Wood Harris
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Oct 17 1969
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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 Az…
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Wood Harris's Credits
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House
Bowman
Hawaii Five-0
Russell Ellison
The Wire
Avon Barksdale
Numb3rs
Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
One Battle After Another
Laredo
NYPD Blue
Hector
Oz
Officer Gordon Wood
Blade Runner 2049
Nandez
Justified
Jay
Empire
Damon Cross
The Twilight Zone
Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
BMF
Pat
Ant-Man
Gale
Creed
Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Creed II
Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Dredd
Kay
The Last O.G.
Percy
FOREVER
Eric Edwards
Creed III
Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Lady in the Lake
Shell Gordon
As Good as It Gets
Cafe 24 Busboy
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Coach C
My Coolest Years
Himself
The Siege
Officer Henderson
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Vince Vincente
Remember the Titans
Julius Campbell
The New Edition Story
Brooke Payne
Paid in Full
Ace
Shooting Stars
Dru Joyce II
Not Easily Broken
Darnell Gooden
Southland Tales
Dion Element
Above the Rim
Motaw
Committed
Chicky
Celebrity
Al Swayze
The Babymakers
Darrell
9/11
Michael
Next Day Air
Guch
Once Upon a Time in Venice
The Prince
Small Vices
Ellis Alves
Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Dirty
Brax
Black Poker Stars Invitational
Self
The Breaks
Barry Fouray
The Heart Specialist
Dr. Sidney Zachary
Dough Boys
Julian France
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self (segment "Through the Wire")
Train Ride
Will
Joy Road
Tony Smalls
Weekend Warriors
Just Another Day
A-Maze
Always and Forever
Danny
4 Life
Dayvon
Rhapsody
Billy Dixon
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Daniel
Gangland: The Musical
Reeby’s Manager
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
Wood Harris
The Avon Barksdale Story
Himself