Who is Wood Harris? Wood Harris Biography and Wiki
Wood Harris is an American actor. He has portrayed the drug kingpin, Avon Barksdale, on the HBO crime drama The Wire, cocaine dealer Ace in Paid in Full and high school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 film Remember the Titans.
Wood Harris Age and Birthday
Wood Harris was born Sherwin David Harris on October 17, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on October 17th every year. Harris will be 51 years old on Oct. 17th, 2020.
Wood Harris Height and Weight
Harris is a man of average stature, he also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos. He stands at a height of 6 feet and 3 inches (1.90). He also weighs 156 lbs (71 kgs).
Wood Harris Education
Harris attended St. Joseph High School, he attended Northern Illinois University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and he later enrolled at New York University and graduated with a Master of Arts.
Wood Harris Parents
He was born to his mother Mattie Mattie Harris, a seamstress and to his father, John Harris, a bus driver.
Wood Harris Siblings
Harris grew up with a brother named Steve Harris. Steve Harris is an American actor. He has played Eugene Young on the legal drama The Practice, Detective Isaiah “Bird” Freeman on the NBC drama Awake and Charles McCarter in Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
Wood Harris Wife
Harris is married to his girlfriend Rebekah Harris in the year 2001 and still has a healthy relationship among them. This couple has 2 children. Harris is highly family-oriented. He mostly loves to play with his children. Since there is a strong bonding between the couples there are no such issues regarding their divorce.
He wants to spend the maximum of his time with his wife and children. According to his wife, Harries is a responsible father and a caring husband. With his silent profile, he has never been spotted in dating any other girls and having fun with the ladies.
Wood Harris Net Worth
Harris has an estimated net worth according to celebrity net worth is $3 million, in 2019. In 2000, the actor landed a role in the movie Remember the Titans which was turned out to be a box office hit grossing $115,654,751 in the U.S. and $136,706,683 worldwide against $30 million production cost. He shared the screen along with Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, and Nicole Ari Parker.
Wood Harris Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Wood Harris.
Wood Harris Bio and Wiki
- Full Names: Sherwin David “Wood” Harris
- Popular As: Wood Harris
- Gender: Male
- Occupation / Profession: Actor
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Black
- Religion: Christianity
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Wood Harris Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 51 years old
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Date of Birth: 17th of October, 1969
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
- Birthday: 17th October
Wood Harris Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Height / How Tall?: 6 Feet 2 Inch
- Weight: 71 kgs
- Eye Color: Black
- Hair Color: Black
Wood Harris Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): John Harris
- Mother: Mattie Harris
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Steve Harris
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife/Spouse: Married to Rebekah Harris
- Children: 2 children
Wood Harris Networth and Salary
- Net Worth: $3 million
- Salary: Under Review
- Source of Income: Acting
Wood Harris House and Cars
- Place of living: New York City, New York, United States of America.
- Cars: Car Brand to be Updated
Wood Harris Career
While enrolled in NIU, Harris starred in his first major film role in the basketball drama Above the Rim, starring opposite Tupac Shakur, and appeared in many theatrical stage productions of various off-Broadway plays. Harris subsequently guest-starred in a variety of television and film venues before portraying legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix in Showtime’s 2000 movie, Hendrix.
Later that year, Harris received his first NAACP Image Award nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” along with the Blockbuster Movie Award nomination for “Favorite Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” for his role as Julius “Big Ju” Campbell in Remember the Titans. 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 Harris playing the real-life kingpin Azie Faison.
He starred as Avon Barksdale, loosely based on the real-life Nathan Barksdale, in the first three seasons of HBO’s original series The Wire, as well as one episode in the fifth season. He also produced his own debut album, Beautiful Wonderful, which was intended for release in 2005.
In June 2008, director Martin Guigui revealed that Harris was cast as Nate “Sweetwater” Clifton in Sweetwater, a movie about the first black player in the NBA.[10] As of March 2018, it is still in pre-production.
In 2009, Harris starred in the film Just Another Day, as a successful fictional rapper named A-maze. The film centers on a clash between a young up-and-coming rapper and an older one at the top of his game, the former played by Jamie Hector (whose character Marlo Stanfield had a similar role with respect to Harris’s character in The Wire).
In 2012, Harris narrated the ESPN 30 for 30 film Benji. In the same year he also played Harold “Mitch” Mitchell in the Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams; alongside Blair Underwood, Nicole Ari Parker, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
In 2015, he reunited with The Wire cast member Michael B. Jordan for Creed, the latest installment of the Rocky franchise, reprising the role in its sequel.
Wood Harris Movies
- 1994 Above the Rim Motaw
- 1997 As Good as It Gets as Cafe 24 Busboy
- 1998 Celebrity as Al Swayze
- The Siege Officer as Henderson
- 2000 Train Ride as Will
- Rhapsody as Billy Dixon
- Committed as Chicky
- Are You Cinderella?
- Remember the Titans as Julius Campbell
- The Gold Cup as Clayton
- 2002 Paid in Full as Ace
- 2004 Joy Road as Tony Smalls
- 2005 Dirty as Brax
- 2006 Southland Tales as Dion Element
- The Heart Specialist as Dr. Sidney Zachary
- 2007 4 Life as Dayvon
- 2008 Jazz in the Diamond District as Gabriel Marx
- 2009 Not Easily Broken as Darnell Gooden
- Dough Boys as Julian France
- Next Day Air as Guch
- Just Another Day as A-Maze
- 2012 The Babymakers as Darrell
- Dredd as Kay
- Benji as Himself
- 2015 Ant-Man as Gale
- Creed as Tony “Little Duke” Evers
- 2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice as Prince
- 9/11 as Michael
- Blade Runner 2049 as Nandez
- 2018 Creed II as Tony “Little Duke” Evers
Wood Harris Television
- 1996 NYPD Blue as Hector
- 1997 Oz as Officer Gordon Wood
- 1997 Cosby as Tony
- 1998 New York Undercover Shadow
- 1999 Spenser: Small Vices as Ellis Alves
- 2000 Hendrix as Jimi Hendrix
- 2003 The Twilight Zone as Marvin Gardens / Dwayne Grant
- 2007 Numb3rs as Murphy ‘Pony’ Fuñez
- 2002–08 The Wire as Avon Barksdale
- 2008 House as Bowman
- 2009 Played by Fame
- 2010 Southland as Trinney Day
- 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Russell Ellison
- 2013 The Watsons Go to Birmingham as Daniel Watson
- 2014 Justified as Jay
- 2017 The Breaks as Barry Fouray
- 2017 The New Edition Story as Brooke Payne
- 2018–20 Empire as Damon Cross
- 2019 Ryan Hanson Solves Crimes on Television* as Vince Vincetti
Frequently Asked Questions About Wood Harris
Who is Wood Harris?
Harris is an American actor. He has portrayed the drug kingpin, Avon Barksdale, on the HBO crime drama The Wire, cocaine dealer Ace in Paid in Full and high school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 film Remember the Titans.
How old is Wood Harris?
Harris was born on the 17th of October, 1969, therefore, his zodiac sign is Libra and he celebrates his birthday on the 17th of October each year. He is 51 years as of 2020
How tall is Wood Harris?
Harris stands at a height of 1.90m.
Is Wood Harris married?
Harris is a married man and he is currently married to Rebekah Harris and they got married in 2001.
How much is Wood Harris worth?
Harris has an approximate net worth of $3 million. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.
Where does Wood live?
He is a resident of New York City, New York, United States of America, we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.
Is Harris dead or alive?
Wood is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.