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Wood Harris

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Wood Harris is the 8,921st most popular actor (down from 8,091st in 2019), the 13,629th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,992nd in 2019) and the 4,194th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Wood Harris ranks 8,921 out of 13,578. Before him are Tina Desai, BarBara Luna, Laura Birn, Joan Caulfield, Max Minghella, and Taryn Manning. After him are Audrey Meadows, Charlene Choi, Tom Pelphrey, Gen Hoshino, Steve Earle, and Jodie Comer.

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Among people born in 1969, Wood Harris ranks 581. Before him are Tenma Shibuya, 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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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wood Harris ranks 13,633 out of 20,380. Before him are Hyapatia Lee (1960), BarBara Luna (1939), Mark Romanek (1959), Alisha Klass (1972), Joan Caulfield (1922), and Taryn Manning (1978). After him are Audrey Meadows (1922), Norman Thomas (1884), Tom Pelphrey (1982), Bill Browder (1964), Steve Earle (1955), and Maxine Hong Kingston (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wood Harris ranks 4,196. 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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