He studied at the Richard Gahr High School, from which he graduated in 1986, and later studied at the California State University, in Northridge.
He made his debut before the cameras in 1990, when he participated in an episode of “Freddy’s Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series”. Since then, he could be seen in various series such as “Living Single“,”Emergencies (ER)“,”Bones“, And had recurring roles in”Out All Night“, Where he played Jeff Carswell between 1992 and 1993, “C-16: FBI”, Where he had the role of Bad robinson between 1997 and 1998, and since 2009 it can be seen as Ryan nichols in the new series “V”, Remake of the eponymous miniseries from the 80’s.
On the big screen, his first film was “The boys from the neighborhood“, From 1991, which was followed by others such as”The last Boy Scout“,”The inkwell“,”Maximum alert 2“,”Lieutenant O’Neil“,”Best friend of the groom”, For which he won a nomination for NAACP Image Award, “A gang of height“,”On the edge of death“,”Anacondas: The Hunt for the Bloody Orchid“,”Brigade 49 (Ladder 49)“,”The Perfect Holiday” Y “Not Easily Broken“, among other.
Chestnut He has also participated in several telefilms, among them “The Ernest Green Story“,”Firehouse” Y “The Killing Yard”.
Regarding his personal life, he has been married since 1995 to Pam byse, with whom he has 2 children: Grant Y Paige.
Morris He is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and of the USC Trojans, and also confesses an avid poker player.