
Wood Harris
Acting
Born: 1969-10-17 Β· Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 (2002β2008). Harris also pl
π¬ Movies (20)

One Battle After Another
2025
Laredo

Shooting Stars
2023
Dru Joyce II

Creed III
2023
Tony 'Little Duke' Evers

Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
Coach C

Always and Forever
2020
Danny

Creed II
2018
Tony 'Little Duke' Evers

Gangland: The Musical
2018
Reebyβs Manager

Blade Runner 2049
2017
Nandez

9/11
2017
Michael

Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
The Prince

The Breaks
2016
Barry Fouray

Creed
2015
Tony 'Little Duke' Burton

Ant-Man
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
πΊ TV Shows (19)

FOREVER
2025
Eric Edwards

Lady in the Lake
2024
Shell Gordon

BMF
2021
Pat

The Shop
2018
Self

The Last O.G.
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
2010
Jay
Black Poker Stars Invitational
2008
Self

Numb3rs
2005
Murphy 'Pony' FuΓ±ez
My Coolest Years
2004
Himself

House
2004
Bowman

The Twilight Zone
2002
Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant

The Wire
2002
Avon Barksdale

Oz
1997
Officer Gordon Wood

NYPD Blue
1993
Hector