Wood Harris
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, 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.
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Filmography
Weekend Warriors
Movie
One Battle After Another
Movie · as Laredo
FOREVER
TV · as Eric Edwards · 8 eps
Lady in the Lake
TV · as Shell Gordon · 2 eps
Shooting Stars
Movie · as Dru Joyce II
Creed III
Movie · as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Movie · as Coach C
BMF
TV · as Pat · 4 eps
Always and Forever
Movie · as Danny
Gangland: The Musical
Movie · as Reeby’s Manager
Creed II
Movie · as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
The Shop
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Last O.G.
TV · as Percy · 2 eps
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Movie · as The Prince
9/11
Movie · as Michael
Blade Runner 2049
Movie · as Nandez
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
TV · as Vince Vincente · 8 eps
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
TV · as Wood Harris · 4 eps
The New Edition Story
TV · as Brooke Payne · 3 eps
The Breaks
Movie · as Barry Fouray
Creed
Movie · as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Ant-Man
Movie · as Gale
Empire
TV · as Damon Cross · 28 eps
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Movie · as Daniel
Dredd
Movie · as Kay
The Babymakers
Movie · as Darrell
Joy Road
Movie · as Tony Smalls
The Avon Barksdale Story
Movie · as Himself
Justified
TV · as Jay · 4 eps
Hawaii Five-0
TV · as Russell Ellison · 1 ep
Dough Boys
Movie · as Julian France
Just Another Day
Movie · as A-Maze
Not Easily Broken
Movie · as Darnell Gooden
Next Day Air
Movie · as Guch
Black Poker Stars Invitational
TV · as Self – Player · 8 eps
4 Life
Movie · as Dayvon
Southland Tales
Movie · as Dion Element
The Heart Specialist
Movie · as Dr. Sidney Zachary
Dirty
Movie · as Brax
Train Ride
Movie · as Will
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Movie · as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
Numb3rs
TV · as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez · 1 ep
House
TV · as Bowman · 1 ep
My Coolest Years
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Paid in Full
Movie · as Ace
The Wire
TV · as Avon Barksdale · 38 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant · 1 ep
Remember the Titans
Movie · as Julius Campbell
Rhapsody
Movie · as Billy Dixon
Hendrix
Movie · as Jimi Hendrix
Committed
Movie · as Chicky
Small Vices
Movie · as Ellis Alves
The Siege
Movie · as Officer Henderson
Celebrity
Movie · as Al Swayze
As Good as It Gets
Movie · as Cafe 24 Busboy
Oz
TV · as Officer Gordon Wood · 1 ep
Above the Rim
Movie · as Motaw
NYPD Blue
TV · as Hector · 1 ep