1. Sherwin David "Wood" Harris was born on October 17,1969 and is an American actor.
15 Facts About Wood Harris
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Wood Harris first garnered attention for his role as Motaw in the Jeff Pollack film Above the Rim, prior to portraying high school football player Julius Campbell in the Walt Disney Pictures film Remember the Titans and Jimi Hendrix in the Showtime television film Hendrix.
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Wood Harris attained further recognition for his portrayal of drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire.
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On television, Wood Harris is known for playing Avon Barksdale in The Wire and Brooke Payne on the BET miniseries The New Edition Story in 2017.
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Wood Harris has 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 and Blade Runner 2049, and the sports drama Creed, along with its sequels Creed II and Creed III.
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Wood Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of seamstress Mattie and bus driver John Henry Wood Harris.
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Wood Harris was given the nickname "Wood" by friends in his neighborhood, because "Sherwin" was too difficult for some to pronounce.
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Wood Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Fine Arts from New York University.
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Wood Harris is the younger brother of actor Steve Harris.
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Wood Harris subsequently guest-starred in a variety of television and film venues before portraying legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in Showtime's 2000 film, Hendrix.
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In 2002, he starred in the Dame Dash produced cult-classic film Paid in Full, based on the true story of three Harlem drug dealers with Wood Harris playing the real-life kingpin Azie Faison.
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Wood Harris starred as Avon Barksdale, loosely based on the real-life Nathan Barksdale, in the HBO's original series The Wire.
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Wood Harris produced his own debut album, Beautiful Wonderful, which was intended for release in 2005.
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In 2009, Wood Harris starred in the film Just Another Day, as a successful fictional rapper named A-maze.
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In 2012, Wood Harris narrated the ESPN 30 for 30 film Benji.