Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Acting • Born 1969-10-17

Acting2Chicago, Illinois, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Wood Harris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

57 credits
Gangland: The Musical

Gangland: The Musical

Movie • 2018

Reeby’s Manager

Dirty

Dirty

Movie • 2005

Brax

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

Movie • 2000

Julius Campbell

Dough Boys

Dough Boys

Movie • 2009

Julian France

The Avon Barksdale Story

The Avon Barksdale Story

Movie • 2010

Himself

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

Movie • 2002

Ace

The Siege

The Siege

Movie • 1998

Officer Henderson

Just Another Day

Just Another Day

Movie • 2009

A-Maze

Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

Movie • 2009

Darnell Gooden

Dredd

Dredd

Movie • 2012

Kay

Next Day Air

Next Day Air

Movie • 2009

Guch

The Heart Specialist

The Heart Specialist

Movie • 2006

Dr. Sidney Zachary

The Babymakers

The Babymakers

Movie • 2012

Darrell

Small Vices

Small Vices

Movie • 1999

Ellis Alves

4 Life

4 Life

Movie • 2007

Dayvon

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Movie • 2023

Dru Joyce II

Rhapsody

Rhapsody

Movie • 2000

Billy Dixon

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Movie • 2013

Daniel

Train Ride

Train Ride

Movie • 2005

Will

Above the Rim

Above the Rim

Movie • 1994

Motaw

Creed III

Creed III

Movie • 2023

Tony 'Little Duke' Evers

Hendrix

Hendrix

Movie • 2000

Jimi Hendrix

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

Movie • 1997

Cafe 24 Busboy

Once Upon a Time in Venice

Once Upon a Time in Venice

Movie • 2017

The Prince

Committed

Committed

Movie • 2000

Chicky

Creed

Creed

Movie • 2015

Tony 'Little Duke' Burton

Ant-Man

Ant-Man

Movie • 2015

Gale

Celebrity

Celebrity

Movie • 1998

Al Swayze

The Breaks

The Breaks

Movie • 2016

Barry Fouray

Joy Road

Joy Road

Movie • 2011

Tony Smalls

Southland Tales

Southland Tales

Movie • 2007

Dion Element

9/11

9/11

Movie • 2017

Michael

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

Movie • 2017

Nandez

Creed II

Creed II

Movie • 2018

Tony 'Little Duke' Evers

Always and Forever

Always and Forever

Movie • 2020

Danny

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Movie • 2005

Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Movie • 2021

Coach C

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

Movie • 2025

Laredo

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors

Movie

House

House

TV • 2004

Bowman

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

TV • 2005

Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez

The Wire

The Wire

TV • 2002

Avon Barksdale

Oz

Oz

TV • 1997

Officer Gordon Wood

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

TV • 1993

Hector

Black Poker Stars Invitational

Black Poker Stars Invitational

TV • 2008

Self

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

TV • 2002

Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant

BMF

BMF

TV • 2021

Pat

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

TV • 2017

Vince Vincente

The Shop

The Shop

TV • 2018

Self

Akil the Fugitive Hunter

Akil the Fugitive Hunter

TV • 2017

Wood Harris

The New Edition Story

The New Edition Story

TV • 2017

Brooke Payne

Justified

Justified

TV • 2010

Jay

My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

TV • 2004

Himself

FOREVER

FOREVER

TV • 2025

Eric Edwards

The Last O.G.

The Last O.G.

TV • 2018

Percy

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

TV • 2010

Russell Ellison

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

TV • 2024

Shell Gordon