Wood Harris
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1969-10-17 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Sherwin David "Wood" Harris · Sherwin David Harris · وود هریس
Biography
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 sixth season, and currently portrays the drug lord "Pat" in the Starz series BMF.
He has also starred in films such as the 2009 dark comedy film Next Day Air, the 2015 Marvel Studios superhero film Ant-Man, the science fiction films Dredd (2012) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and the sports drama Creed (2015), along with its sequels Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023).
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
House
2004
as Bowman
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Russell Ellison
The Wire
2002
as Avon Barksdale
NYPD Blue
1993
as Hector
Empire
2015
as Damon Cross
Numb3rs
2005
as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
Oz
1997
as Officer Gordon Wood
Justified
2010
as Jay
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
BMF
2021
as Pat
The Last O.G.
2018
as Percy
The Shop
2018
as Self
Lady in the Lake
2024
as Shell Gordon
FOREVER
2025
as Eric Edwards
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
as Vince Vincente
The New Edition Story
2017
as Brooke Payne
My Coolest Years
2004
as Himself
Black Poker Stars Invitational
2008
as Self
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
2017
as Wood Harris
Movies (39)
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Nandez
One Battle After Another
2025
as Laredo
Ant-Man
2015
as Gale
Creed
2015
as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Creed II
2018
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Remember the Titans
2000
as Julius Campbell
Creed III
2023
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Dredd
2012
as Kay
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
as Coach C
The Siege
1998
as Officer Henderson
As Good as It Gets
1997
as Cafe 24 Busboy
Shooting Stars
2023
as Dru Joyce II
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
as The Prince
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Darnell Gooden
Southland Tales
2007
as Dion Element
Celebrity
1998
as Al Swayze
Above the Rim
1994
as Motaw
Paid in Full
2002
as Ace
Small Vices
1999
as Ellis Alves
9/11
2017
as Michael
The Babymakers
2012
as Darrell
Dirty
2005
as Brax
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005
as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
Committed
2000
as Chicky
Hendrix
2000
as Jimi Hendrix
Next Day Air
2009
as Guch
Rhapsody
2000
as Billy Dixon
Always and Forever
2020
as Danny
The Heart Specialist
2006
as Dr. Sidney Zachary
Dough Boys
2009
as Julian France
4 Life
2007
as Dayvon
Train Ride
2005
as Will
The Breaks
2016
as Barry Fouray
Just Another Day
2009
as A-Maze
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
as Daniel
Weekend Warriors
Gangland: The Musical
2018
as Reeby’s Manager
Joy Road
2011
as Tony Smalls
The Avon Barksdale Story
2010
as Himself
About 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… With 58 credits spanning from 1993 to 2025, Wood Harris has appeared in 39 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wood Harris Movies
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017) — as Nandez
- One Battle After Another (2025) — as Laredo
- Ant-Man (2015) — as Gale
- Creed (2015) — as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
- Creed II (2018) — as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
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