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Wood Harris

Actor | * 10/17/1969 (54) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Ant-Man

FSK: 12+ years

2015 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
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Dredd

FSK: 18+ years

2012 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
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Remember the Titans

FSK: 6+ years

2000 | 3.8/5 | 1h 53min
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Southland Tales

FSK: 16+ years

2007 | 2.6/5 | 2h 24min
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The Wire

FSK: 16+ years

2002 | 4.3/5 | 1h per episode
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Awards & Nominations for Wood Harris

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
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Movies with Wood Harris as Actor(34)

as Dru Joyce II2023 Shooting Stars
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers2023 Creed III
as Danny2020 Always and Forever
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers2018 Creed II
as Nandez2017 Blade Runner 2049
as The Prince2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice
as Michael2017 9/11
as Barry Fouray2016 The Breaks
as Gale2015 Ant-Man
as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton2015 Creed
as Darrell2012 The Babymakers
as Kay2012 Dredd
as Tony Smalls2011 Joy Road
as A-Maze2009 Just Another Day
as Guch2009 Next Day Air
as Darnell Gooden2009 Not Easily Broken
as Julian France2009 Dough Boys
as Dion Element2007 Southland Tales
as Dayvon2007 4 Life
as Dr. Sidney Zachary2006 The Heart Specialist
as Self (segment "Through the Wire")2005 Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology
as Brax2005 Dirty
as Ace2002 Paid in Full
as Jimi Hendrix2000 Hendrix
as Julius Campbell2000 Remember the Titans
as Billy Dixon2000 Rhapsody
as Officer Henderson1998 The Siege
as Al Swayze1998 Celebrity
as Cafe 24 Busboy1997 As Good as It Gets
as Motaw1994 Above the Rim

TV Shows/Series with Wood Harris as Actor(12)

as Pat2021 BMF
as Russell Ellison2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Jay2010 Justified
2005 Numb3rs
as Bowman2004 House
as himself2004 My Coolest Years
as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant2002 The Twilight Zone
as Avon Barksdale2002 The Wire
as Officer Gordon Wood1997 Oz
as Hector1993 NYPD Blue

Additional Information

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Full Name: Wood Harris
Born: Friday, 10/17 1969 (October) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 54 years + 163 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northern Illinois University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, St. Joseph High School
Siblings: Steve Harris
Other names for Wood Harris (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sherwin David "Wood" Harris"
"Sherwin David Harris"
Wood Harris frequently works together with these people:
Sylvester Stallone (9x, Actor)
Michael B. Jordan (7x, Actor)
Ryan Coogler (7x, Crew)
Chris Provenzano (6x, Crew)
Jim Vickers (6x, Crew)
Alex O'Loughlin (5x, Actor)
David Simon (5x, Crew)
Kanye West (5x, Actor)
Peter M. Lenkov (5x, Crew)
Benjamin Cavell (5x, Crew)
David Wolkove (5x, Crew)
Keenan Coogler (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2723, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024