Morris Chestnut

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Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) 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 (1991). He followed with roles in various TV movies. Chestnut also played a role on Patti LaBelle's short-lived sitcom Out All Night. His career continued to rise steadily with co-starring roles in standard big-budget studio films like Under Siege 2 (1995) and G.I. Jane (1997). In...

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Nurse JackieSeries • 2009American Dad!Series • 2005BonesSeries • 2005American Horror StorySeries • 2011ERSeries • 1994All AmericanSeries • 2018The ResidentSeries • 2018GoliathSeries • 2016RosewoodSeries • 2015Reasonable DoubtSeries • 2022Living SingleSeries • 1993WatsonSeries • 2025VSeries • 2009LegendsSeries • 2014The Game PlanMovie • 2007The Enemy WithinSeries • 2019Identity ThiefMovie • 2013The Last Boy ScoutMovie • 1991Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidMovie • 2004Kick-Ass 2Movie • 2013Boyz n the HoodMovie • 1991Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryMovie • 1995When the Bough BreaksMovie • 2016The CallMovie • 2013