Actor

Wood Harris

October 17, 1969 · 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.

Notable work

7.1
Ant-Man (2015)
as Gale
7.6
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
as Nandez
7.4
Creed (2015)
as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
8.6
House (2004)
as Bowman
7
Creed II (2018)
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
6.6
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
as Coach C
7.4
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Cafe 24 Busboy
7.3
One Battle After Another (2025)
as Laredo
7.7
Remember the Titans (2000)
as Julius Campbell
7.1
Creed III (2023)
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
8.6
The Wire (2002)
as Avon Barksdale
7.7
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
as Russell Ellison

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