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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Wood Harris

Siblings
  
Relatives
  
Steve Harris (brother)

Spouse
  
Rebekah Harris (m. 2001)

Children
  
2

Height
  
1.91 m

Years active
  
1994–present

Role
  
Actor



Full Name
  
Sherwin David Harris

Born
  
October 17, 1969 (age 54) (
1969-10-17
)
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Parents
  
Mattie Harris, John Harris

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Steve Harris, Ryan Hurst, Kip Pardue, Julius Campbell, Will Patton

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Sherwin David "Wood" Harris (born October 17, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as the drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire, cocaine dealer Ace in Paid in Full and high school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 film Remember the Titans. He is also known for playing Brooke Payne on the BET miniseries The New Edition Story in 2017. Currently he plays Barry Fouray on VH1 miniseries The Breaks.

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Early life

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Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of seamstress Mattie and bus driver John Harris. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from Northern Illinois University (NIU) and a Master of Arts from New York University. He is the younger brother of actor Steve Harris.

Career

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While enrolled in NIU, Harris starred in his first major film role in the basketball drama Above the Rim, starring opposite Tupac Shakur, and appeared in many theatrical stage productions of various off-Broadway plays. Harris subsequently guest-starred in a variety of television and film venues before portraying legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in Showtime's 2000 movie, Hendrix.

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Later that year, Harris received his first NAACP Image Award nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" along with the Blockbuster Movie Award nomination for "Favorite Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for his role as Julius "Big Ju" Campbell in Remember the Titans. In 2002, he starred in the Dame Dash produced cult-classic film Paid in Full, based on the true story of three Harlem drug dealers with Harris playing the real-life kingpin Azie Faison.

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He starred as Avon Barksdale, loosely based on the real-life Nathan Barksdale, in the first three seasons of HBO's original series The Wire, as well as one episode in the fifth season. He also produced his own debut album, Beautiful Wonderful, which was intended for release in 2005.

In June 2008 director Martin Guigui revealed that Harris was cast as Nate "Sweetwater" Clifton in Sweetwater, a movie about the first black player in the NBA. As of April 2013, it is still in production.

In 2009 Harris starred in the film Just Another Day, as a successful fictional rapper named A-maze. The film centers on a clash between a young up-and-coming rapper and an older one at the top of his game, the former played by Jamie Hector (whose character Marlo Stanfield had a similar role with respect to Harris's character in The Wire).

In 2012, Harris narrated the ESPN 30 for 30 film Benji. In the same year he also played Harold "Mitch" Mitchell in the Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams; alongside Blair Underwood, Nicole Ari Parker, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

In 2015, he reunited with The Wire cast member Michael B. Jordan for Creed, the latest installment of the Rocky franchise.

Filmography

Actor
2023
Shooting Stars (completed) as
Dru Joyce
2023
Creed III as
Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
2022
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV Series) as
Spencer Haywood
- Promised Land (2022) - Spencer Haywood
- Acceptable Loss (2022) - Spencer Haywood
- California Dreaming (2022) - Spencer Haywood
- Invisible Man (2022) - Spencer Haywood
- Memento Mori (2022) - Spencer Haywood
- Pieces of a Man (2022) - Spencer Haywood
2021
The Last O.G. (TV Series) as
Percy
- The Payback (2021) - Percy
- If You Can't Buy, Rent (2021) - Percy
2021
BMF (TV Series) as
Pat
- Secrets and Lies (2021) - Pat
- Heroes (2021) - Pat
- Love All, Trust Few (2021) - Pat
- See It- Touch It- Obtain It (2021) - Pat
2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy as
Coach C
2021
Ransum Games as
Henchman #1
2020
Always and Forever as
Danny
2018
Empire (TV Series) as
Damon Cross
- Home Is on the Way (2020) - Damon Cross
- Over Everything (2020) - Damon Cross
- We Got Us (2020) - Damon Cross (credit only)
- Love Me Still (2020) - Damon Cross
- I Am Who I Am (2020) - Damon Cross (credit only)
- Come Undone (2020) - Damon Cross (credit only)
- Talk Less (2020) - Damon Cross
- Can't Truss 'Em (2020) - Damon Cross
- Cold Cold Man (2019) - Damon Cross
- Remember the Music (2019) - Damon Cross
- Do You Remember Me (2019) - Damon Cross (credit only)
- Good Enough (2019) - Damon Cross (uncredited)
- Heart of Stone (2019) - Damon Cross (credit only)
- Stronger Than My Rival (2019) - Damon Cross (credit only)
- Tell the Truth (2019) - Damon Cross
- You Broke Love (2019) - Damon Cross
- Got on My Knees to Pray (2019) - Damon Cross
- What Is Love (2019) - Damon Cross
- The Roughest Day (2019) - Damon Cross
- My Fate Cries Out (2019) - Damon Cross
- Never Doubt I Love (2019) - Damon Cross
- A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child (2019) - Damon Cross
- Without All Remedy (2019) - Damon Cross
- Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds (2019) - Damon Cross
- Shift and Save Yourself (2019) - Damon Cross
- In Loving Virtue (2019) - Damon Cross
- Master of What Is Mine Own (2018) - Damon Cross
- What Is Done (2018) - Damon Cross
2019
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (TV Series) as
Vince Vincente
- The Office Party (2019) - Vince Vincente
- I'm Sorry, She Classpassed (2019) - Vince Vincente
- Execution Dependant (2019) - Vince Vincente
- The Rhy Chromosome (2019) - Vince Vincente
- Like and Subscribe (2019) - Vince Vincente
- The Ry Guy Goes to Jail (2019) - Vince Vincente
- Revival (2019) - Vince Vincente
- For Your Inconsideration (2019) - Vince Vincente
2018
Gangland: The Musical as
Reeby
2018
The Mission (TV Movie) as
Frank Griffith
2018
Creed II as
Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
2017
Blade Runner 2049 as
Nandez
2017
9/11 as
Michael
2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice as
Prince
2017
The Breaks (TV Series) as
Barry Fouray
- N.T. (2017) - Barry Fouray
- Under Pressure (2017) - Barry Fouray
- Runaway (2017) - Barry Fouray
- Amen, Brother (2017) - Barry Fouray
- Substitution (2017) - Barry Fouray
- Blind Alley (2017) - Barry Fouray
- It's Just Begun (2017) - Barry Fouray
- Hard to Handle (2017) - Barry Fouray
2017
The New Edition Story (TV Mini Series) as
Brooke Payne
- Part 3 (2017) - Brooke Payne
- Part 2 (2017) - Brooke Payne
- Part 1 (2017) - Brooke Payne
2016
The Breaks (TV Movie) as
Barry Fouray
2015
Creed as
Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
2015
Ant-Man as
Gale
2014
Rick Ross Feat. Lil Wayne: Thug Cry (Music Video) as
Prisoner
2014
Justified (TV Series) as
Jay
- Wrong Roads (2014) - Jay
- Raw Deal (2014) - Jay
- Shot All to Hell (2014) - Jay
- The Kids Aren't All Right (2014) - Jay
2013
The Watsons Go to Birmingham (TV Movie) as
Daniel
2012
Dredd as
Kay
2012
The Babymakers as
Darrell
2010
Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) as
Russell Ellison
- Nalowale (Forgotten/Missing) (2010) - Russell Ellison
2010
Southland (TV Series) as
Trinney Day
- What Makes Sammy Run? (2010) - Trinney Day
- Butch & Sundance (2010) - Trinney Day
- Phase Three (2010) - Trinney Day
2009
Just Another Day as
A-Maze
2009
Next Day Air as
Guch
2009
Played by Fame (TV Series)
- The Jealous Boyfriend (2009)
2009
Dough Boys as
Julian France
2009
Not Easily Broken as
Darnell Gooden
2008
Jazz in the Diamond District as
Gabriel Marx
2008
House M.D. (TV Series) as
Bowman
- Last Resort (2008) - Bowman
2002
The Wire (TV Series) as
Avon Barksdale
- Unconfirmed Reports (2008) - Avon Barksdale
- Mission Accomplished (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Middle Ground (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Reformation (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Slapstick (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Moral Midgetry (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Back Burners (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Homecoming (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Straight and True (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Amsterdam (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Dead Soldiers (2004) - Avon Barksdale (credit only)
- All Due Respect (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Time After Time (2004) - Avon Barksdale
- Port in a Storm (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Bad Dreams (2003) - Avon Barksdale (credit only)
- Storm Warnings (2003) - Avon Barksdale (credit only)
- Stray Rounds (2003) - Avon Barksdale (credit only)
- Duck and Cover (2003) - Avon Barksdale (credit only)
- Backwash (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- All Prologue (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Undertow (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Hard Cases (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Hot Shots (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Collateral Damage (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Ebb Tide (2003) - Avon Barksdale
- Sentencing (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- Cleaning Up (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- The Hunt (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- The Cost (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- Game Day (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- Lessons (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- One Arrest (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- The Wire (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- The Pager (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- Old Cases (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- The Buys (2002) - Avon Barksdale (credit only)
- The Detail (2002) - Avon Barksdale
- The Target (2002) - Avon Barksdale
2007
4 Life (Video) as
Dayvon
2007
Numb3rs (TV Series) as
Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
- The Art of Reckoning (2007) - Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
2006
The Heart Specialist as
Dr. Sidney Zachary
2006
Southland Tales as
Dion Element
2005
Dirty as
Brax
2005
Common: Testify (Music Video) as
Mr. Washington
2004
Joy Road as
Tony Smalls
2003
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
- Another Life (2003) - Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
2002
Paid in Full as
Ace
2000
Rhapsody (TV Movie) as
Billy Dixon
2000
Train Ride as
Will
2000
Remember the Titans as
Julius Campbell
2000
Hendrix (TV Movie) as
Jimi Hendrix
2000
Are You Cinderella? (Short)
2000
The Gold Cup as
Clayton
2000
Committed as
Chicky
1999
Spenser: Small Vices (TV Movie) as
Ellis Alves
1998
The Siege as
Officer Henderson
1998
Celebrity as
Al Swayze
1998
New York Undercover (TV Series) as
Shadow
- Going Native (1998) - Shadow
1997
As Good as It Gets as
Cafe 24 Busboy
1997
Cosby (TV Series) as
Tony
- The Rules (1997) - Tony
1997
Oz (TV Series) as
Officer Gordon Wood
- Plan B (1997) - Officer Gordon Wood
1996
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Hector
- Moby Greg (1996) - Hector
1994
Above the Rim as
Motaw (as Sherwin David Harris)
Producer
2017
Akil the Fugitive Hunter (TV Series) (executive producer)
2009
Just Another Day (co-producer)
2009
Next Day Air (producer)
2009
Chains (Short) (executive producer)
Self
2023
Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- A 'Corny' Conversation with Wood Harris (2023) - Self - Guest
2022
The Official Winning Time Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Acceptable Loss (with Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Tood Banhazi & Wood Harris) (2022) - Self
2021
Jemele Hill Is Unbothered (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Wood Harris - I Ain't Fighting for Trophies (2021) - Self - Guest
2021
Soul of a Nation (TV Mini Series) as
Self
- Shut up and- (2021) - Self
2017
Bronzeville (Podcast Series documentary) as
Everett Copeland
- 3,5,11,29 (2021) - Everett Copeland
- 7, 18 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 2, 12, 22 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 8, 45, 51 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 7, 27 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 4, 48, 58 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 2, 11, 75 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 42, 52, 72 (2017) - Everett Copeland
- 6, 42, 63 (2017) - Everett Copeland
2019
The D.L. Hughley Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.25 (2019) - Self - Guest
2018
GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network (TV Series)
- Wood Harris (2018)
2017
9/11: Behind the Scenes dvd-extra (Video short) as
Self
2017
Black Girls Rock! 2017 (TV Special) as
Self
2017
Akil the Fugitive Hunter (TV Series) as
Self
2012
The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Mack Wilds, Wood Harris & Afton Williamson (2017) - Self
- Katie (2012) - Self
2015
VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly (TV Special) as
Self
2014
The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.107 (2014) - Self - Guest
2012
30 for 30 (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- Benji (2012) - Self - Narrator
2012
Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Joseph Morgan/Wood Harris (2012) - Self - Guest
2010
A Hip Hop Hustle: The Making of 'Just Another Day' (Video documentary short) as
Self
2009
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 7 May 2009 (2009) - Self
2009
Pressure as
Self (rumored)
2008
Black Poker Stars Invitational (TV Series) as
Player
- Episode #1.8 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.7 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.6 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.5 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.4 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Player
- Episode #1.1 - Player
2006
The Wendy Williams Experience (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.7 (2006) - Self
2005
Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (Video documentary) as
Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2004
My Coolest Years (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self - 'B-Boys & B-Girls'
2002
Def Poetry (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #2.7 (2002) - Self
2000
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV Special documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (TV Mini Series documentary)
- Act I: Vision (2022)
2006
The Wire (TV Series) as
Avon Barksdale
- Soft Eyes (2006) - Avon Barksdale (uncredited)

References

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