Morris Chestnut
Also Known As: Моррис Честнат, موریس چستنات
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 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 1998, he won the annual Madden Bowl video game competition. In 1999, he starred in The Best Man with Taye Diggs and Nia Long in which he played a professional football player on the eve of his wedding. He reprised his role in Best Man Holiday. For both of his performances, he earned NAACP Image Award nominations. He then starred in The Brothers (2001), another film centering on the themes of fidelity and success among urban professionals. He has worked with Steven Seagal three times in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Half Past Dead and Prince of Pistols. He starred In Two Can Play That Game (2001), Breakin' All the Rules (2004), and Ladder 49 (2004). He again played a football player in The Game Plan (2007). He produced and starred in the film Not Easily Broken (2009). He starred as Ryan Nichols in the TV series reboot of V (2009). He then appeared in the films Think Like a Man (2012), and, in 2013, the films Identity Thief, Kick-Ass 2, and The Call. In 2013, he joined the cast of HBO's Nurse Jackie, playing war veteran Dr. Ike Prentiss. The following year, he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2015, Morris Chestnut played Derrick Dog Prince in the movie Heist; and People magazine named him as one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2015. He then starred in the films The Perfect Guy (2016) and When the Bough Breaks (2017). He played the lead role of pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. in the series Rosewood, receiving another NAACP image Award nomination. He had recurring roles in the TV series Legends, The Enemy Within, and Our Kind of People. He had a starring guest role on the medical drama The Resident.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cerritos, California, USA
Birthday: January 01, 1969
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Gender: Male
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Boyz n the Hood
Overview: 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 to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-12
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Half Past Dead
Overview: 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 involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-15
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Overview: 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 blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-13
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Confidence
Overview: 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 Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-25
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G.I. Jane
Overview: 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 into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-19
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Ladder 49
Overview: Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. However, Jack has reached a crossroads as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-01
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The Brothers
Overview: 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 playboy gets engaged, the other three friends find themselves having to come to terms with their own issues of commitment and honesty...
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-23
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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Overview: 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 snakes and each other.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-25
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Like Mike
Overview: 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 get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Genres: Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-03
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Scenes of the Crime
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-11
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Think Like a Man
Overview: 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 A Man, to get more of what they want from their men. When the men realize that the women have gotten a hold of their relationship “playbook,” they decide that the best defense is a good offense and come up with a plan to use this information to their advantage.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-20
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Higher Learning
Overview: 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 earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-11
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Two Can Play That Game
Overview: 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 discovers a greener pasture, Shanté's archrival, Conny. Scorned, she plans to get her man back by any means necessary.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-07
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The Cave
Overview: 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 produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-26
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The Perfect Holiday
Overview: 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 nice compliment would make her day. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's little girl, Emily, has a plan to make her mom happy again. She shares her Mommy's wish with shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong. And Benjamin, who is also a struggling songwriter, knows exactly the right words to say.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-12
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The Last Boy Scout
Overview: When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-13
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The Game Plan
Overview: 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, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter, the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-28
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Not Easily Broken
Overview: A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-09
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The Best Man
Overview: 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 on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-22
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Breakin' All the Rules
Overview: 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. When it becomes a smash bestseller, he starts giving his player cousin, Evan, choice tips on how to win the battle of the sexes. But when Evan's beautiful girlfriend Nikki gets wind of the plan, it's these players that end up getting played.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-14
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Kick-Ass 2
Overview: 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 amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The Mother Fucker — only the blade-wielding Hit-Girl can prevent their annihilation.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-17
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The Inkwell
Overview: The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-22
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Identity Thief
Overview: 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 path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-07
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The Best Man Holiday
Overview: When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-15
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The Call
Overview: 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 continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-14
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FireHouse
Overview: 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 consolidated with a rescue unit.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Prince of Motor City
Overview: A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in Detroit.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-09
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The Perfect Guy
Overview: 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 boyfriend, disagrees with her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting painful breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan. Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to break up with the man she thought was Mr. Right. She soon realizes that Carter doesn't want to let her go.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-11
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Halloween in Hollywood
Overview: Chris Hardwick hosts this epic night celebrating all things Halloween, including interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum and David Gordon about the film Halloween Ends, and special celebrity appearances from Blake Shelton, Terry Crews and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-01
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When the Bough Breaks
Overview: A surrogate mother harbors a deadly secret desire for a family of her own with the husband who is expecting to raise her child.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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Heist
Overview: 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 things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-13
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The Killing Yard
Overview: Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-23
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In the Line of Duty: Street War
Overview: 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 dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two brothers squaring off against each other. The strong cast includes Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey and Peter Boyle.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-25
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The Ernest Green Story
Overview: Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-17
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Girls Trip
Overview: 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 sisterhood.
Genres: Comedy Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-21
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The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Overview: A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the picture's history and legacy. They speak on the themes of the film, the casting process, its importance then and now, its reception upon release, the project's novelty, its placing in the National Film Registry, and more. There's no shortage of good insight here and the piece does a fine job of encapsulating what Boyz n the Hood is all about.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-19
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Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Overview: 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 Singleton's real life and his film, the process of making the film, the casting process, the quality of the script, the film's reception, its Oscar nominations, and its legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-02
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The N Word
Overview: An exploration of the history of the word throughout its inception to present day. Woven into the narrative are poetry, music, and commentary from celebrities about their personal experiences with the word and their viewpoints. Each perspective is unique, as is each experience... some are much more comfortable with the word than others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-16
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