Editing Morris Chestnut (section)

===''The Best Man'' and other films===
In 1999, Chestnut starred in ''[[The Best Man (1999 film)|The Best Man]]'' with [[Taye Diggs]] and [[Nia Long]], as Lance Sullivan, a professional [[American Football|football]] player on the eve of his wedding.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carr|first=Jay|date=October 30, 1999|title=A celebration of friendship|page=6|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]}}</ref> ''The Best Man'' earned positive reviews from the press and did well at the box office. For his performance, Chestnut earned an [[NAACP Image Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 2, 1999|title=NAACP announces Image Award nominees|page=13B|newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]]}}</ref> He again played a football player in [[Disney]]'s ''[[The Game Plan (film)|The Game Plan]]'' (2007), co-starring opposite [[Dwayne Johnson]].

Chestnut starred in ''[[The Brothers (2001 film)|The Brothers]]'' (2001), a film centering on the themes of fidelity and success among young Black professionals.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=March 23, 2001|title=It's All About the Characters|page=4|newspaper=[[Lakeland Ledger]]}}</ref> That same year, he portrayed Keith Fenton, the love interest of [[Vivica A. Fox]], in the [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Two Can Play That Game (film)|Two Can Play That Game]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Vancheri|first=Barbara|date=September 8, 2001|title=Comedy plays up game between sexes|page=C-7|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]}}</ref> and appeared as basketball player Tracey Reynolds in 2002 film ''[[Like Mike]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rickey|first=Carrie|date=July 2, 2002|title=Charismatic Bow Wow goes hoop-hop in 'Like Mike'|page=4B|newspaper=[[Daily News (Kentucky)|Daily News]]}}</ref> In 2004, he played firefighter Tommy Drake in ''[[Ladder 49]]'', opposite [[John Travolta]] and [[Joaquin Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1uCCm0TvvG0C&dq=%22Morris+Chestnut%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA134|page=134|title=Screen World: 2005 Film Annual|last1=Monush|first1=Barry|last2=Willis|first2=John|date=April 2006|publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]]|isbn=9781557836670}}</ref>

He has worked with Steven Seagal three times: ''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995) as his reluctant partner<ref>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=July 17, 1995|title=Once again, Seagal on the spot to save world|page=C5|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]]}}</ref> and lead male villain in ''[[Half Past Dead]]'' (2002)<ref>{{cite news|last=Cherry|first=Nanciann|date=November 15, 2002|title=Seagal entertains with strong cast, lots of action|page=E4|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]}}</ref> and ''[[Prince of Pistols]]'' (2008).

Chestnut appeared in four films in 2013: ''[[Identity Thief]]'', ''[[The Call (2013 film)|The Call]]'', ''[[Kick-Ass 2 (film)|Kick-Ass 2]]'' (playing [[Omari Hardwick]]'s character from the first film), and ''The Best Man'' sequel ''[[The Best Man Holiday]]'', in which he reprised his role as Lance Sullivan, earning him another NAACP Image Award nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-682585/|title=NAACP Image Awards: The Winners|last1=Couch|first1=Aaron|last2=Washington|first2=Arlene|date=February 22, 2014|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> 

Recent cinema work includes ''[[The Perfect Guy (2015 film)|The Perfect Guy]]'', ''[[Heist (2015 film)|Heist]]'' (both 2015) and ''[[When the Bough Breaks (2016 film)|When the Bough Breaks]]'' (2016).