Steve Harris (actor)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|12|03}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1985–present

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| relatives = Wood Harris (brother)

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Steve Harris (born December 3, 1965) is an American actor. He has played Eugene Young on the legal drama The Practice,{{Cite web|last=Givhan|first=Robin|date=26 September 1999|title=HARRIS CHALLENGES STEREOTYPES ON THE PRACTICE|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-09-26-9909230318-story.html|access-date=2020-09-21|website=South Florida Sun Sentinel|language=en-US}} Detective Isaiah "Bird" Freeman on the NBC drama Awake, and Charles McCarter in Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

For The Practice, Harris was twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Early life

Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of John Henry Harris, a bus driver and Mattie Harris, a housewife. He is the older brother of actor Wood Harris.{{cite news |title=Putting Honor Into 'Practice' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1999/09/05/putting-honor-into-practice/2b329558-d7a9-4e4e-8f07-5c625e573356/?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=5 August 2019 |date=5 September 1999}} He attended St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a private school with a reputation for developing star athletes. Harris was a running back, and later played linebacker for Northern Illinois University, where he studied drama.{{Cite web |date=20 September 2017 |title=Emmy-nominated NIU alum Matt Walsh part of a line of accomplished actors |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/2017/09/20/emmy-nominated-niu-alum-matt-walsh-part-of-a-line-of-accomplished-actors/adfbbec/ |access-date=2020-09-21 |website=Daily Chronicle |language=en}} His athletic career was cut short due to a torn ligament in his ankle.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} After graduating from Northern Illinois University in 1989, Harris obtained a master's degree in acting at the University of Delaware.

Career

Harris appeared on Law & Order and earlier had a role in Homicide: Life on the Street's pilot. In 2006, he appeared in the now-cancelled TV series Heist.{{Cite news|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|date=2006-03-22|title=Dougray Scott and Orlando Jones Are Stars in 2 New Crime Series|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/arts/television/22stan.html|access-date=2020-09-21|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Wilkes|first=Neil|date=11 April 2006|title=NBC pulls plug on 'Heist'|website=Digital Spy |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds31502.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412114246/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds31502.html|archive-date=12 April 2006}} He also appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. He appeared in several episodes of New York Undercover. He has appeared in a number of films including; Quarantine, Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Bringing Down the House,{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} The Rock, The Mod Squad, Takers, and Minority Report.

From 1997 to 2004, Harris starred as Eugene Young in David E. Kelley's legal drama The Practice. He was nominated for 2 Emmys and starred in all 8 seasons.

Harris starred in actress Regina King's directorial debut Let The Church Say Amen which was adapted from ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 best selling novel. The film premiered on Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 2013. He appeared as Nelson Gates, the boss of troubled FBI agent Martin Odum (Sean Bean), in the TV show Legends, which aired on TNT from August 13, 2014 to December 28, 2015.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1985 \| Don't Mess With My Sister \| Radio Announcer \|
1988 \| Seven Hours to Judgment \| Reardon's Van Driver \|
rowspan=2\| 1993 \| Sugar Hill \| Ricky Goggles \|
The Good Policeman \| Big Blue \| Television film
1994 \| Against the Wall \| Cecil \| Television film
1996 \| The Rock \| Private McCoy \|
rowspan=2\| 1997 \| George Wallace \| Neal \| Television film
Lesser Prophets \| Brick Thrower \|
rowspan=2\| 1998 \| Nightmare Street \| Detective Miller \| Television film
Lovers and Liars \| FBI Agent \|
1999 \| The Mod Squad \| Briggs \|
rowspan=2\| 2000 \| King of the World \| Sonny Liston \| Television film
The Skulls \| Detective Sparrow \|
2001 \| Beyond the City Limits \| Troy \|
2002 \| Minority Report \| Jad \|
2003 \| Bringing Down the House \| Widow \|
2004 \| Death and Texas \| Bobby 'Barefoot Bobby' Briggs \|
rowspan=2\| 2005 \| Diary of a Mad Black Woman \| Charles McCarter \|
The Unseen \| Roy \|
2006 \| Silas Hunt: A Documentary \| Narrator \|
2007 \| Protect and Serve \| Dennis Harvey \| Television film
rowspan=3\| 2008 \| Ball Don't Lie \| Rob \|
Quarantine \| Scott Percival \|
Good Behavior \| Will Stone \| Television film
2009 \| 12 Rounds \| FBI Agent George Aiken \|
2010 \| Takers \| Lieutenant Carver \|
2013 \| Let the Church Say Amen \| Simon Jackson \| Television film
rowspan=2\| 2014 \| The Gable 5 \| Lt. Wade \| Short
In Your Eyes \| Giddons \|
2015 \| Chi-Raq \| Ole Duke \|
rowspan=2\| 2017 \| Burning Sands \| Dean Richardson \| {{Cite web \|last=Patten \|first=Dominic \|date=2017-01-21 \|title=Common Joins Sundance Pic Burning Sands As EP, Will Contribute Original Song \|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/common-netflix-sundance-film-festival-burning-sands-1201891023/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
Type A \| Carson \| Television film
2018 \| The First Purge \| Freddy \|{{Cite web \|last=N'Duka \|first=Amanda \|date=2017-10-27 \|title=Blumhouse's Next Purge Chapter Cast Mo McRae, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez, Steve Harris & More \|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/blumhouse-the-purge-4-mo-mcrae-joivan-wade-luna-velez-1202195767/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1985

| Don't Mess With My Sister

| Radio Announcer

1988

| Seven Hours to Judgment

| Reardon's Van Driver

rowspan=2| 1993

| Sugar Hill

| Ricky Goggles

The Good Policeman

| Big Blue

| Television film

1994

| Against the Wall

| Cecil

| Television film

1996

| The Rock

| Private McCoy

rowspan=2| 1997

| George Wallace

| Neal

| Television film

Lesser Prophets

| Brick Thrower

rowspan=2| 1998

| Nightmare Street

| Detective Miller

| Television film

Lovers and Liars

| FBI Agent

1999

| The Mod Squad

| Briggs

rowspan=2| 2000

| King of the World

| Sonny Liston

| Television film

The Skulls

| Detective Sparrow

2001

| Beyond the City Limits

| Troy

2002

| Minority Report

| Jad

2003

| Bringing Down the House

| Widow

2004

| Death and Texas

| Bobby 'Barefoot Bobby' Briggs

rowspan=2| 2005

| Diary of a Mad Black Woman

| Charles McCarter

The Unseen

| Roy

2006

| Silas Hunt: A Documentary

| Narrator

2007

| Protect and Serve

| Dennis Harvey

| Television film

rowspan=3| 2008

| Ball Don't Lie

| Rob

Quarantine

| Scott Percival

Good Behavior

| Will Stone

| Television film

2009

| 12 Rounds

| FBI Agent George Aiken

2010

| Takers

| Lieutenant Carver

2013

| Let the Church Say Amen

| Simon Jackson

| Television film

rowspan=2| 2014

| The Gable 5

| Lt. Wade

| Short

In Your Eyes

| Giddons

2015

| Chi-Raq

| Ole Duke

rowspan=2| 2017

| Burning Sands

| Dean Richardson

| {{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=2017-01-21 |title=Common Joins Sundance Pic Burning Sands As EP, Will Contribute Original Song |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/common-netflix-sundance-film-festival-burning-sands-1201891023/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Type A

| Carson

| Television film

2018

| The First Purge

| Freddy

|{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2017-10-27 |title=Blumhouse's Next Purge Chapter Cast Mo McRae, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez, Steve Harris & More |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/blumhouse-the-purge-4-mo-mcrae-joivan-wade-luna-velez-1202195767/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1993 \| Homicide: Life on the Street \| Bernard \| Episode: "Gone for Goode"
rowspan=3\| 1994 \| Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III \| Magic Magee \| Recurring role
New York Undercover \| Bulldog \| Episode: "The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer"
Law & Order \| Joey 'Dogs' Lang \| Episode: "Wager"
rowspan=4\| 1995 \| Murder One \| Daryl Jackson \| Episode: "Chapter Two"
New York Undercover \| Terry Ellers \| 2 episodes
Dark Eyes \| Jay Staples \| Episode: "Pilot"
Law & Order \| Calvin Tiller \| Episode: "Act of God"
1997 \| Chicago Hope \| A.S.A. Charles Lamb \| Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
1997-2004 \| The Practice \| Eugene Young \| Main cast
1998 \| Ally McBeal \| Eugene Young \| Episode: "The Inmates"
1999 \| Jeopardy! \| Himself/Celebrity Contestant \| Episode: "1999-A Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 4"
rowspan=2\| 2000 \| The List \| Himself \| Episode: "Best TV Theme Songs"
The Wild Thornberrys \| Makai (voice) \| Episode: "Critics Masai"{{cite web \|title=Steve Harris (visual voices guide) \|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Steve-Harris/ \|access-date=November 26, 2024 \|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2002 \| Intimate Portrait \| Himself \| Episode: "LisaGay Hamilton"
2004 \| World Poker Tour \| Himself \| Episode: "Hollywood Home Game I"
2004-06 \| The Batman \| Ethan Bennett / Clayface (voice) \| Recurring role
2005 \| Higglytown Heroes \| Sports Coach Hero (voice) \| Episode: "Havin' a Ball"
rowspan=2\| 2006 \| Heist \| James Johnson \| Main cast
Grey's Anatomy \| Omar Troussant \| Episode: "Time Has Come Today"
2008 \| Eli Stone \| Jayson Turk \| Recurring role (season 1)
2009-10 \| Friday Night Lights \| Virgil Merriweather \| Recurring role (season 4)
rowspan=2\| 2011 \| Harry's Law \| Jeffrey Rollins \| Episode: "Innocent Man"
Eden \| Max Hunt \| Episode: "Pilot"
2012 \| Awake \| Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman \| Main Cast
rowspan=2\| 2014 \| Justified \| Roscoe \| Recurring role (season 5)
Legends \| Nelson Gates \| Main cast (season 1)
2015 \| NCIS \| Gerald Tanner \| Episode: "Cadence"
2017 \| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television \| Captain Jackson #2 \| Episode: "Jane D'oh!"
rowspan=2\| 2018 \| Santa Clarita Diet \| Bill Ramirez \| Episode: "Hailbut!"
The Crossing \| Beaumont \| Recurring cast
rowspan=2\| 2019 \| The Twilight Zone \| Neil Harrison \| Episode: "Replay"
Tales \| McBride \| Episode: "Slippery"
rowspan=2\| 2020 \| Chicago PD \| Brian Rochester \| Episode: "Before The Fall"
Filthy Rich \| Franklin Lee \| Main cast{{Cite web \|last=Andreeva \|first=Nellie \|date=2019-03-07 \|title=Filthy Rich: Steve Harris & Melia Kreiling To Co-Star In Tate Taylor's Fox Drama Pilot \|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/filthy-rich-steve-harris-melia-kreiling-to-co-star-in-tate-taylors-fox-drama-pilot-1202571005/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
2021 \| Law & Order: Organized Crime \| Ellsworth Lee \| Recurring role (season 1)
2021-present \| BMF \| Detective Bryant \| Main cast{{Cite web \|last=Petski \|first=Denise \|date=2020-12-17 \|title=Black Mafia Family: Russell Hornsby, Steve Harris, Kash Doll Join Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's Series On Starz \|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/black-mafia-family-russell-hornsby-steve-harris-kash-doll-curtis-50-cent-jackson-starz-1234658074/ \|access-date=2024-11-26 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
2022 \| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty \| Dr. Thomas Day \| Recurring role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1993

| Homicide: Life on the Street

| Bernard

| Episode: "Gone for Goode"

rowspan=3| 1994

| Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III

| Magic Magee

| Recurring role

New York Undercover

| Bulldog

| Episode: "The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer"

Law & Order

| Joey 'Dogs' Lang

| Episode: "Wager"

rowspan=4| 1995

| Murder One

| Daryl Jackson

| Episode: "Chapter Two"

New York Undercover

| Terry Ellers

| 2 episodes

Dark Eyes

| Jay Staples

| Episode: "Pilot"

Law & Order

| Calvin Tiller

| Episode: "Act of God"

1997

| Chicago Hope

| A.S.A. Charles Lamb

| Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"

1997-2004

| The Practice

| Eugene Young

| Main cast

1998

| Ally McBeal

| Eugene Young

| Episode: "The Inmates"

1999

| Jeopardy!

| Himself/Celebrity Contestant

| Episode: "1999-A Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 4"

rowspan=2| 2000

| The List

| Himself

| Episode: "Best TV Theme Songs"

The Wild Thornberrys

| Makai (voice)

| Episode: "Critics Masai"{{cite web |title=Steve Harris (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Steve-Harris/ |access-date=November 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

2002

| Intimate Portrait

| Himself

| Episode: "LisaGay Hamilton"

2004

| World Poker Tour

| Himself

| Episode: "Hollywood Home Game I"

2004-06

| The Batman

| Ethan Bennett / Clayface (voice)

| Recurring role

2005

| Higglytown Heroes

| Sports Coach Hero (voice)

| Episode: "Havin' a Ball"

rowspan=2| 2006

| Heist

| James Johnson

| Main cast

Grey's Anatomy

| Omar Troussant

| Episode: "Time Has Come Today"

2008

| Eli Stone

| Jayson Turk

| Recurring role (season 1)

2009-10

| Friday Night Lights

| Virgil Merriweather

| Recurring role (season 4)

rowspan=2| 2011

| Harry's Law

| Jeffrey Rollins

| Episode: "Innocent Man"

Eden

| Max Hunt

| Episode: "Pilot"

2012

| Awake

| Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman

| Main Cast

rowspan=2| 2014

| Justified

| Roscoe

| Recurring role (season 5)

Legends

| Nelson Gates

| Main cast (season 1)

2015

| NCIS

| Gerald Tanner

| Episode: "Cadence"

2017

| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

| Captain Jackson #2

| Episode: "Jane D'oh!"

rowspan=2| 2018

| Santa Clarita Diet

| Bill Ramirez

| Episode: "Hailbut!"

The Crossing

| Beaumont

| Recurring cast

rowspan=2| 2019

| The Twilight Zone

| Neil Harrison

| Episode: "Replay"

Tales

| McBride

| Episode: "Slippery"

rowspan=2| 2020

| Chicago PD

| Brian Rochester

| Episode: "Before The Fall"

Filthy Rich

| Franklin Lee

| Main cast{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-03-07 |title=Filthy Rich: Steve Harris & Melia Kreiling To Co-Star In Tate Taylor's Fox Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/filthy-rich-steve-harris-melia-kreiling-to-co-star-in-tate-taylors-fox-drama-pilot-1202571005/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

2021

| Law & Order: Organized Crime

| Ellsworth Lee

| Recurring role (season 1)

2021-present

| BMF

| Detective Bryant

| Main cast{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2020-12-17 |title=Black Mafia Family: Russell Hornsby, Steve Harris, Kash Doll Join Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's Series On Starz |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/black-mafia-family-russell-hornsby-steve-harris-kash-doll-curtis-50-cent-jackson-starz-1234658074/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

2022

| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

| Dr. Thomas Day

| Recurring role

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0004996|Steve Harris}}
[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/steve-harris/175434 Steve Harris on TV Guide]
[http://www.nba.com/nbae/nbae_rosters.html Steve Harris in NBAE]

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