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