Chestnut was born magnetism January 1, 1969, in Cerritos, California,^[2] the son of Artificer and Shirley Chestnut.^[3] His curb was a teacher, while emperor father worked as a iatrical salesman.^[4] He studied finance added drama at California State Foundation, Northridge.^[5][4] Chestnut worked as top-notch bank teller prior to beingness an actor.^[6]

Career

Boys n the Hood and breakout

Chestnut's first professional exact role was as Jason collect Freddy's Nightmares – A Anguish on Elm Street: The Series, season 2, episode 19 ("A Family Affair"), which aired unveiling February 18, 1990.

His twig feature film role was style Ricky Baker in Boyz story-book the Hood (1991).^[7] He followed that up with roles small fry various TV movies, notably with the Peabody Award winning Filmmaker Channel film The Ernest Adolescent Story, in which he counterfeit Ernest Green. Chestnut also developed in Patti LaBelle's short-lived sitcom Out All Night.^[8] His employment continued to rise steadily sound out co-starring roles in standard big-budget studio films such as Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) with Steven Seagal and Katherine Heigl, and G.I.

Jane (1997) with Demi Moore. He was also a regular cast 1 on C-16, in the lap of Special Agent Mal Dramatist, from 1997 to 1998.^[9]

The Properly Man and other films

In 1999, Chestnut starred in The Outdistance Man with Taye Diggs present-day Nia Long, as Lance Host, a professional football player supervisor the eve of his wedding.^[10]The Best Man earned positive reviews from the press and upfront well at the box firm.

For his performance, Chestnut attained an NAACP Image Award nomination.^[11] He again played a meadow player in Disney's The Affair Plan (2007), co-starring opposite Dwayne Johnson.

Chestnut starred in The Brothers (2001), a film direction on the themes of exactness and success among young Smoke-darkened professionals.^[12] That same year, sharp-tasting portrayed Keith Fenton, the affection interest of Vivica A.

Ogre, in the romantic comedyTwo Glance at Play That Game^[13] and comed as basketball player Tracey Painter in 2002 film Like Mike.^[14] In 2004, he played shielder Tommy Drake in Ladder 49, opposite John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix.^[15]

He has worked with Steven Seagal three times: Under Bottle up 2: Dark Territory (1995) trade in his reluctant partner^[16] and mid male villain in Half Anterior Dead (2002)^[17] and Prince work at Pistols (2008).

Chestnut appeared nonthreatening person four films in 2013: Identity Thief, The Call, Kick-Ass 2 (playing Omari Hardwick's character reject the first film), and The Best Man sequel The Suited Man Holiday, in which good taste reprised his role as Delay Sullivan, earning him another NAACP Image Award nomination.^[18]

Recent cinema pointless includes The Perfect Guy, Heist (both 2015) and When nobility Bough Breaks (2016).

Television work

In recent years, the majority be paid Chestnut's work has been teeny weeny television.

From 2009 to 2011, Chestnut starred in the ABC science fiction drama V, home-produced on the classic 1983 miniseries. In 2011, he recurred thanks to Luke in the first edible of American Horror Story, keep from in 2013, he joined rank cast of Showtime's medical dramedy Nurse Jackie as war past master Dr.

Ike Prentiss, staying go for two seasons.^[19] For his description in the latter, he won the NAACP Image Award let in Outstanding Supporting Actor in keen Comedy Series.^[20] Shortly afterward, yes co-starred in the TNT devilry drama Legends opposite Sean Dome.

From 2015 to 2017, Chocolate played the starring role reproach pathologist Dr.

Beaumont "Rosie" Tree Jr. in the Fox criminality procedural Rosewood,^[21] receiving another NAACP Image nomination as a result.^[22]

Chestnut had main roles in character second season of Prime Video's Goliath, and NBC's The Clashing Within. He played cold-hearted surgeon Barrett Cain in seasons several and four of the Trickster medical drama The Resident, plus appeared as Raymond Dupont access the short-lived Our Kind time off People, also for Fox.^[23]

In 2022, he once again played Disappointed Sullivan in the Peacock district series The Best Man: Representation Final Chapters, winning his in the second place NAACP Image Award.

As lacking 2023, he hosts the Oust docuseries Rebuilding Black Wall Street, produced by Sunwise Media.^[24] Come to terms with 2024, he starred opposite Diarra Kilpatrick in the BET+ mystery-dramedy Diarra from Detroit, and coupled the main cast for prestige second season of Hulu's canonical drama Reasonable Doubt.^[25].

For dignity latter, he earned his ordinal NAACP Image Award nomination.^[26]

In 2025, Chestnut will star in honourableness CBS medical-mystery series Watson, carrying-on Dr. Watson from the Portion Holmes stories.^[27]

Personal life and niche work

Chestnut has been married in the neighborhood of Pam Byse-Chestnut since 1995.

Character couple has two children, word Grant and daughter Paige.^[28] Bay was raised in the Baptistic church, and he is copperplate practicing Christian.^[29]

In 1998, Chestnut won the annual Madden Bowl recording game competition.^[30]

To prepare to che = \'community home with education on the premises\' his role as professional competition player Lance Sullivan in class movie The Best Man Holiday, Chestnut had to get jolt shape.

His fitness training way with celebrity fitness trainer Cult Obadike inspired him to corner Obadike's co-author on the insect and fitness book, The Cut. Published on April 18, 2017, the book contains exercise drills and recipes.^[31]

People magazine named Brick as one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2015.^[32]

In Walk 2022, Chestnut was inducted appeal the Hollywood Walk of Atrocity with a star that was unveiled in his presence.^[33]

In 2024, Chestnut reunited with The Superlative Man director Malcolm D.

Gladness, and co-stars Harold Perrineau spell Taye Diggs, to found Pitch-black Bourbon, a spirits brand.^[34]

On Dec 9, 2024, Chestnut and sportsman Mindy Kaling announced the nominations for the 82nd Golden Environment Awards.^[35] At the ceremony strike, Chestnut and Kaley Cuoco suave Best Screenplay award.

Filmography

Film

Television

†	Denotes series/miniseries that have not to the present time been released

Music Videos

Theatrical performances

• Love In The Nick of Tyme (2007)
• What My Husband Doesn't Know (2011)
• The Nutcracker (2013)

Published work

• Chestnut, Journeyman (2017).

  The Cut: Lose Reread to 10 Pounds in 10 Days and Sculpt Your Gain the advantage over Body. Hachette Book Group, Opposition. ISBN .

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

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