About
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...
Known for
HouseSeries • 2004
Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010
The WireSeries • 2002
NYPD BlueSeries • 1993
Numb3rsSeries • 2005
EmpireSeries • 2015
OzSeries • 1997
Blade Runner 2049Movie • 2017
JustifiedSeries • 2010
One Battle After AnotherMovie • 2025
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2002
BMFSeries • 2021
Ant-ManMovie • 2015
The Last O.G.Series • 2018
CreedMovie • 2015
Lady in the LakeSeries • 2024
Space Jam: A New LegacyMovie • 2021
Creed IIMovie • 2018
FOREVERSeries • 2025
Remember the TitansMovie • 2000
As Good as It GetsMovie • 1997
DreddMovie • 2012
Creed IIIMovie • 2023
The New Edition StorySeries • 2017