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.
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 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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Filmography (Movies)
One Battle After Another
Character:Laredo
Release Date:23/09/2025
Shooting Stars
Character:Dru Joyce II
Release Date:02/06/2023
Creed III
Character:Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Release Date:01/03/2023
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Character:Coach C
Release Date:08/07/2021
Always and Forever
Character:Danny
Release Date:20/11/2020
Creed II
Character:Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
Release Date:21/11/2018
Gangland: The Musical
Character:Reeby’s Manager
Release Date:04/09/2018
Blade Runner 2049
Character:Nandez
Release Date:04/10/2017
9/11
Character:Michael
Release Date:07/09/2017
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Character:The Prince
Release Date:08/06/2017
The Breaks
Character:Barry Fouray
Release Date:04/01/2016
Creed
Character:Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
Release Date:25/11/2015
Ant-Man
Character:Gale
Release Date:14/07/2015
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Character:Daniel
Release Date:20/09/2013
Dredd
Character:Kay
Release Date:07/09/2012
The Babymakers
Character:Darrell
Release Date:03/08/2012
Joy Road
Character:Tony Smalls
Release Date:21/10/2011
The Avon Barksdale Story
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/03/2010
Just Another Day
Character:A-Maze
Release Date:24/09/2009
Next Day Air
Character:Guch
Release Date:06/02/2009
Dough Boys
Character:Julian France
Release Date:01/02/2009
Not Easily Broken
Character:Darnell Gooden
Release Date:09/01/2009
Southland Tales
Character:Dion Element
Release Date:14/11/2007
4 Life
Character:Dayvon
Release Date:15/05/2007
The Heart Specialist
Character:Dr. Sidney Zachary
Release Date:13/09/2006
Dirty
Character:Brax
Release Date:09/11/2005
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Character:Self (segment "Through the Wire")
Release Date:22/03/2005
Train Ride
Character:Will
Release Date:17/02/2005
Paid in Full
Character:Ace
Release Date:25/10/2002
Rhapsody
Character:Billy Dixon
Release Date:21/10/2000
Remember the Titans
Character:Julius Campbell
Release Date:29/09/2000
Hendrix
Character:Jimi Hendrix
Release Date:17/09/2000
Committed
Character:Chicky
Release Date:28/04/2000
Small Vices
Character:Ellis Alves
Release Date:18/07/1999
The Siege
Character:Officer Henderson
Release Date:06/11/1998
Celebrity
Character:Al Swayze
Release Date:07/09/1998
As Good as It Gets
Character:Cafe 24 Busboy
Release Date:19/12/1997
Above the Rim
Character:Motaw
Release Date:23/03/1994
Television Appearances
FOREVER
Character:Eric Edwards
Lady in the Lake
Character:Shell Gordon
BMF
Character:Pat
The Shop
Character:Self
The Last O.G.
Character:Percy
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Character:Vince Vincente
Akil the Fugitive Hunter
Character:Wood Harris
The New Edition Story
Character:Brooke Payne
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Russell Ellison
Justified
Character:Jay
Black Poker Stars Invitational
Character:Self
Numb3rs
Character:Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
My Coolest Years
Character:Himself
House
Character:Bowman
The Twilight Zone
Character:Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
The Wire
Character:Avon Barksdale
Oz
Character:Officer Gordon Wood
NYPD Blue
Character:Hector
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