Sherwin David "Wood" Harris is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as the drug kingpin Avon Barksdaleon the HBO crime drama, The Wire. Harris played Ace in Paid in Full. A high school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 film Remember the Titans. He is also known for playing Brooke Payne on the BET miniseries,The New Edition Story in 2017. Currently he plays Barry Fouray on VH1 miniseries The Breaks.
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Lady in the Lake (2024)
Guest starring as Shell Gordon
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: My story (Aug 23, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: I know who killed Cleo Johnson (Aug 16, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Every time someone turns up dead in that lake, it does seem to lead to you. (Aug 9, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x04: Innocence leaves when you discover cruelty. First in others, then in yourself. (Aug 2, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: I was the first to see her dead. You were the last to see her alive. (Jul 26, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: It has to do with the search for the marvelous. (Jul 19, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: Did you know Seahorses are fish? (Jul 19, 2024) [Special Guest Star]
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
Guest starring as Spencer Haywood
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Promised Land (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Acceptable Loss (May 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: California Dreaming (Apr 24, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Invisible Man (Apr 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Memento Mori (Apr 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Pieces of a Man (Apr 3, 2022)
BMF (2021)
Guest starring as Pat
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Secrets and Lies (Oct 24, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Heroes (Oct 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Love All, Trust Few (Oct 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: See It…Touch It...Obtain It (Sep 26, 2021)
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television* (2017)
Starring as Vince Vincente
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Execution Dependent (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: The Ry Guy Goes to Jail (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: For Your Inconsideration (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: The Rye Chromosome (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: I'm Sorry, She "Class" Passed (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Like and Subscribe (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: The Office Party (Jan 30, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Revival (Jan 30, 2019)
Akil the Fugitive Hunter (2017)
Starring as Narrator
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Aug 31, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Too Many Cooks (Aug 24, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Streets on Fire (Aug 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Lone Gun (Aug 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Parent Trap (Aug 3, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Birds of a Feather (Jul 27, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Bad Medicine (Jul 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: The Fall Guy (Jul 20, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Wildcard (Jul 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Split; Decision (Jul 13, 2017)
Empire (2015)
Starring as Damon Cross
(12 episodes)
- Episode 6x18: Home Is on the Way (Apr 21, 2020)
- Episode 6x17: Over Everything (Apr 14, 2020)
- Episode 6x16: We Got Us (Apr 7, 2020)
- Episode 6x15: Love Me Still (Mar 31, 2020)
- Episode 6x12: Talk Less (Mar 10, 2020)
- Episode 6x11: Can't Truss 'em (Mar 3, 2020)
- Episode 6x10: Cold Cold Man (Dec 17, 2019)
- Episode 6x09: Remember the Music (Dec 3, 2019)
- Episode 6x04: Tell the Truth (Oct 15, 2019)
- Episode 6x03: You Broke Love (Oct 8, 2019)
- Episode 6x02: Got on My Knees to Pray (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 6x01: What is Love (Sep 24, 2019)
Guest starring as Damon Cross
(10 episodes)
- Episode 5x18: The Roughest Day (May 8, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x17: My Fate Cries Out (May 1, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x16: Never Doubt I Love (Apr 24, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x15: A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child (Apr 17, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x14: Without All Remedy (Apr 10, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x13: Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds (Apr 3, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x12: Shift and Save Yourself (Mar 27, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x11: In Loving Virtue (Mar 20, 2019)
- Episode 5x08: Master of What is Mine Own (Nov 28, 2018)
- Episode 5x06: What is Done (Nov 7, 2018)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Wood Harris
- Episode 1x107: Scott Bakula, Wood & Steve Harris, K. Michelle (Feb 25, 2014)
Justified (2010)
Guest starring as Jay
(4 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: Wrong Roads (Mar 11, 2014)
- Episode 5x07: Raw Deal (Feb 25, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: Shot All to Hell (Feb 4, 2014)
- Episode 5x02: The Kids Aren't All Right (Jan 14, 2014)
Southland (2009)
Guest starring as Trinney Day
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: What Makes Sammy Run? (Mar 30, 2010)
- Episode 2x02: Butch and Sundance (Mar 9, 2010)
- Episode 2x01: Phase Three (Mar 2, 2010)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Wood Harris
(2 episodes)
- Episode 18x46: Biographical Dramas: Gran Turismo, The Hill, Big George Foreman (Aug 26, 2023)
- Episode 18x38: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts; Shooting Stars; Never Have I Ever: Season 4 (Jun 10, 2023)
Numb3rs (2005)
Guest starring as Murphy "Pony" Fuñes
- Episode 3x21: The Art of Reckoning (Apr 27, 2007)
The Wire (2002)
Starring as Avon Barksdale
(32 episodes)
- Episode 3x12: Mission Accomplished (Dec 19, 2004)
- Episode 3x11: Middle Ground (Dec 12, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: Reformation (Nov 28, 2004)
- Episode 3x09: Slapstick (Nov 21, 2004)
- Episode 3x08: Moral Midgetry (Nov 14, 2004)
- Episode 3x07: Back Burners (Nov 7, 2004)
- Episode 3x06: Homecoming (Oct 31, 2004)
- Episode 3x05: Straight and True (Oct 17, 2004)
- Episode 3x04: Hamsterdam (Oct 10, 2004)
- Episode 3x02: All Due Respect (Sep 26, 2004)
- Episode 3x01: Time After Time (Sep 19, 2004)
- Episode 2x12: Port in a Storm (Aug 24, 2003)
- Episode 2x07: Backwash (Jul 13, 2003)
- Episode 2x06: All Prologue (Jul 6, 2003)
- Episode 2x05: Undertow (Jun 29, 2003)
- Episode 2x04: Hard Cases (Jun 22, 2003)
- Episode 2x03: Hot Shots (Jun 15, 2003)
- Episode 2x02: Collateral Damage (Jun 8, 2003)
- Episode 2x01: Ebb Tide (Jun 1, 2003)
- Episode 1x13: Sentencing (Sep 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x12: Cleaning Up (Sep 1, 2002)
- Episode 1x11: The Hunt (Aug 18, 2002)
- Episode 1x10: The Cost (Aug 11, 2002)
- Episode 1x09: Game Day (Aug 4, 2002)
- Episode 1x08: Lessons (Jul 28, 2002)
- Episode 1x07: One Arrest (Jul 21, 2002)
- Episode 1x06: The Wire (Jul 7, 2002)
- Episode 1x05: The Pager (Jun 30, 2002)
- Episode 1x04: Old Cases (Jun 23, 2002)
- Episode 1x03: The Buys (Jun 16, 2002)
- Episode 1x02: The Detail (Jun 9, 2002)
- Episode 1x01: The Target (Jun 2, 2002)