Wood Harris
Birth name	Sherwin David Harris
Born	October 17, 1969 (1969-10-17) (age 38) Chicago, Illinois  United States

Wood Harris, born Sherwin David Harris (born October 17, 1969), is an American actor who previously starred in the television drama The Wire. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Mattie Harris, and holds a Bachelors of Arts in Theater Arts from Northern Illinois University (NIU) and a Master of Arts from New York University. He is the younger brother of actor Steve Harris. is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The Wire is a police/crime television drama shown by the HBO cable network in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Northern Illinois University is a public university located in DeKalb, Illinois. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Steve J. Harris (born December 3, 1965) is an African-American actor who has appeared in a number of films including Tyler Perrys Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Rock, The Mod Squad and Minority Report. ...

Career

While enrolled in NYU, Harris starred in his first major film role in the basketball drama Above the Rim, starring opposite Tupac Shakur, and appeared in minor theatrical stage productions of various off-Broadway plays. Above the Rim is a 1994 basketball-drama film, written by Jeff Pollack and Benny Medina, and directed by Jeff Pollack. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. ...

Harris was awarded the New York Film Festival's 1st Run Best Actor Award for his portrayal of "Derrick 'D-Train' Trainer" in Morningside Prep, a thirty minute short movie directed by rising filmmaker, Malcolm Lee. He subsequently guest starred in a variety of television and film venues before portraying legendary guitarist, Jimi Hendrix in Showtime's 2000 movie, Hendrix. The New York Film Festival is the one of the United Statess most prestigious film festivals, first held in 1962 in New York. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... This article is about the pay TV channel. ...

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. The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ... Remember the Titans is an American drama film released in 2000. ...

He starred as Avon Barksdale on the first three seasons of HBO's original series The Wire. He also produced his own debut album, Beautiful Wonderful, which was intended for release in 2005. Most recently, Harris can be seen on Common's 2005 video "Testify" playing a defendant who is double-crossed by his wife. | year = 2007 | title = 'The Wire' Earns Critical Acclaim, Cast Members Expand into Hip-Hop | publisher = ALLHIPHOP.com | url = http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/01/01/18131868.aspx }}</ref> Avon Randolph Barksdale is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire played by actor Wood Harris. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... The Wire is a police/crime television drama shown by the HBO cable network in the United States. ... A debut album is the first released music album by an artist or a band. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ...

Filmography

• Southland Tales (2006)
• MVP (2003)
• Paid in Full (2002)
• The Wire (2002-2006) TV Series
• The Gold Cup (2000)
• Remember the Titans (2000)
• Hendrix (2000) (TV)
• Are You Cinderella? (2000)
• Committed (2000)
• Rhapsody (2000) (TV)
• Train Ride (2000)
• Spenser: Small Vices (1999) (TV)
• The Siege (1998)
• Celebrity (1998)
• As Good as It Gets (1997)
• Above the Rim (1994)

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Guest TV appearances

• The Twilight Zone (2003)
• Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (2002)
• New York Undercover (1998)
• Cosby (1997)
• Oz (1997)
• NYPD Blue (1996)

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References

External links

• Wood Harris at the Internet Movie Database
• Wood Harris at NNDB.com