---
name: "Wood Harris"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wood-harris"
fi1m_id: "wood-harris"
imdb_id: "nm0365445"
tmdb_id: 65829
wikidata_id: "Q1321005"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 October 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-09-27T08:57:02.066528+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Wood Harris

## Identity

Wood Harris

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wood-harris
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** wood-harris
- **IMDb ID:** nm0365445
- **TMDB ID:** 65829
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1321005
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Harris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365445/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65829

Actor. Born 17 October 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 October 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Sherwin David "Wood" Harris, Sherwin David Harris, وود هریس
- **Frequently works with:** [Michael B. Jordan](https://film.one/person/michael-b-jordan.md), [Tessa Thompson](https://film.one/person/tessa-thompson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 90 (1), 2010s 75 (4), 2020s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 4, Action 3, Sport 3, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,965m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Harris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1321005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0365445/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65829

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90), [*One Battle After Another*](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md) (87)
- **Disney+:** [*Creed III*](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md) (72), [*Ant-Man*](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md) (67)
- **Apple TV:** [*Creed II*](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md) (64), [*Lady in the Lake*](https://film.one/tv/lady-in-the-lake-2024.md) (57)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Wood Harris

> Wood Harris gives tough men and mentors a quiet credibility. We rate him most highly in *The Wire*, where his restraint makes a drug boss’s calculations worth following as closely as the work of the police.

In *The Wire* (2002), Wood Harris lets us watch Avon Barksdale calculate. Beside Idris Elba’s Stringer Bell, he makes the pressures of the drug trade worth following in the same detail as the police work. We were absorbed by these men because Harris and Elba made their decisions intelligible without asking us to approve of them. Harris is understated, but there is plenty in the performance for us to pay attention to.

Crime and sport have supplied much of his work, and both suit his ability to make authority feel credible. After *Above the Rim* (1994), he gained wider notice opposite Denzel Washington in *Remember the Titans* (2000), before taking the lead as Ace in *Paid in Full* (2002). That year also brought Avon, giving his restrained acting room to hold our attention over a television series. The later *Creed* trilogy (2015–2023) found another use for that authority in the mentor Tony ‘Little Duke’ Evers.

Michael B. Jordan’s *Creed III* (2023) is a good fit for him, with limits imposed by the film around him. Returning as Little Duke, Harris supplies the grounded mentor the role calls for. The fights are inventive, but the story is hurried; Harris’s credibility cannot give the drama the time it needs.

Harris also plays Laredo in Paul Thomas Anderson’s *One Battle After Another* (2025), a chase film we recommend despite its cartoonish villains. For the fullest reason to seek him out, though, we return to Avon. In *The Wire*, he and Elba help keep an account of Baltimore’s drug trade from turning into a lecture, because we remain interested in the person speaking. Start there, provided there is patience on the sofa for a demanding programme.

## 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).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *One Battle After Another* (2025), Fi1m 87, as Laredo — [page](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md)
- *Lady in the Lake* (2024), Fi1m 57, as Shell Gordon — [page](https://film.one/tv/lady-in-the-lake-2024.md)
- *Creed III* (2023), Fi1m 72, as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers — [page](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md)
- *Creed II* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers — [page](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Fi1m 83, as Nandez — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Ant-Man* (2015), Fi1m 67, as Gale — [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Creed* (2015), Fi1m 85, as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton — [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Avon Barksdale — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Fi1m 77, as Cafe 24 Busboy — [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Officer Gordon Wood — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *One Battle After Another* (2025), as Laredo — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md)
- *FOREVER* (2025), series, as Eric Edwards
- *Lady in the Lake* (2024), series, as Shell Gordon — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/tv/lady-in-the-lake-2024.md)
- *Shooting Stars* (2023), as Dru Joyce II
- *Creed III* (2023), as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/creed-iii.md)
- *BMF* (2021), series, as Pat
- *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021), as Coach C
- *Always and Forever* (2020), as Danny
- *Creed II* (2018), as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/creed-ii.md)
- *Gangland: The Musical* (2018), as Reeby’s Manager
- *The Last O.G.* (2018), series, as Percy
- *Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television* (2017), series, as Vince Vincente
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), as Nandez — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *9/11* (2017), as Michael
- *Akil the Fugitive Hunter* (2017), series, as Wood Harris
- *Once Upon a Time in Venice* (2017), as The Prince
- *The New Edition Story* (2017), series, as Brooke Payne
- *The Breaks* (2016), as Barry Fouray
- *Creed* (2015), as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/creed.md)
- *Ant-Man* (2015), as Gale — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/ant-man.md)
- *Empire* (2015), series, as Damon Cross
- *The Watsons Go to Birmingham* (2013), as Daniel
- *Dredd* (2012), as Kay
- *The Babymakers* (2012), as Darrell
- *Joy Road* (2011), as Tony Smalls
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Russell Ellison — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Justified* (2010), series, as Jay — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Just Another Day* (2009), as A-Maze
- *Next Day Air* (2009), as Guch
- *Dough Boys* (2009), as Julian France
- *Not Easily Broken* (2009), as Darnell Gooden
- *Southland Tales* (2007), as Dion Element
- *4 Life* (2007), as Dayvon
- *The Heart Specialist* (2006), as Dr. Sidney Zachary
- *Dirty* (2005), as Brax
- *Train Ride* (2005), as Will
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Murphy 'Pony' Fuñez
- *House* (2004), series, as Bowman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Paid in Full* (2002), as Ace
- *The Twilight Zone* (2002), series, as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
- *The Wire* (2002), series, as Avon Barksdale — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Rhapsody* (2000), as Billy Dixon
- *Remember the Titans* (2000), as Julius Campbell
- *Hendrix* (2000), as Jimi Hendrix
- *Committed* (2000), as Chicky
- *Small Vices* (1999), as Ellis Alves
- *The Siege* (1998), as Officer Henderson
- *Celebrity* (1998), as Al Swayze
- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), as Cafe 24 Busboy — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Officer Gordon Wood — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Above the Rim* (1994), as Motaw
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Hector — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Weekend Warriors*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Wood Harris](https://film.one/media/person/7953/gallery-a78f67814eda.jpg) Wood Harris — Senior Airman Jet Fabara, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Wood_harris_air_force1.jpg/1280px-Wood_harris_air_force1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Wood Harris](https://film.one/media/person/7953/gallery-5d338ab3ebcc.jpg) Wood Harris — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2001: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *Remember the Titans*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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