‘Wood Harris’ is an American actor, best known for playing a powerful drug dealer ‘Avon Barksdale’ on ‘HBO’ crime drama ‘The Wire’ (2002-2008).
He made his film debut in the 1994 sports film ‘Above the Rim’ as ‘Motaw.’ His next major role came in the 2000 film, ‘Hendrix.’ He played the legendary rocker ‘Jim Hendrix’ in the film. His portrayal of ‘Julius Campbell’ in ‘Remember the Titans’ earned him a ‘NAACP Image Award’ nomination.
His other notable roles came in films such as ‘Paid in Full’ (2002), ‘The Heart Specialist’ (2006), ‘Just Another Day’ (2009), ‘Ant-Man’ (2015), ‘Creed’ (2017) ’Blade Runner 2049’ (2017), and ‘Creed II’ (2018).
He made his TV debut in ‘NYPD Blue’ in 1996. He is also known for playing ‘Brooke Payne’ in the miniseries ‘The New Edition Story’ in 2017. He also made appearances in show such as ‘Southland ‘(2010), ‘The Breaks’ (2016), and ‘Empire’ (2018).