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Wood Harris

1969 - Today

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Sherwin David "Wood" Harris (born October 17, 1969) is an American actor. He first garnered attention for his role as Motaw in the Jeff Pollack film Above the Rim (1994), prior to portraying high school football player Julius Campbell in the Walt Disney Pictures film Remember the Titans (2000) and Jimi Hendrix in the Showtime television film Hendrix (2000). He attained further recognition for his portrayal of drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire (2002–2008). Harris also played the role of cocaine dealer Ace, based on the life of Azie Faison, in the crime film Paid in Full in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Wood Harris is the 9,046th most popular actor (down from 8,091st in 2024), the 13,683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,988th in 2019) and the 4,206th most popular American Actor.

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Among people born in 1969, Wood Harris ranks 605. Before him are Natalia Millán, Yasuyuki Moriyama, Tatiana Bulanova, DJ Sammy, Laurent Dufaux, and Earnie Stewart. After him are Javier Manjarín, Phil Masinga, Natalia Valeeva, Joe Carnahan, Adam Delimkhanov, and Sarina Wiegman.

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wood Harris ranks 4,208. Before him are Daniella Alonso (1978), Robert Osborne (1932), Elden Henson (1977), BarBara Luna (1939), Joan Caulfield (1922), and Taryn Manning (1978). After him are Audrey Meadows (1922), Tom Pelphrey (1982), Steve Earle (1955), Donna Dixon (1957), Eric Close (1967), and Marguerite Chapman (1918).

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