Wood Harris
Highest Rated: 95% Creed (2015)
Lowest Rated: 8% The Babymakers (2012)
Birthday: Oct 17, 1969
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Wood Harris landed his most well-known role playing drug kingpin Avon Barksdale in the critically acclaimed crime series "The Wire" (HBO, 2002-08). It was hardly his first major performance, however. In 1994 Harris made his feature film debut playing Motaw in "Above the Rim," starring Tupac Shakur. He subsequently picked up small parts in several television programs such as the cop show "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005) and the prison drama "Oz" (HBO, 1997-2003). He also starred as groundbreaking guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the Showtime movie "Hendrix" (2000) and appeared in a dramatically meaty role opposite Denzel Washington in the football drama "Remember the Titans" (2000). Both performances brought him considerable attention, leading to his major part on "The Wire." Although none of Harris' post-"Wire" work managed to capitalize on that breakthrough performance in terms of visibility, he nevertheless continued to star in small features like "Dough Boys" (2009), "Next Day Air" (2009) and "Just Another Day" (2009), and popped up in several high-profile television series.
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Wood Harris
Filmography
Movies
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56% |
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Shooting Stars | Dru Joyce (Character) | - | 2023 |
88% |
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Creed III | Tony "Little Duke" Burton (Character) | $156.2M | 2023 |
26% |
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Space Jam: A New Legacy | Coach C (Character) | $70.5M | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ransum Games | Henchman #1 (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gangland: The Musical | Reeby (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Always and Forever | Danny (Character) | $196.3K | 2020 |
83% |
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Creed II | Tony "Little Duke" Burton (Character) | $115.7M | 2018 |
88% |
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Blade Runner 2049 | Nandez (Character) | $91.5M | 2017 |
20% |
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9/11 | Michael (Character) | $172.0K | 2017 |
21% |
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Once Upon a Time in Venice | Prince (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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The Breaks | Barry Fouray (Character) | - | 2016 |
95% |
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Creed | Tony "Little Duke" Burton (Character) | $109.7M | 2015 |
83% |
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Ant-Man | Gale (Character) | $180.2M | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Daniel (Character) | - | 2013 |
80% |
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Dredd | Kay (Character) | $13.3M | 2012 |
8% |
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The Babymakers | Darrell (Character) | $5.2K | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Dough Boys | Julian France (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Just Another Day |
A-Maze (Character), Producer |
- | 2009 |
21% |
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Next Day Air | Guch (Character) | $10.0M | 2009 |
31% |
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Not Easily Broken | Darnell Gooden (Character) | $10.6M | 2009 |
22% |
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Jazz in the Diamond District | Gabriel Marx (Character) | $5.1K | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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4 Life | Dayvon (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Heart Specialist | Dr. Sidney Zachary (Character) | $1.1M | 2006 |
41% |
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Southland Tales |
Dion Warner/ |
$273.4K | 2006 |
22% |
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Dirty | Brax (Character) | $271.1K | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Joy Road | Tony Smalls (Character) | - | 2004 |
53% |
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Paid in Full | Ace (Character) | $3.0M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Train Ride | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Rhapsody | Billy Dixon (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Hendrix | Jimi Hendrix (Character) | - | 2000 |
71% |
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Remember the Titans | Big Ju (Character) | $115.8M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gold Cup | Clayton (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Small Vices | Ellis Alves (Character) | - | 1999 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul of a Nation | Guest | 2021 |
84% | 48% | Empire |
Damon Cross (Character), Damon (Guest Star) |
2018-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Akil the Fugitive Hunter | Narrator | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Breaks | Barry Fouray (Character) | 2017 |
97% | 94% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 106 & Park | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
90% | 98% | Southland | Trinney Day (Guest Star) | 2010 |
90% | 96% | House | Bowman (Guest Star) | 2008 |
94% | 96% | The Wire | Avon Barksdale (Character) | 2002-2004 2006 2008 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
50% | 75% | The Twilight Zone | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Hector (Guest Star) | 1996 |