Morris Chestnut has enjoyed tremendous critical and commercial success as a film and television star for more than two decades. He is best known for his memorable roles in films such as Boyz in the Hood, The Brother, The Perfect Holiday, Think Like a Man, and the commercially and critically acclaimed The Best Man and its successful sequel *The Best Man Holiday. * He recently reprised his role as 'Lance Sullivan' in Peacock's limited series "The Best Man: The Final Chapters" (2022). He received a NAACP Image Award for his performance. He also stars in Hulu's "Reasonable Doubt."

Prior, he starred in FOX drama "The Resident" as 'Dr. Barrett Cain'. Before that, he starred in the NBC drama, "The Enemy Within." Chestnut also starred in the Fox series “Rosewood”, a drama centered on a pathologist who teams up with the Miami police to help solve the city’s most challenging cases. For his performance, Chestnut received his fourth NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of “Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.”

Chestnut's recent films include Screen Gems’ When The Bough Breaks, Sony Pictures’ The Perfect Guy and Bus 657. He starred in TriStar Pictures’ The Call, which became a surprise critical and commercial success. That same year, he also starred in Universal Pictures’ summer action film, Kick Ass 2, the studio’s tent pole summer comedy Identity Thief.

His television credits include memorable roles on the TNT show "Legends,", FX’S first season of "American Horror Story," Amazon’s "Goliath" and Showtime’s critically acclaimed series "Nurse Jackie," which earned him the 2014 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series."

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