- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Wood Harris
Sherwin David "Wood" Harris (born October 17, 1969) is an American actor. He first garnered attention for his role as Motaw in the Jeff Pollack film Above the Rim (1994), prior to portraying high school football player Julius Campbell in the Walt Disney Pictures film Remember the Titans (2000) and Jimi Hendrix in the Showtime television film Hendrix (2000). He attained further recognition for his portrayal of drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire (2002–2008). Harris also played the role of cocaine dealer Ace, based on the life of Azie Faison, in the crime film Paid in Full in 2002. On television, Harris is known for playing Avon Barksdale in The Wire and Brooke Payne on the BET miniseries The New Edition Story in 2017. In addition, Harris starred as Barry Fouray on the VH1 miniseries The Breaks (2016–2017), Damon Cross on the Fox series Empire for its fifth and six…
Filmography
movieOne Battle After Another
2025 · Laredo
tvFOREVER
2025 · Eric Edwards
tvLady in the Lake
2024 · Shell Gordon
movieShooting Stars
2023 · Dru Joyce II
movieCreed III
2023 · Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
tvBMF
2021 · Pat
movieSpace Jam: A New Legacy
2021 · Coach C
movieAlways and Forever
2020 · Danny
movieCreed II
2018 · Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
movieGangland: The Musical
2018 · Reeby’s Manager
tvThe Shop
2018 · Self
tvThe Last O.G.
2018 · Percy
tvRyan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017 · Vince Vincente
movieBlade Runner 2049
2017 · Nandez
movie9/11
2017 · Michael
tvAkil the Fugitive Hunter
2017 · Wood Harris
movieOnce Upon a Time in Venice
2017 · The Prince
tvThe New Edition Story
2017 · Brooke Payne
movieThe Breaks
2016 · Barry Fouray
movieCreed
2015 · Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
movieAnt-Man
2015 · Gale
tvEmpire
2015 · Damon Cross
movieThe Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013 · Daniel
movieDredd
2012 · Kay
movieThe Babymakers
2012 · Darrell
movieJoy Road
2011 · Tony Smalls
tvHawaii Five-0
2010 · Russell Ellison
tvJustified
2010 · Jay
movieThe Avon Barksdale Story
2010 · Himself
movieJust Another Day
2009 · A-Maze
movieNext Day Air
2009 · Guch
movieDough Boys
2009 · Julian France
movieNot Easily Broken
2009 · Darnell Gooden
Black Poker Stars Invitational
2008 · Self
movieSouthland Tales
2007 · Dion Element
movie4 Life
2007 · Dayvon
movieThe Heart Specialist
2006 · Dr. Sidney Zachary
movieDirty
2005 · Brax
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movieKanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005 · Self (segment "Through the Wire")
movieTrain Ride
2005 · Will
tvNumb3rs
2005 · Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
My Coolest Years
2004 · Himself
tvHouse
2004 · Bowman
moviePaid in Full
2002 · Ace
tvThe Twilight Zone
2002 · Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
tvThe Wire
2002 · Avon Barksdale
movieRhapsody
2000 · Billy Dixon
movieRemember the Titans
2000 · Julius Campbell
movieHendrix
2000 · Jimi Hendrix
movieCommitted
2000 · Chicky
movieSmall Vices
1999 · Ellis Alves
movieThe Siege
1998 · Officer Henderson
movieCelebrity
1998 · Al Swayze
movieAs Good as It Gets
1997 · Cafe 24 Busboy
tvOz
1997 · Officer Gordon Wood
movieAbove the Rim
1994 · Motaw
tvNYPD Blue
1993 · Hector
Weekend Warriors
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