Steve Harris (actor)
| Steve Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 3, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Steve Harris (born December 3, 1965) is an American actor. He played Eugene Young on the legal drama The Practice, and Detective Isaiah "Bird" Freeman on the NBC drama Awake.
Early life
He was born in Chicago, IL, the son of Mattie, a housewife, and John Harris, a bus driver. He is the older brother of Wood Harris. He attended St. Joseph High School in Westchester, IL, a private school known for developing star athletes. Steve was a running back. He then played linebacker for Northern Illinois University, where he studied drama. His athletic career was cut short due to a torn ligament in his ankle.
Career
He has done voice work for the animated television show The Batman as Ethan Bennett. He 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. 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, The Rock, The Mod Squad, Takers, and Minority Report
Harris will star in actress Regina King's directorial debut Let The Church Say Amen which will be adapted from ReShonda Tate Billingsley's 2005 best selling novel. The film is scheduled to premiere on BET in 2013.
He is currently in the TNT show Legends, playing Nelson Gates, the boss of troubled FBI agent Martin Odum (Sean Bean).
Awards
He was nominated six times for an NAACP Image Award for his work on The Practice and won in 2004.
- 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
- 1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
Personal life
He has played basketball on various teams in the NBAE League.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Don't Miss With My Sister | Radio Announcer | |
| 1988 | Seven Hours to Judgment | Van Driver | |
| 1991 | The Good Policeman | Big Blue | |
| 1993 | Sugar Hill | Ricky Goggles | |
| 1994 | Against the Wall | Cecil | Television movie |
| 1996 | The Rock | Private McCoy | |
| 1997 | George Wallace | Neal | Television movie |
| 1998 | Nightmare Street | Detective Miller | Television movie |
| 1998 | Lovers and Liars | FBI Agent | |
| 1999 | The Mod Squad | Briggs | |
| 2000 | King of the World | Sonny Liston | |
| 2000 | The Skulls | Detective Sparrow | |
| 2001 | Beyond the City Limits | Troy | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Jad | |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Widow | |
| 2004 | Death and Texas | Barefoot Bobby Briggs | |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Charles McCarter | Nominated—Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2005 | The Unseen | Roy | |
| 2007 | Protect and Serve | Dennis Harvey | Television movie |
| 2008 | Good Behavior | Will Stone | Television movie |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Rob | |
| 2008 | Quarantine | Scott Percival | |
| 2009 | 12 Rounds | George Aiken | |
| 2010 | Takers | Lt. Carver | |
| 2014 | In Your Eyes | Giddons | |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Ole Duke | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Bernard | Episode: "Gone for Goode" |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Bulldog | Episode: "The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer" |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Joey 'Dogs' Lang | Episode: "Wager" |
| 1994 | Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III | Magic Magee | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Jay Staples | Unsold TV pilot |
| 1995 | Law & Order | Calvin Tiller | Episode: "Act of God" |
| 1995 | Murder One | Daryl Jackson | Episode: "Chapter Two" |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Terry Ellers | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | A.S.A. Charles Lamb | Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter" |
| 1997–2004 | The Practice | Eugene Young | 163 episodes NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series (1998–99) Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (1999–2002, 2005) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1999–2000) Nominated—Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1999–2001) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Eugene Young | Episode: "The Inmates" |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Makai | Episode: "Critics Masai" |
| 2004–2006 | The Batman | Detective Ethan Bennett | 11 episodes |
| 2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Sports Coach Hero | Episode: "Havin' a Ball" |
| 2006 | Heist | James Johnson | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Omar Troussant | Episode: "Time Has Come Today" |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Jayson Turk | 3 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Friday Night Lights | Virgil Merriweather | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Eden | Max Hunt | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Jeffrey Rollins | Episode: "Innocent Man" |
| 2012 | Awake | Detective Isaiah Freeman | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Justified | Roscoe | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Legends | Nelson Gates | Main role; post-production |
| 2015 | NCIS (TV series) | Gerald Tanner | Episode: Cadence (1 episode) |