Wood Harris
Acting

Wood Harris

October 17, 1969 (56 years old) 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

House

House

2004 • TV

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

2025 • Movie

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • TV

The Wire

The Wire

2002 • TV

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005 • TV

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

2017 • Movie

Movie Credits (39)

Acting

2025

One Battle After Another

as Laredo

2017

Blade Runner 2049

as Nandez

2012

Dredd

as Kay

2015

Ant-Man

as Gale

2002

Paid in Full

as Ace

2015

Creed

as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton

2009

Not Easily Broken

as Darnell Gooden

2018

Creed II

as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers

2023

Creed III

as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers

1998

The Siege

as Officer Henderson

2000

Remember the Titans

as Julius Campbell

2021

Space Jam: A New Legacy

as Coach C

2016

The Breaks

as Barry Fouray

1997

As Good as It Gets

as Cafe 24 Busboy

2011

Joy Road

as Tony Smalls

2023

Shooting Stars

as Dru Joyce II

2006

The Heart Specialist

as Dr. Sidney Zachary

2005

Train Ride

as Will

2012

The Babymakers

as Darrell

2007

Southland Tales

as Dion Element

TV Credits (18)

Acting

2004

House

as Bowman

1 episodes

2010

Hawaii Five-0

as Russell Ellison

1 episodes

2002

The Wire

as Avon Barksdale

38 episodes

2005

Numb3rs

as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez

1 episodes

1993

NYPD Blue

as Hector

1 episodes

1997

Oz

as Officer Gordon Wood

1 episodes

2010

Justified

as Jay

4 episodes

2021

BMF

as Pat

4 episodes

2002

The Twilight Zone

as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant

1 episodes

2018

The Last O.G.

as Percy

2 episodes

2018

The Shop

as Self

1 episodes

2025

FOREVER

as Eric Edwards

8 episodes

2024

Lady in the Lake

as Shell Gordon

2 episodes

2017

The New Edition Story

as Brooke Payne

3 episodes

2004

My Coolest Years

as Himself

1 episodes

2017

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

as Vince Vincente

8 episodes

2008

Black Poker Stars Invitational

as Self

8 episodes

2017

Akil the Fugitive Hunter

as Wood Harris

4 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 17, 1969 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity
1.6

Career Stats

39
Movies
18
TV Shows