Person
Wood Harris
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1969
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Sherwin David "Wood" Harris, Sherwin David Harris, وود هریس
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 (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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4 Works in the catalog credit them.
Filmography
FOREVERTV · 2025 · as Eric Edwards · 8 episodes
One Battle After AnotherFilm · 2025 · as Laredo
Lady in the LakeTV · 2024 · as Shell Gordon · 2 episodes
Creed IIIFilm · 2023 · as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Shooting StarsFilm · 2023 · as Dru Joyce II
BMFTV · 2021 · as Pat · 4 episodes
Space Jam: A New LegacyFilm · 2021 · as Coach C
Always and ForeverFilm · 2020 · as Danny
Creed IIFilm · 2018 · as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Gangland: The MusicalFilm · 2018 · as Reeby’s Manager
The Last O.G.TV · 2018 · as Percy · 2 episodes
The ShopTV · 2018 · as Self · 1 episode
9/11Film · 2017 · as Michael
Akil the Fugitive HunterTV · 2017 · as Wood Harris · 4 episodes
Blade Runner 2049Film · 2017 · as Nandez
Once Upon a Time in VeniceFilm · 2017 · as The Prince
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on TelevisionTV · 2017 · as Vince Vincente · 8 episodes
The New Edition StoryTV · 2017 · as Brooke Payne · 3 episodes
The BreaksFilm · 2016 · as Barry Fouray
Ant-ManFilm · 2015 · as Gale
CreedFilm · 2015 · as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
EmpireTV · 2015 · as Damon Cross · 28 episodes
The Watsons Go to BirminghamFilm · 2013 · as Daniel
DreddFilm · 2012 · as Kay
The BabymakersFilm · 2012 · as Darrell
Joy RoadFilm · 2011 · as Tony Smalls
Hawaii Five-0TV · 2010 · as Russell Ellison · 1 episode
JustifiedTV · 2010 · as Jay · 4 episodes
The Avon Barksdale StoryFilm · 2010 · as Himself
Dough BoysFilm · 2009 · as Julian France
Just Another DayFilm · 2009 · as A-Maze
Next Day AirFilm · 2009 · as Guch
Not Easily BrokenFilm · 2009 · as Darnell Gooden- Black Poker Stars InvitationalTV · 2008 · as Self – Player · 8 episodes
4 LifeFilm · 2007 · as Dayvon
Southland TalesFilm · 2007 · as Dion Element
The Heart SpecialistFilm · 2006 · as Dr. Sidney Zachary
DirtyFilm · 2005 · as Brax
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]Film · 2005 · as Self (segment "Through the Wire")- Numb3rsTV · 2005 · as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez · 1 episode
Train RideFilm · 2005 · as Will
HouseTV · 2004 · as Bowman · 1 episode- My Coolest YearsTV · 2004 · as Himself · 1 episode
Paid in FullFilm · 2002 · as Ace
The Twilight ZoneTV · 2002 · as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant · 1 episode- The WireTV · 2002 · as Avon Barksdale · 38 episodes
CommittedFilm · 2000 · as Chicky
HendrixFilm · 2000 · as Jimi Hendrix
Remember the TitansFilm · 2000 · as Julius Campbell
RhapsodyFilm · 2000 · as Billy Dixon
Small VicesFilm · 1999 · as Ellis Alves
CelebrityFilm · 1998 · as Al Swayze
The SiegeFilm · 1998 · as Officer Henderson
As Good as It GetsFilm · 1997 · as Cafe 24 Busboy
OzTV · 1997 · as Officer Gordon Wood · 1 episode
Above the RimFilm · 1994 · as Motaw
NYPD BlueTV · 1993 · as Hector · 1 episode- Weekend WarriorsFilm · Acting
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