Acting
Wood Harris
Born Oct 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. 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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One Battle After Another
2025
Thriller · Crime · Comedy
FOREVER
2025
Drama
Lady in the Lake
2024
Drama · Crime
Shooting Stars
2023
Drama
Creed III
2023
Drama · Action
BMF
2021
Drama · Crime
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
Family · Comedy · Adventure
Always and Forever
2020
Thriller
Creed II
2018
Drama · Action
Gangland: The Musical
2018
Drama · Romance
The Last O.G.
2018
Comedy
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
Crime · Action & Adventure · Comedy
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Science Fiction · Drama
9/11
2017
Drama · Thriller
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
2017
Action & Adventure · Crime · Documentary
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
Action · Comedy · Thriller
The New Edition Story
2017
Drama
The Breaks
2016
Drama
Creed
2015
Drama
Ant-Man
2015
Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
Empire
2015
Drama · Soap
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
Family · TV Movie
Dredd
2012
Action · Science Fiction
The Babymakers
2012
Comedy
Joy Road
2011
Crime · Drama
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Justified
2010
Crime · Drama
The Avon Barksdale Story
2010
Documentary · Family
Just Another Day
2009
Action · Adventure · Drama
Next Day Air
2009
Action · Comedy · Crime
Dough Boys
2009
Drama
Not Easily Broken
2009
Drama · Romance
Southland Tales
2007
Science Fiction · Thriller · Comedy
4 Life
2007
Action · Crime · Drama
The Heart Specialist
2006
Comedy · Romance
Dirty
2005
Crime · Drama · Thriller
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2005
Music · Documentary
Train Ride
2005
Drama
Numb3rs
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
House
2004
Drama
Paid in Full
2002
Action · Crime · Drama
The Twilight Zone
2002
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Wire
2002
Crime · Drama
Rhapsody
2000
Romance · Drama
Remember the Titans
2000
Drama
Hendrix
2000
Music · Drama
Committed
2000
Comedy · Drama
Small Vices
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Siege
1998
Drama · Action · Thriller
Celebrity
1998
Drama · Comedy
As Good as It Gets
1997
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Oz
1997
Crime · Drama
Above the Rim
1994
Crime · Drama · Thriller
NYPD Blue
1993
Drama