Wood Harris Net Worth

What Is Wood Harris's Net Worth?

Wood Harris is an American actor, producer, and musician who has a net worth of $500 thousand. Wood Harris is probably best known for playing the iconic role of Avon Barksdale in the acclaimed HBO drama "The Wire."

Harris continued to build on his success from The Wire with various film and television roles. He appeared in notable movies like "Creed" (2015) and its sequel "Creed II" (2018), playing Tony "Little Duke" Burton. On TV, he had recurring roles in series such as "Southland" and "The Breaks." Harris also starred in the BET series "The New Edition Story" as Brooke Payne. He appeared in Empire as Damon Cross and had a role in the 2021 film "Space Jam: A New Legacy."

Early Life

Wood Harris was born Sherwin David Harris on October 17, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. His older brother is actor Steve Harris, who starred as Eugene Young on the ABC legal drama "The Practice." They are the children of John Harris, who worked as a bus driver, and seamstress Mattie Harris. Wood attended St. Joseph High School in Chicago, where he was a member of the school basketball team. He attended Northern Illinois University, graduating with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. Harris went on to New York University and obtained a Master of Arts. At the time, he expressed an interest in going into the music industry.

Career

Wood's first major movie role was opposite Tupac Shakur and Duane Martin in the 1994 basketball film "Above the Rim." He also appeared in several off-Broadway productions.

Towards the end of the nineties, Harris appeared in a string of blockbusters, including "As Good As It Gets" (1998), starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, and Woody Allen's 1998 comedy film "Celebrity." Wood was awarded the New York Film Festival's 1st Run Best Actor Award for his performance in the short film "Morningside Prep." The thirty-minute film was directed by basketball player/budding filmmaker Malcolm Lee. In 2000, Harris landed the lead role in the film "Hendrix," portraying the legendary guitarist. In the same year, Wood starred in "Remember the Titans," for which he received two nominations: NAACP Image Award and Blockbuster Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. In 2002, Harris starred in Damon Dash's film "Paid in Full." Starting in 2005, he portrayed drug kingpin Avon Barksdale in HBO's drama "The Wire," which many consider his breakthrough role. Wood portrayed Barksdale for the first three seasons of the show, in addition to one episode in season five. He received much critical acclaim for his performance.

In 2005, Harris produced his first album, titled "Beautiful Wonderful." He was cast in 2008 in Martin Guigui's "Sweetwater," a film centered around the first black player in the NBA. The following year, he starred as the fictional rapper A-maze in the film "Just Another Day." Harris narrated the ESPN "30 for 30" film "Benji" in 2012 and later that year took part in the Broadway revival of the classic Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire." He portrayed Harold "Mitch" Mitchell in the revival. In 2015, Harris played the role of Gale in Marvel's "Ant-Man" and also reunited with "The Wire" fellow cast member Michael B. Jordan in "Creed," a new installment of the "Rocky" franchise, in which he played the role of Tony "Little Duke" Evers. He reprised his role in the sequel, "Creed II," in 2018. Later that year, he played Reeby in "Gangland: The Musical." Harris played Danny in the 2020 film "Always and Forever," and in 2021, he appeared in the films "Ransun Games" and "Space Jam: A New Legacy."

Among his notable TV appearances, Wood appeared as Damon Cross from 2018 to 2020 in the show "Empire." He also has appeared on the television shows "Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television," "The New Addition Story," "The Watsons Go to Birmingham," "Winning Time," and others.

Personal Life

Wood has been married to Rebekah Harris since 2002. They have two children, and the family splits their time between New York and California.