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Wood Harris

Acting Born Oct 17, 1969 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

House

as Bowman

Hawaii Five-0

as Russell Ellison
Film

Amélie

as Hector

The Wire

as Avon Barksdale
Film

Jaws

as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
Film

Blade Runner 2049

as Nandez
Film

One Battle After Another

as Laredo
Film

Creed III

as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Film

Space Jam: A New Legacy

as Coach C

Full filmography

  • House (2004) as Bowman
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Russell Ellison
  • NYPD Blue (1993) as Hector
  • The Wire (2002) as Avon Barksdale
  • Empire (2015) as Damon Cross
  • Numb3rs (2005) as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
  • Justified (2010) as Jay
  • Oz (1997) as Officer Gordon Wood
  • Blade Runner 2049 (2017) as Nandez
  • One Battle After Another (2025) as Laredo
  • The Twilight Zone (2002) as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
  • Ant-Man (2015) as Gale
  • BMF (2021) as Pat
  • The Last O.G. (2018) as Percy
  • Creed (2015) as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
  • Creed II (2018) as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
  • Creed III (2023) as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
  • The Shop (2018) as Self
  • Dredd (2012) as Kay
  • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) as Coach C
  • Lady in the Lake (2024) as Shell Gordon
  • As Good as It Gets (1997) as Cafe 24 Busboy
  • Remember the Titans (2000) as Julius Campbell
  • FOREVER (2025) as Eric Edwards