Basic Information About Morris Chestnut
| Full Name | Morris Chestnut |
|---|---|
| Category | Celebrities βΊ Actors |
| Professions | Actor, Film Producer |
| Net worth | $6,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1969-01-01 (57 years old) |
| Place of birth | Cerritos |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Education | Richard Gahr High School, California State University |
| Father | Morris Lamont Chestnut Sr. |
| Mother | Shirley Chestnut |
| Kids | 2 |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ Instagram βοΈ Twitter βοΈ Facebook βοΈ Imdb |
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What Movie Awards did Morris Chestnut win?
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Morris Chestnut awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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| Hollywood Award - Best Ensemble Cast | Winner | The Best Man Holiday | 2014 |
Morris Chestnut roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Boyz n the Hood | Ricky Baker |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Detective Marcus Williams |
| Identity Thief | Detective Reilly |
| The Call | Officer Paul Phillips |
| G.I. Jane | McCool |
| The Last Boy Scout | Locker Room Kid |
| The Game Plan | Travis Sanders |
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Bobby Zachs |
| Girls Trip | Morris Chestnut |
| The Cave | Top Buchanan |
| Heist | Derrick 'Dog' Prince |
| Think Like a Man | James (uncredited) |
| Higher Learning | Track Anchor (uncredited) |
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Gordon Mitchell |
| Like Mike | Tracy Reynolds |
| When the Bough Breaks | John Taylor |
| The Best Man | Lance Sullivan |
| The Perfect Guy | Dave |
| Ladder 49 | Tommy Drake |
| The Best Man Holiday | Lance |
| The Resident | Barrett Cain 30 episodes, 2019-2021 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self 5 episodes, 2013-2016 |
| Bones | Agent Oakes 1 episode, 2005 |
| ER | ICU Nurse Frank 'Rambo' Bacon 2 episodes, 2000 |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 2015-2016 |
| V | Ryan Nichols 22 episodes, 2009-2011 |
| Being Mary Jane | Beau Mercer 1 episode, 2019 |
| Legends | Tony Rice 12 episodes, 2014-2015 |
| Freddy's Nightmares | Jason Woodman 1 episode, 1990 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 2013-2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2016 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2016 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2016 |
| Watch What Happens: Live | Self - Guest 2 episodes, 2016 |
| Living Single | Hamilton Brown 2 episodes, 1994 |
| Nurse Jackie | Dr. Ike Prentiss 17 episodes, 2013-2014 |
| The Enemy Within | Will Keaton 13 episodes, 2019 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1992 |
| Conan | Self - Guest 1 episode, 2015 |
Morris Chestnut's Quotes
- A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.
- I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die.
- It's hard when you see a scene where it's raining, and we have the rain machine, and you see it for 5 minutes, but that scene takes all day to shoot, and you do it with rain, and the dry off, and go back and do it again.
- Unless you are really grounded and have a true sense of reality, you can get lost in that and a lot of people do and that's why you see so many people with successful careers but with destructive lives.
- And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.
Interesting Facts about Morris Chestnut
- Winner of the 1998 Madden Bowl, beating other celebrity talent as well as NFL stars in a tournament of John Madden Football.
- Is an excellent Texas Hold 'Em poker player. Recently (2005), held his own against 6 established poker professionals in a made for TV tournament.
- Has worked with Steven Seagal twice. He was both Seagal's character's partner and main enemy. In Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), Chestnut is Seagal's character's reluctant partner. In Half Past Dead (2002), he co-starred as the main villain.
- Purchased $1.5 million estate in suburban Los Angeles.
- Had a cameo appearance, but was uncredited, in the movie Higher Learning (1995) as one of the track runners on the team.
- Friends with Terrence Howard.
- Born on the same date as Verne Troyer.
- Friends with John Singleton, and Tom Lister, Jr.
Additional information of Morris Chestnut
| Zodiac | Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Lucky Number | 9 |
| Lucky Stone | Topaz |
| Lucky Color | Brown |
| Best Match for Marriage | Scorpio, Virgo, Taurus |
| Eye Color | Dark brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Religion | Christianity |



















