Chestnut currently appears in the Fox medical drama “The Resident.
Chestnut will play Raymond Dupont, the husband of Angela’s chief nemesis Leah Franklin Dupont, who has yet to be cast. Raymond is described as a powerful man, raised in wealth, who has “Obama swag and presence.” He is a top executive at a food conglomerate, but he has been struggling to revive the company after his white business partner Jack almost tanked the firm through mismanagement. A conscientious father, he is the soft place to land for his daughter.
In addition to his work on “The Resident,” Chestnut previously starred in the Fox series “Rosewood” in the title role. He is also known for playing Lance in the films “The Best Man” and “The Best Man Holiday,” a role he will reprise in theHe is repped by Verve and Link Entertainment. Fox opened a writers’ room for “Our Kind of People” in September 2020 and ordered it to series in March 2021. Karin Gist is writing and executive producing. Lee Daniels and Marc Velez also executive produce via Lee Daniels Entertainment along with Pam Williams and Claire Brown of The Gist Of It Productions, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Rodney Ferrell of Propagate, and Montrel McKay. Tasha Smith will direct the pilot episode. 20th Television and Fox Entertainment will produce.