Personal Info
Birth date
1969-10-17 (55 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Also known as
Sherwin David "Wood" Harris
Sherwin David Harris
وود هریس
Wood Harris
Biography
An American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO television drama The Wire, and as high-school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 motion picture Remember the Titans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wood Harris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Hawaii Five-0
7.8
Overview:
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.House
8.6
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.NYPD Blue
7
Overview:
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.Justified
7.964
Overview:
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.The Wire
8.6
Overview:
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.Numb3rs
7.052
Overview:
Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.Oz
8
Overview:
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.BMF
8
Overview:
The drug trafficking drama is inspired by the true story of two brothers who rose from the decaying streets of southwest Detroit in the late 1980s and gave birth to one of the most influential crime families in the country. It revolves around brothers Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and Terry "Southwest T" Flenory, who together took their vision beyond the drug trade and into the world of hip-hop. The drama, per Starz, will tell a story about love, family and capitalism in the pursuit of the American dream.FOREVER
6.692
Overview:
Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.Lady in the Lake
6.521
Overview:
When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore in 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course.My Coolest Years
NYR
Overview:
My Coolest Years is a television program that aired on VH1 in which actors, musicians, and other celebrities reminisce about their high school years.Blade Runner 2049
7.583
Overview:
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.The Twilight Zone
7.2
Overview:
A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.The Last O.G.
6.3
Overview:
An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
6.636
Overview:
The LAPD thinks it's a good idea to form a task force partnering actors with homicide detectives.The New Edition Story
7.9
Overview:
Follow the story of R&B pioneers Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill as they navigate fame from their native Boston to Hollywood and beyond.Creed III
7.104
Overview:
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.The Shop
4.9
Overview:
A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.Creed
7.406
Overview:
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.Ant-Man
7.07
Overview:
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.Creed II
7.033
Overview:
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.Space Jam: A New Legacy
6.691
Overview:
When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.Remember the Titans
7.642
Overview:
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.Dredd
6.841
Overview:
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.Akil the Fugitive Hunter
6
Overview:
The loss of his best friend due to gang violence compels a man to change his ways and hunt the most elusive criminals in Los Angeles.As Good as It Gets
7.394
Overview:
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.The Siege
6.303
Overview:
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.One Battle After Another
NYR
Overview:
When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.Paid in Full
6.8
Overview:
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.Shooting Stars
7.803
Overview:
The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's all-time leading scorer.Acting
2025One Battle After Another as Unknown
2025FOREVER (8 Episodes) as Eric Edwards
2024Lady in the Lake (2 Episodes) as Shell Gordon
2023Shooting Stars as Dru Joyce II
2023Creed III as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
2021BMF (4 Episodes) as Pat
2021Space Jam: A New Legacy as Coach C
2020Always and Forever as Danny
2018Creed II as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
2018Gangland: The Musical as Reeby’s Manager
2018The Shop (1 Episode) as Self
2018The Last O.G. (2 Episodes) as Percy
2017Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (8 Episodes) as Vince Vincente
2017Blade Runner 2049 as Nandez
20179/11 as Michael
2017Akil the Fugitive Hunter (4 Episodes) as Wood Harris
2017Once Upon a Time in Venice as The Prince
2017The New Edition Story (3 Episodes) as Brooke Payne
2016The Breaks as Barry Fouray
2015Creed as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
2015Ant-Man as Gale
2013The Watsons Go to Birmingham as Daniel
2012Dredd as Kay
2012The Babymakers as Darrell
2011Joy Road as Tony Smalls
2010Hawaii Five-0 (1 Episode) as Russell Ellison
2010Justified (4 Episodes) as Jay
2010The Avon Barksdale Story as Himself
2009Just Another Day as A-Maze
2009Next Day Air as Guch
2009Dough Boys as Julian France
2009Not Easily Broken as Darnell Gooden
2008Black Poker Stars Invitational (8 Episodes) as Self
2007Southland Tales as Dion Element
20074 Life as Dayvon
2006The Heart Specialist as Dr. Sidney Zachary
2006Dirty as Brax
2005Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2005Train Ride as Will
2005Numb3rs (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004My Coolest Years (1 Episode) as Himself
2004House (1 Episode) as Bowman
2002Paid in Full as Ace
2002The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
2002The Wire (37 Episodes) as Avon Barksdale
2000Rhapsody as Billy Dixon
2000Remember the Titans as Julius Campbell
2000Hendrix as Jimi Hendrix
2000Committed as Chicky
1999Small Vices as Ellis Alves
1998The Siege as Officer Henderson
1998Celebrity as Al Swayze
1997As Good as It Gets as Cafe 24 Busboy
1997Oz (1 Episode) as Officer Gordon Wood
1994Above the Rim as Motaw
1993NYPD Blue (1 Episode) as Hector