Wood Harris

Acting · Born 1969-10-17 in 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 (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…

Filmography

• Dirty as Brax
• Remember the Titans as Julius Campbell
• Dough Boys as Julian France
• Paid in Full as Ace
• The Siege as Officer Henderson
• Just Another Day as A-Maze
• Not Easily Broken as Darnell Gooden
• Dredd as Kay
• Next Day Air as Guch
• The Heart Specialist as Dr. Sidney Zachary