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Morris Chestnut

Morris Lamont Chestnut is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He has appeared in feature films such as G.I. Jane, The Brothers, Like Mike, Ladder 49, The Game Plan, The Call, and Kick-Ass 2. He has also played Lance Sullivan in The Best Man, reprising the role in sequel film The Best Man Holiday, and follow-up series The Best Man: The Final Chapters.

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Kick-Ass 2

2013
as Detective Marcus Williams

The Call

2013
as Officer Paul Phillips

The Game Plan

2007
as Travis Sanders

Identity Thief

2013
as Detective Reilly

Girls Trip

2017
as Himself

G.I. Jane

1997
as McCool

The Last Boy Scout

1991
as Locker Room Kid

When the Bough Breaks

2016
as John Taylor

Boyz n the Hood

1991
as Ricky Baker

Love in the Nick of Tyme

2009
as Marcelles Wynters

Firehouse

1997
as Andre

The Brothers

2001
as Jackson Smith

The Inkwell

1994
as Harold Lee

The Best Man Holiday

2013
as Lance Sullivan

Confidence

2003
as Travis

The N Word

2004
as Morris Chestnut

The Best Man

1999
as Lance Sullivan

Half Past Dead

2002
as Donald Robert Johnson

Two Can Play That Game

2001
as Keith Fenton

The Ernest Green Story

1993
as Ernest Green

Heist

2015
as Dog

Like Mike

2002
as Tracey Reynolds

Not Easily Broken

2009
as Dave Johnson

The Perfect Holiday

2007
as Benjamin Armstrong

Ladder 49

2004
as Tommy Drake

The Cave

2005
as Top Buchanan

Producer

Movie Takers 2010
Movie Love in the Nick of Tyme 2009