SOUL TV - Happy 53rd Birthday to "Wood" Harris. Born October 17, 1969, He is an actor known for portraying the drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire,
![Wood Harris former star of 'The Wire' gives money to a homeless woman while out in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California Stock Photo - Alamy Wood Harris former star of 'The Wire' gives money to a homeless woman while out in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C3B83Y/wood-harris-former-star-of-the-wire-gives-money-to-a-homeless-woman-C3B83Y.jpg)
Wood Harris former star of 'The Wire' gives money to a homeless woman while out in Beverly Hills Los Angeles, California Stock Photo - Alamy
![Wood Harris Reminisces on 'The Wire,' Acting With Cam'ron and Tupac, and Playing Spencer Haywood in 'Winning Time' | GQ Wood Harris Reminisces on 'The Wire,' Acting With Cam'ron and Tupac, and Playing Spencer Haywood in 'Winning Time' | GQ](https://media.gq.com/photos/629f80962bfd828e335d4a99/master/pass/wood-harris_0.jpeg)
Wood Harris Reminisces on 'The Wire,' Acting With Cam'ron and Tupac, and Playing Spencer Haywood in 'Winning Time' | GQ
![You won't learn everything you need to know about Baltimore from "The Wire," but it's a start | Salon.com You won't learn everything you need to know about Baltimore from "The Wire," but it's a start | Salon.com](https://mediaproxy.salon.com/width/1200/https://media.salon.com/2015/04/the_wire.jpg)