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===Television work=== In recent years, the majority of Chestnut's work has been in television. From 2009 to 2011, Chestnut starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] science fiction drama ''[[V (2009 TV series)|V]]'', based on the classic [[V (1983 miniseries)|1983 miniseries]]. In 2011, he recurred as Luke in [[American Horror Story: Murder House|the first season]] of ''[[American Horror Story]]'', and in 2013, he joined the cast of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s medical dramedy ''[[Nurse Jackie]]'' as war veteran Dr. Ike Prentiss, staying for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/tv/2013/04/11/nurse-jackie-every-step-she-takes/|title='Nurse Jackie': Every step she takes|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|date=April 11, 2013|website=[[Boston.com]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> For his performance in the latter, he won the [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/naacp-image-awards-beyonce-john-legend-win-top-music-honors-5915642/|title=NAACP Image Awards: Beyonce, John Legend Win Top Music Honors|date=February 23, 2014|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> Shortly afterward, he co-starred in the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] crime drama ''[[Legends (TV series)|Legends]]'' opposite [[Sean Bean]]. From 2015 to 2017, Chestnut played the starring role of pathologist Dr. Beaumont "Rosie" Rosewood Jr. in the [[Fox (network)|Fox]] crime procedural ''[[Rosewood (TV series)|Rosewood]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2015/09/23/poor-diagnosis-morris-chestnut-plays-crime-solving-pathologist-in-rosewood/|title=Poor diagnosis: Morris Chestnut plays crime-solving pathologist in 'Rosewood'|last=Perigard|first=Mark|date=September 23, 2015|website=[[Boston Herald]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> receiving another NAACP Image nomination as a result.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/|title='Straight Outta Compton,' 'Empire,' Michael B. Jordan Top NAACP Image Awards|date=February 5, 2016|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> Chestnut had main roles in the second season of [[Prime Video]]'s ''[[Goliath (TV series)|Goliath]]'', and [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Enemy Within (TV series)|The Enemy Within]]''. He played cold-hearted neurosurgeon Barrett Cain in seasons three and four of the Fox medical drama ''[[The Resident (TV series)|The Resident]]'', and appeared as Raymond Dupont in the short-lived ''[[Our Kind of People]]'', also for Fox.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/morris-chestnut-lee-daniels-our-kind-of-people-fox-1234953763/|title=Morris Chestnut to Star in Lee Daniels' 'Our Kind of People' for Fox|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=May 17, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, he once again played Lance Sullivan in the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] limited series ''[[The Best Man: The Final Chapters]]'', winning his second NAACP Image Award. As of 2023, he hosts the [[Oprah Winfrey Network|OWN]] docuseries ''[[Rebuilding Black Wall Street]]'', produced by [[Sunwise Media]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=BreAnna |date=2023-09-06 |title=OWN Unveils 'Rebuilding Black Wall Street' Trailer With Morris Chestnut as Host, Sets Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/own-rebuilding-black-wall-street-trailer-morris-chestnut-premiere-date-1235715033/ |website=Variety}}</ref> In 2024, he starred opposite [[Diarra Kilpatrick]] in the [[BET+]] mystery-dramedy ''[[Diarra from Detroit]]'', and joined the main cast for the second season of [[Hulu]]'s legal drama ''[[Reasonable Doubt (TV series)|Reasonable Doubt]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Morris Chestnut Boards Onyx Collective's 'Reasonable Doubt' As Hulu Series Lands Season 2 Renewal |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/morris-chestnut-boards-reasonable-doubt-hulu-series-season-2-renewal-1235328441/ |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> For the latter, he earned his sixth NAACP Image Award nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2025-nominations-nominees-list-1236102733/|title=NAACP Image Awards Nominations: ‘The Piano Lesson’ Leads Film Nods With 14|last=Lewis|first=Hilary|date=January 7, 2025|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> In 2025, Chestnut began starring in the [[CBS]] medical-mystery series ''[[Watson (TV series)|Watson]]'', playing [[Dr. Watson]] from the [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/watson-morris-chestnut-star-shellock-holmes-cbs-series-1235694168/|title=Morris Chestnut to Star in 'Watson' as Arthur Conan Doyle-Inspired Drama Gets CBS Series Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=January 3, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>
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