Wood Harris is a famous actor born on 17 October 1969 in Chicago, Illinois. Harris is mostly known for his commendable work in the American movie industry. His best work includes his role in the television series ‘the Wire’ as Avon Barksdale and in ‘Remember the Titans’ as Julius Campbell.
In 1994, Wood Harris got the role of main lead for the first time in a sports movie ‘Above the Rim’. After the success of this American film, Harris appeared in many theatrical dramas as a guest actor as well as the main lead. Some Wood Harris movies that were the biggest hits in the Hollywood industry include ‘Hendrix’ (2011), ‘Paid in Full’ (2002), ‘Just Another Day’ (2009), ‘Benji’ (2012), and ‘Creed’ (2015).
Wood Harris has appeared in more than 40 movies and has been nominated for the award of “Favorite Supporting Actor” owing to his exceptional performance in ‘Remember the Titans’ as a ‘Big Ju’. In the year 2000, the actor won an award for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actor’ which was presented by the “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”.
Wood Harris is all set to reprise his role of Tony “Little Duke” Evers in the third sequel of the American sports movie “Creed”.