Morris Chestnut: Life in Film

A look back at the actor's career through his movies.

Boyz N the Hood - A Southern California native, Morris Chestnut received his first break on the big screen in the John Singleton-directed, Academy-Award nominated Boyz N the Hood. Chesnut plays Ricky Baker, a star running back who is being recruited by USC but is eventually a victim of gang violence.\r(Photo: Columbia Pictures)
The Inkwell (1994) - Larenz Tate finds "puppy love" with Jada Pinkett-Smith's character Lauren while visiting his cousin Junior Phillips (played by Duane Martin) during a summer on Martha's Vineyard.(Photo: Touchstone Pictures)
Under Siege 2 - Chestnut’s first role in a major mainstream film was alongside Steven Seagal in the 1995 action film Under Siege 2. While it wasn’t as successful as the first Under Siege, Chestnut would go on to work with Seagal in two other films (Half Past Dead, Prince of Pistols).(Photo: Warner Bros.)
The Best Man - What was thought to be the male version of Waiting to Exhale, Chestnut played Lance Sullivan in Malcolm D. Lee’s The Best Man. Sullivan is the best friend of Taye Diggs's character, Harper Stewart.\r(Photo: Universal Pictures)Two Can Play That Game, Friday at 1P/12C - Vivica's got all of the rules. See how the game of love is played in these other Black love films now!  (Photo: Screen Gems)

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The Inkwell - Chestnut would work with Larenz Tate in the 1994 film The Inkwell. Staring Glynn Turman and a young Jada Pinkett Smith, the film is about a young man coming of age during a summer at Martha’s Vineyard.\r(Photo: Touchstone Pictures)

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