Wood Harris
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
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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Born
Oct 17, 1969
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
39 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.5
Known For
Blade Runner 2049
2017
as Nandez
One Battle After Another
2025
as Laredo
Ant-Man
2015
as Gale
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021
as Coach C
As Good as It Gets
1997
as Cafe 24 Busboy
Remember the Titans
2000
as Julius Campbell
Creed
2015
as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Creed II
2018
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Creed III
2023
as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Dredd
2012
as Kay
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