Biography
Wood Harris is an American actor. Born Sherwin David Harris in Chicago, Illinois, on 17 October 1969, he trained at Northern Illinois University and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. His brother is actor Steve Harris.
He first received attention for his role as Motaw in Above the Rim (1994). He is known for portraying Julius Campbell in Remember the Titans (2000), Avon Barksdale in the HBO series The Wire (2002–2008), and Tony 'Little Duke' Evers in Creed (2015), Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023). Other film credits include Ant-Man (2015), Dredd (2012), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and One Battle After Another (2025).
