Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut was born on Jan 01, 1969 in USA. Morris Chestnut's big-screen debut came with Boyz n the Hood directed by John Singleton in 1991, strarring Ricky Baker. Morris Chestnut is known for The Best Man: The Final Chapters directed by Malcolm D. Lee, Morris Chestnut stars as Lance Sullivan and Melissa De Sousa as Shelby Taylor. Morris Chestnut has got 3 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Morris Chestnut achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new tvshow Morris Chestnut plays is The Best Man: The Final Chapters - Season 1 which will be released on Dec 22, 2022.

A tall, handsome, and versatile American actor, Morris Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California, to Shirley (Wynn) and Morris Chestnut, Sr. He first came to be recognized by moviegoers starring as Ricky in Boyz'n the Hood, la loi de la rue (1991), a role where he played a high school running back using his football skills to escape the violent surroundings of his South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. His half brother was played by Ice Cube who in the movie did not have the same motivation. Two years later, he landed a lead role in Civil Rights Drama The Ernest Green Story (1993), showing courage and perseverance as one of the Arkansas Nine high school students. He later starred in action films like Piège à grande vitesse (1995), À armes égales (1997) and Mission Alcatraz (2002) as well as the romantic comedies Le Mariage de l'année (1999), The Brothers (2001), L'amour n'est qu'un jeu (2001), and Breakin' All the Rules (2004). In 2004, he appeared in Anacondas : À la poursuite de l'orchidée de sang (2004) and Piège de feu (2004).