Black Fictional Characters - Name: Avon Barksdale Played By: Wood Harris Show: The Wire Season 1,2,3,5 Avon Randolph Barksdale is the dominant Heroin dealer in West Side Baltimore, heading the Barksdale Organization.
![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/629f80962bfd828e335d4a99/16:9/w_2560%2Cc_limit/wood-harris_0.jpeg)
Wood Harris Reminisces on 'The Wire,' Acting With Cam'ron and Tupac, and Playing Spencer Haywood in 'Winning Time' | GQ
![Complex on Twitter: ""You do know that Stringer Bell and Avon Barksdale hold the same amount of weight." T.I. uses 'The Wire' comparison to argue he's the real creator of trap music: Complex on Twitter: ""You do know that Stringer Bell and Avon Barksdale hold the same amount of weight." T.I. uses 'The Wire' comparison to argue he's the real creator of trap music:](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_s5b1tXUAAqPjF.jpg)