Born in Cerritos, California, Morris Chestnut first appeared in a 1990 episode of Freddy's Nightmares, and gained prominence in the role of Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, 2022.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Diarra from Detroit (2024)
Guest starring as Francois "Swa" Brickland
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The House on Blaine (Apr 25, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x07: A Course In Miracles (Apr 18, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: Fishbones (Apr 11, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Snapshots of a Rendezvous (Apr 4, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x04: All In (Mar 28, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: The One That Got Away (Mar 21, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: The Russian (Mar 21, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: Chasing Ghosts (Mar 21, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
Rebuilding Black Wall Street (2023)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1x01: The Birthing Center (Sep 29, 2023)
Live with Kelly and Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 3x25: Ryan Seacrest, Meredith Seacrest-Leach, Morris Chestnut (Oct 7, 2024)
The Daily Show (2023)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 1x01: Morris Chestnut (Jan 17, 2023)
The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
Starring as Lance Sullivan
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter 8: The Audacity of Hope (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter 7: Things Fall Apart (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6: An American Marriage (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter 5: The Party (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4: The Invisible Man (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3: Brown Girl Dreaming (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2: The Wedding (Dec 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter 1: Paradise (Dec 22, 2022)
Reasonable Doubt (2022)
Starring as Corey Cash
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Encore (Oct 17, 2024)
- Episode 2x09: Who You Whit (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x08: Change the Game (Oct 3, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: Venus vs. Mars (Sep 26, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: This Can't Be Life (Sep 19, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Guilty Until Proven Innocent (Sep 12, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Primetime (Sep 5, 2024)
- Episode 2x03: Part II (On the Run) (Aug 29, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Say Hello (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: Can I Live? (Aug 22, 2024)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x164: Morris Chestnut, Kathy Swarts, Susan Noles (Jun 4, 2024)
- Episode 1x71: Morris Chestnut, Antonia Gentry (Jan 5, 2023)
Our Kind of People (2021)
Starring as Raymond Dupont
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Kiss it up to God (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: It Is Not Light We Need, But Fire (Jan 18, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: Just Desserts (Jan 11, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Twice as Hard, Twice as Good (Dec 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Sistervention (Nov 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Fathers, Daughters, Sisters (Nov 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: For Colored Boys... (Nov 9, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: The Miseducation of the Negro (Oct 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Crabs in a Gold-Plated Barrel (Oct 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Hot Links & Red Drinks (Oct 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: My Mother, Myself (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Reparations (Sep 21, 2021)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2024-12-09: Mindy Kaling, Morris Chestnut, Billy Crystal (Dec 9, 2024)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x89: David Siev, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea King, Yolanda King, Scarlett Cochran, Morris Chestnut (Jan 16, 2023)
- Episode 2x257: Amy Keating, Morris Chestnut (Sep 16, 2021)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x58: Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Regina Hall, Taye Diggs, Melissa De Sousa (Dec 6, 2022)
- Episode 3x80: Morris Chestnut, Fortune Feimster, Stephanie Izard (Jan 17, 2022)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 5x60: Nia Long, Melissa De Sousa, Morris Chestnut, Naomie Ackie (Dec 12, 2022)
The Enemy Within (2019)
Starring as Will Keaton
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Sierra Maestra (May 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x12: Sequestered (May 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x11: The Embassy (May 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Chigorin (Apr 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Homecoming (Apr 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: An Offer (Apr 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Decoded (Apr 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Eye of Horus (Apr 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Havana (Mar 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Confessions (Mar 18, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: The Ambassador's Wife (Mar 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Black Bear (Mar 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Feb 25, 2019)
All American (2018)
Guest starring as Rick Barnes
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x14: Make Me Proud (Mar 20, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x09: Feel It in the Air (Jan 30, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x07: Hate It or Love It (Nov 28, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x06: Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Nov 21, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
The Resident (2018)
Starring as Dr. Barrett Cain
(28 episodes)
- Episode 4x14: Past, Present, Future (May 18, 2021)
- Episode 4x13: A Children's Story (May 11, 2021)
- Episode 4x12: Hope in the Unseen (May 4, 2021)
- Episode 4x11: After the Storm (Apr 27, 2021)
- Episode 4x10: Into the Unknown (Apr 20, 2021)
- Episode 4x09: Doors Opening, Doors Closing (Apr 13, 2021)
- Episode 4x08: First Days, Last Days (Mar 9, 2021)
- Episode 4x07: Hero Moments (Mar 2, 2021)
- Episode 4x05: Home Before Dark (Feb 9, 2021)
- Episode 4x03: The Accidental Patient (Jan 26, 2021)
- Episode 4x02: Mina's Kangaroo Court (Jan 19, 2021)
- Episode 4x01: A Wedding, A Funeral (Jan 12, 2021)
- Episode 3x20: Burn It All Down (Apr 7, 2020)
- Episode 3x19: Support System (Mar 24, 2020)
- Episode 3x18: So Long, Dawn Long (Mar 17, 2020)
- Episode 3x15: Last Shot (Feb 18, 2020)
- Episode 3x14: The Flea (Jan 28, 2020)
- Episode 3x12: Best Laid Plans (Jan 14, 2020)
- Episode 3x11: Free Fall (Jan 7, 2020)
- Episode 3x10: Whistleblower (Dec 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x09: Out for Blood (Dec 3, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Woman Down (Nov 19, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: Nurses' Day (Nov 12, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Choice Words (Nov 5, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Belief System (Oct 15, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Saints & Sinners (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Flesh of My Flesh (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: From the Ashes (Sep 24, 2019)
Goliath (2016)
Starring as Deputy District Attorney Hakeem Rashad
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Tongue Tied (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Two Cinderellas (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Who's Gabriel (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Alo (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Fresh Flower (Jun 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Politics (Jun 15, 2018)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2016-02-29: Morris Chestnut (Feb 29, 2016)
Rosewood (2015)
Starring as Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr.
(44 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Blistering Heat & Brotherly Love (Apr 28, 2017)
- Episode 2x21: Amparo & the American Dream (Apr 21, 2017)
- Episode 2x20: Calliphoridae & Country Roads (Apr 14, 2017)
- Episode 2x19: Naegleria & Neighborhood Watch (Apr 7, 2017)
- Episode 2x18: Fairy Tales & Frozen Truths (Mar 31, 2017)
- Episode 2x17: Radiation & Rough Landings (Feb 24, 2017)
- Episode 2x16: Benzodiazepine & The Benjamins (Feb 17, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: Clavicle Trauma & Closure (Feb 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x14: White Matter & the Ways Back (Feb 3, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Puffer Fish & Personal History (Jan 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Asphyxiation & Aces (Jan 20, 2017)
- Episode 2x11: Mummies & Meltdowns (Jan 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: Bacterium & the Brothers Panitch (Jan 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Half-Life & Havana Nights (Dec 1, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: Prosopagnosia & Parrot Fish (Nov 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Lidocaine & Long-Term Lust (Nov 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Tree Toxins & Three Stories (Nov 3, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Spirochete & Santeria (Oct 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Boatopsy & Booty (Oct 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Eddie & the Empire State of Mind (Oct 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Secrets & Silent Killers (Sep 29, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Forward Motion & Frat Life (Sep 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x22: Badges and Bombshells (May 25, 2016)
- Episode 1x21: Wooberite and the Women of Rosewood (May 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x20: Keratin and Kissyface (May 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x19: Sudden Death and Shades Deep (May 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x18: Thorax, Thrombosis and Threesomes (Apr 27, 2016)
- Episode 1x17: Silkworms y Silencio (Apr 20, 2016)
- Episode 1x16: Dead Drops and Disentanglement (Apr 13, 2016)
- Episode 1x15: Atherosclerosis and the Alabama Flim-Flam (Mar 30, 2016)
- Episode 1x14: Hydrocephalus and Hard Knocks (Mar 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x13: Ballistics and BFFs (Mar 16, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Negative Autopsies and New Partners (Mar 9, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: Paralytics and Priorities (Mar 2, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Aortic Atresia And Art Installations (Dec 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Fashionistas and Fasciitis (Nov 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Bloodhunt and Beats (Nov 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Quadriplegia and Quality Time (Nov 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Policies and Ponies (Nov 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Necrosis and New Beginnings (Oct 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Vandals and Vitamins (Oct 14, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Have-Nots and Hematomas (Oct 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Fireflies and Fidelity (Sep 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2016-05-02: Bill O'Reilly; Morris Chestnut; Deerhunter (May 2, 2016)
Legends (2014)
Starring as Tony Rice
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Identity (Oct 8, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: Wilderness of Mirrors (Oct 8, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Iconoclast (Oct 1, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: Quicksand (Sep 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Gauntlet (Sep 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Rogue (Sep 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Betrayal (Sep 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Lords of War (Aug 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Chemistry (Aug 20, 2014)
Guest starring as Tony Rice
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: The Legend of Curtis Ballard (Nov 23, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: The Legend of Kate Crawford (Nov 9, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: The Legend of Dmitry Petrovich (Nov 2, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2016-03-01: Jennifer Lopez, Morris Chestnut, Joel Grey, Patrick Carney (Mar 1, 2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2022-12-12: Kate Hudson, Morris Chestnut (Dec 12, 2022)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 1x45: Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau (Nov 14, 2013)
STEVE (2012)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 6x75: Morris Chestnut and His Trainer Talk About Their New Book and How to Lose 10 Lbs. in 10 Days! (Apr 26, 2017)
Live! with Kelly (2011)
Guest starring as Co-Host
- Episode 2x21: Morris Chestnut, Trevor Noah, Sabrina Carpenter, Frankie Ballard (Jun 13, 2016)
Guest starring as Guest Co-Host
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x153: Hank Azaria, guest co-host Morris Chestnut (Apr 12, 2017)
- Episode 3x152: David Duchovny, Joey McIntyre, guest co-host Morris Chestnut (Apr 11, 2017)
- Episode 3x151: Vin Diesel, guest co-host Morris Chestnut (Apr 10, 2017)
American Horror Story (2011)
Guest starring as Luke
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Spooky Little Girl (Nov 30, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: Rubber Man (Nov 23, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: Open House (Nov 16, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: Piggy, Piggy (Nov 9, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: Halloween Part 2 (Nov 2, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: Halloween Part 1 (Oct 26, 2011)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2015-12-07: Adam Scott, Morris Chestnut, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Dec 7, 2015)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2023-04-13: Yvette Nicole Brown, Lisa Guerrero, guest co-hosts Lisa Rinna, Morris Chestnut (Apr 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-31: Kane Brown, Jordan Davis, guest co-host's Joanna Garcia Swisher, Morris Chestnut (Mar 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-30: Maggie Grout, Joanna Garcia Swisher, guest co-host Morris Chestnut (Mar 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-28: Mark Strong, Ed Gordon, guest co-host's Lisa Rinna & Morris Chestnut (Mar 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-27: Zach Braff, Lisa Rinna, guest co-host Morris Chestnut (Mar 27, 2023)
V (2009)
Starring as Ryan Nichols
(23 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Mother's Day (Mar 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: Devil in a Blue Dress (Mar 8, 2011)
- Episode 2x08: Uneasy Lies the Head (Mar 1, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: Birth Pangs (Feb 22, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: Siege (Feb 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Concordia (Feb 8, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Unholy Alliance (Feb 1, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Laid Bare (Jan 18, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Serpent's Tooth (Jan 11, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Red Rain (Jan 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x12: Red Sky (May 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Fruition (May 11, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: Hearts and Minds (May 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Heretic's Fork (Apr 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: We Can't Win (Apr 20, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: John May (Apr 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Pound of Flesh (Apr 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Welcome to the War (Mar 30, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: It's Only the Beginning (Nov 24, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: A Bright New Day (Nov 17, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: There Is No Normal Anymore (Nov 10, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Nov 3, 2009)
- Episode S01 Special: The Arrival (Mar 23, 2010)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
(4 episodes)
- Episode 19x205: Morris Chestnut and Ashanti (Dec 13, 2022)
- Episode 16x29: Reba McEntire & Morris Chestnut (Feb 21, 2019)
- Episode 13x140: Naomi Campbell & Morris Chestnut (Sep 6, 2016)
- Episode 13x84: Morris Chestnut & Daniel Dae Kim (May 5, 2016)
Nurse Jackie (2009)
Guest starring as Dr. Ike Prentiss
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: Smile (Apr 28, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x02: Luck of the Drawing (Apr 21, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x01: Happy F**king Birthday (Apr 14, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
Guest starring as Morris Chestnut
- Episode 2017-04-19: Morris Chestnut, Obi Obadike (Apr 19, 2017)
Out All Night (1992)
Starring as Jeff Carswell
(20 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: It's My Party ()
- Episode 1x19: Taking Care of Business (Jul 9, 1993)
- Episode 1x18: Mall in the Family (Jul 2, 1993)
- Episode 1x17: Under My Thumb (Jun 25, 1993)
- Episode 1x16: The Tenant's Commandments (Feb 12, 1993)
- Episode 1x15: The Way We Were (Jan 28, 1993)
- Episode 1x14: Take This Job (Jan 21, 1993)
- Episode 1x13: Like Father, Like Son (Jan 14, 1993)
- Episode 1x12: A Date with a Diva (Jan 7, 1993)
- Episode 1x11: The Three Wise Men (Dec 17, 1992)
- Episode 1x10: The Great Pretender (Dec 10, 1992)
- Episode 1x09: Smooth Operator (Dec 3, 1992)
- Episode 1x08: That's What Friends Are For (Nov 19, 1992)
- Episode 1x07: Hammer Halloween (Oct 31, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: The Dream Team (Oct 24, 1992)
- Episode 1x05: That Man Returns (Oct 17, 1992)
- Episode 1x04: On My Own (Oct 10, 1992)
- Episode 1x03: The Kid (Oct 3, 1992)
- Episode 1x02: Gentlemen's Agreement (Sep 26, 1992)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 19, 1992)
Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
Guest starring as Jason Woodman
- Episode 2x19: A Family Affair (Feb 18, 1990) [Co-Star]
NAACP Image Awards (1984)
Guest starring as Presenter
- Episode 2024-03-16: 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards (Mar 16, 2024)