Morris Chestnut

Born: January 1 1972
Where: Cerritos, California, USA

The imposing star made his feature debut in John Singleton's black drama Boyz N the Hood.

He played Ricky, a youngster who uses his football skills to escape the violent surroundings of South Central LA.

A star on both the big and small screen in America, Chestnut has cemented his standing as a romantic lead.

He's provided the male love interest in The Best Man, The Brothers and Two Can Play That Game and also excelled in comedy - Like Mike.

Next up was the role of villain Donny Johnson in the lamentable Steven Seagal action thriller Half Past Dead.

In 2003, he starred alongside Dustin Hoffman and Edward Burns in the grifter drama Confidence and returned to romantic comedy with Breakin' All The Rules.

Anacondas: The Hunt for Blood Orchid saw him as one of the victims-in-waiting for a giant snake and in 2004 he played a fireman colleague of Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49.