Wood Harris Filmography

Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A tall, polished actor adept at a broad array of parts and types, Wood Harris grew up amid the impoverished and crime-ridden ghettos of Chicago's West Side -- and reportedly felt intrigued by the many contradictions of the surrounding environment. The young man also felt drawn to acting, and the...Read More

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Next Day Air

Actors: Donald Faison, Wood Harris, Omari Hardwick, Mike Epps, Cisco Reyes

Synopsis: An overnight shipment of drugs winds up being sent to the wrong recipient, prompting a frantic race to recover the package before the contents are discovered in this fast-paced crime comedy starring Donald Faison, Mos Def, and Mike Epps. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

5/8/09
Southland Tales

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Campana

Synopsis: California is at the epicenter of a political and environmental disaster that threatens to destroy the world in this ambitious fusion of comedy, drama, dystopian science fiction, and music from writer and director Richard Kelly, his first film after gaining a cult following with Donnie Darko. In Read More

11/14/07
4 Life

Synopsis: The direct-to-video urban drama 4 Life opens on Ty (Page Kennedy) and Dayvon (Wood Harris) two street chums who formerly controlled all sub-rosa drug operations on the west side of Baltimore, as heads of the collective called 'DFL' (Dogs for Life). When Ty gets picked up by the authorities on Read More

2007
Dirty

Actors: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Clifton Collins, Jr., Cole Hauser, Wyclef Jean, Keith David

Synopsis: Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins Jr. portray a pair of former gang members who trade in their colors for badges, only to discover that life on the other side of the law isn't much different than life on the streets, in Nightstalker director Chris Fisher's tale of crime and corruption in the Read More

2/24/06
The Wire: Season 04

Actors: Dominic West, Clarke Peters, Sonja Sohn

2006
The Wire: Season 03

Actors: Dominic West, Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick

Synopsis: Season three of The Wire continues the series' even-handed dissection of the Baltimore "drug wars," as seen through the eyes of both the police investigators and the drug lords. With charismatic hoodlum Stringer Bell (Idris Elba) emerging as the unofficial leader of the Barksdale drug empire, and Read More

2004
MVP

Actors: Wood Harris, N'Bushe Wright, Roger Guenveur Smith, Obba Babatunde, Kevin Jackson

Synopsis: First-time filmmaker Harry Davis directs the drama MVP from a screenplay by award-winning filmmaker Greg Pak, filmed entirely in southeastern Michigan. Wood Harris stars as Tony Smalls, a public defender in Detroit. Fed up with the legal system, he wants to quit being an attorney and leave town. Read More

2003
The Wire: Season 02

Actors: Dominic West, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick

Synopsis: The Baltimore "drug wars" enter a new phase (with a few diversions along the way) as The Wire launches its second season of 12 hour-long episodes. Although he was instrumental in weakening the Barksdale drug empire during the previous season, narcotics-division detective James McNulty (Dominic West Read More

2003
Paid in Full

Actors: Wood Harris, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Esai Morales, Chi McBride

Synopsis: Paid in Full marks the feature debut of director Charles Stone III, who rose to fame after creating Budweiser's "Wassup" commercials. The urban gangster drama is loosely based on the true story of 1980s Harlem drug kingpins AZ, Rich Porter, and Alpo. (This story was also the basis for a Read More

10/25/02
The Wire: Season 01

Actors: Dominic West, Larry Gilliard, Jr., Wood Harris, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick, Clarke Peters

Synopsis: Setting the tone for all seasons to come, season one of HBO's The Wire divides its attention equally between cops and dealers, offering a fascinatingly objective overview of the Baltimore drug scene. The weekly, hour-long series also pays homage to its spiritual predecessor, Homicide: Life on the Street Read More

2002
Remember the Titans

Actors: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Donald Faison, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst

Synopsis: A high school football coach finds himself fighting for stakes much higher than the State Championship in this drama based on actual events. In 1971, a court order forces three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia (two white, one African-American), to integrate their student bodies and faculties Read More

9/29/00
Train Ride

Actors: Thomas Braxton Jr., Wood Harris, Johnnie Hobbs Jr.

Synopsis: Four college students are forced to pay for their actions after a startling act of violence in this urban drama. Katrina (MC Lyte) is a college freshman who, after attending a big party on campus, is invited to a smaller private get-together being thrown by Will (Wood Harris), a charismatic Read More

2000
The Gold Cup

Actors: Wood Harris, Jim Haynie, Sarah Lassez, O-Lan Jones, Tsai Chin

Synopsis: A Los Angeles cafe is the setting for this ensemble piece performed largely by a group of San Francisco stage actors. Mark (Mark Boone Jr.) is the cafe's reigning caffeine king, churning out lattes for a group of customers that includes bag lady Ma (Tsai Chin), portly Jerry (Michael McShane) Read More

2000
Hendrix

Actors: Wood Harris, Dorian Harewood, Vivica A. Fox

Synopsis: Jimi Hendrix was perhaps the single most groundbreaking guitarist in the history of rock & roll; utilizing feedback, distortion, and effects pedals as integral parts of his sound and not simply as punctuation, Hendrix created a radically new aesthetic for the electric guitar, which combined with Read More

2000
Rhapsody

Actors: Wood Harris, Gina Ravera

Synopsis: A new kingpin in the world of rhythm and blues finds dealing with both success and relationships cause more than a few problems in this drama. Dollar Bill (Wood Harris) is a record producer who after years of struggle has finally reached the top in his field, and Bill and his girlfriend Lenore Read More

2000
As Good As It Gets

Actors: Jesse James, Harold Ramis, Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight

Synopsis: James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News) directed this $50 million-plus romantic comedy, set in Manhattan. Dysfunctional, acid-tongued romance novelist Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson), who suffers from an obsessive-compulsive disorder, takes pride in his ability to offend. At a nearby Read More

1997
NYPD Blue: Moby Greg

Synopsis: The fourth season of NYPD Blue begins with a clean-and-sober Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) finally coping with the death of his son Andy Jr., but obsessing over the care given his baby boy, Theo -- so much so that it seriously affects his work. On the verge of proposing to Diane Russell (Kim Delaney Read More

1996
Above the Rim

Actors: Duane Martin, Leon, Tupac Shakur, David Bailey, Tonya Pinkins

Synopsis: A young aspiring professional basketball player must make some tough decisions in this sports melodrama. Kyle Lee is a talented basketball player in high school. While he waits to find out if he will receive a scholarship to Georgetown he finds himself in a difficult dilemma over a playground Read More

1994