Biography
Wood Harris
Acting
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 (2002–2…
Career works
58
Movies
39
Series
19
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
10/17/1969
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
One Battle After Another
2025 · 7.3
Shooting Stars
2023 · 7.8
Creed III
2023 · 7.1
Space Jam: A New Legacy
2021 · 6.6
Always and Forever
2020 · 5.7
Creed II
2018 · 7.0
Gangland: The Musical
2018
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · 7.6
9/11
2017 · 5.1
Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017 · 5.2
The Breaks
2016 · 5.2
Creed
2015 · 7.4
Ant-Man
2015 · 7.1
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013 · 6.8
Dredd
2012 · 6.9
Series
FOREVER
2025 · 6.7
Lady in the Lake
2024 · 6.6
BMF
2021 · 8.0
The Shop
2018 · 5.3
The Last O.G.
2018 · 6.3
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017 · 6.6
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
2017 · 6.0
The New Edition Story
2017 · 7.8
Empire
2015 · 7.1
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · 7.7
Justified
2010 · 8.0
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Black Poker Stars Invitational
2008
Numb3rs
2005 · 7.0
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My Coolest Years
2004 · 7.0
House
2004 · 8.6