CHESTNUT, Morris 1969–

PERSONAL

Full name, Morris L. Chestnut; born January 1, 1969, in Cerritos, CA; married; wife's name, Pam; Education: Studied finance and drama at California State University, Northridge, 1991; studied acting at Crossroads Academy, Los Angeles.

Addresses: Agent— Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Immortal Entertainment, 1650 21st St., Santa Monica, CA 90404. Publicist— Patricola Lust, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 530, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: Image Award nomination, outstanding actor in a motion picture, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2000, for The Best Man.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ricky Baker, Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood ), Columbia, 1991.

Locker room kid, The Last Boy Scout, Warner Bros., 1991.

Harold Lee, The Inkwell (also known as No Ordinary Summer ), Buena Vista, 1994.

Bobby Zachs, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Under Siege 2 ), Warner Bros., 1995.

McCool, G.I. Jane, Buena Vista, 1997.

C–16: FBI, 1997.

Lance Sullivan, The Best Man, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Jackson Smith, The Brothers, Screen Gems, 2001.

Keith Fenton, Two Can Play That Game, Columbia TriStar, 2001.

Ray, Scenes of the Crime, TF1 International, 2001.

Tracey Reynolds, Like Mike, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2002.

Donny, Half Past Dead, Columbia TriStar, 2002.

Travis, Confidence, Lions Gate, 2003.

Tommy Messina, Ladder 49, Buena Vista, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Jeff Carswell, Out All Night, NBC, 1992–1993.

Mal Robinson, C–16: FBI (also known as C–16 ),ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Prince Franklin, In the Line of Duty: Street War (also known as Urban Crossfire ), NBC, 1992.

Title role, The Ernest Green Story, Disney Channel, 1993.

Andre, Firehouse, 1997.

Shango, The Killing Yard, Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Host, Miss Collegiate African American Pageant, syndicated, 1993.

The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1994.

The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000.

Presenter, The Source Hip–Hop Music Awards 2001, UPN, 2001.

2nd Annual BET Awards, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dion, Drexell's Class, 1991.

Host, Soul Train, 1994.

Hamilton Brown, "Love Thy Neighbor," Living Single, Fox, 1994.

Hamilton Brown, "Mystery Date," Living Single, Fox, 1994.

Interviewee, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

ICU Nurse Frank "Rambo" Bacon, "Under Control," ER, NBC, 2000.

ICU Nurse Frank "Rambo" Bacon, "The Visit" (also known as "I Loved You, God, How I Loved You"), ER, NBC, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 31, Gale, 2001.