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 ...
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