Written by Howard University Newsroom
American actor and NAACP Image Award winner Morris Chestnut will serve as the master of ceremonies of the 2022 Charter Day Celebration: A Virtual Experience on Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m. EST.
Chestnut has been nominated for NAACP Image Awards for his various roles. In 2014, he received an NAACP Image Award for his role in the hit TV series “Nurse Jackie.” That same year, his performance in “The Best Man Holiday,” the sequel to the wedding-themed, star-studded 1999 film, earned him and his castmates the Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Acting Ensemble.
Chestnut’s acting career spans more than 25 years including roles in TV and film, beginning in 1990 with the brief role of “Jason Woodman” in an episode of the horror anthology “Freddy’s Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series.” He rose to prominence with his big-screen debut in the 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood.” From there, his career steadily grew with appearances as the title role in Fox’s drama “Rosewood,” as well as the series regular role of Dr. Prentiss in the last two seasons of Showtime’s critically acclaimed series “Nurse Jackie.”
Chestnut has starred in other prominent films and TV series including “The Brothers,” “The Perfect Holiday,” “Think Like a Man,” “The Ernest Green Story,” and “The Enemy Within.” In 2014, Chestnut joined the cast of the TNT crime-drama series “Legends,” playing FBI agent Tony Rice. In 2016, he was paired opposite Regina Hall in the 2016 erotic psychological thriller film “When the Bough Breaks,” which he also produced.
