Wood Harris
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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Movies (39)
One Battle After Another
2025 · Laredo
Estrellas Fugaces
2023 · Dru Joyce II
Creed III
2023 · Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Space Jam: Una nueva era
2021 · Coach C
Por Siempre Y Para Siempre
2020 · Danny
Creed 2: Defendiendo el Legado
2018 · Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Gangland: The Musical
2018 · Reeby’s Manager
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · Nandez
9/11
2017 · Michael
Secuestro en Venice
2017 · The Prince
The Breaks
2016 · Barry Fouray
Creed. Corazón de campeón
2015 · Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Ant-Man: El hombre Hormiga
2015 · Gale
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013 · Daniel
Dredd
2012 · Kay
The Babymakers
2012 · Darrell
Joy Road
2011 · Tony Smalls
The Avon Barksdale Story
2010 · Himself
Just Another Day
2009 · A-Maze
Next Day Air
2009 · Guch
Dough Boys
2009 · Julian France
Difícil de romper
2009 · Darnell Gooden
Las Horas Perdidas
2007 · Dion Element
4 Life
2007 · Dayvon
The Heart Specialist
2006 · Dr. Sidney Zachary
Corrupción sin salida
2005 · Brax
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2005 · Self (segment "Through the Wire")
Train Ride
2005 · Will
Pagado por completo
2002 · Ace
Rhapsody
2000 · Billy Dixon
Duelo de Titanes
2000 · Julius Campbell
Hendrix
2000 · Jimi Hendrix
Una mujer comprometida
2000 · Chicky
Small Vices
1999 · Ellis Alves
The Siege
1998 · Officer Henderson
Celebrity
1998 · Al Swayze
As Good as It Gets
1997 · Cafe 24 Busboy
Above the Rim
1994 · Motaw
Weekend Warriors
TV shows (19)
Por siempre
2025 · Eric Edwards
La mujer en el lago
2024 · Shell Gordon
Black Mafia Family
2021 · Pat
The Shop: Uninterrupted
2018 · Self
The Last Original Gangster
2018 · Percy
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017 · Vince Vincente
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
2017 · Wood Harris
The New Edition Story
2017 · Brooke Payne
Empire
2015 · Damon Cross
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Russell Ellison
Justified: La ley de Raylan
2010 · Jay
Black Poker Stars Invitational
2008 · Self – Player
Numb3rs
2005 · Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
My Coolest Years
2004 · Himself
Dr. House
2004 · Bowman
La Dimensión Desconocida
2002 · Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
Los Vigilantes
2002 · Avon Barksdale
Oz
1997 · Officer Gordon Wood
NYPD Blue
1993 · Hector