Biography and filmography of Morris Chestnut

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In 1997, the premiere of the dramatic action movie "GI Jane", filmed by famous director Ridley Scott, took place. The slogan of the film was the phrase "Defeat is unacceptable".

The film begins with a committee of the US Senate choosing a candidate for the post of US Secretary of the Navy. One of the senators raises the issue of female discrimination. As a result, a female lieutenant named Jordan O'Neill is potentially selected for the position of minister. However, before taking this post, Jordan must go through a training program consisting of the most difficult tests.

For actor Morris Chestnant, who played the role of Lieutenant McCool in the film, G. I. Jane was the most famous project in his filmography. However, the list of Chestnut roles does not end with the character of this painting by Ridley Scott.

Biography

The future actor, whose full name is Morris Lamont Chestnut Jr., was born on January 1, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His parents -Morris Lamont and Shirley Chestnut.

After graduating from Richard Gare High School in 1986, Morris Chestnut attended California State University, Northridge, where he studied finance.

Chestnut's first character was Jadon in the American horror series Freddy's Nightmares. The actor appeared in the 19th episode of the 2nd season.

In 1991, Morris Chestnut took part in the filming of his debut feature film The Boys Next Door, in which he played the role of Ricky.

Then other roles followed in such films as "The Last Boy Scout", "Brothers", "Neither Dead nor Alive", "The Cave" and others.

Filmography of the actor

In the film "The Boys Next Door" Morris Chestnut played the role of one of the key characters. The main characters are three: the brothers Ricky and Darin, as well as their friend Tre. They live in a dangerous area of Los Angeles, where robberies, murders and drugs are already part of the daily routine.

While one of the brothers is trying to resist such a life, playing sports and hoping to become a decent member of society due to his passion, the other, on the contrary, uses drugs and gets involved in crime.

Another movie starring Morris Chestnut is Dead and Alive. The main character is a genius of the underworld. According to the story, his goal is to get into the most well-guarded prison in the whole world and find out from the thief imprisoned there the location of the gold bars he stole for 200 million dollars. However, not only thesetwo are aware of the existence of such a treasure: the FBI is also aware of these ingots.

Chestnut currently

In recent years, American actor Morris Chestnut has starred exclusively in television series. In 2018, he appeared in 7 episodes of Goliath.

Also for a long time, Chestnut starred in the series "Rosewood", in which he played the main role. The actor's character appeared in 44 episodes.

A television series with the participation of the actor is planned for the near future. The first episode of "The Enemy Within" will premiere in the spring of 2019.

As for the actor's personal life, it is known that he is married to Pam Chestnut, whose marriage was registered in 1995. The couple have two children: son Grant and daughter Paige.