- Birth Date:December 3rd, 1965 - Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits: Acting
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With his bald pate and imposing frame -- the press once listed him as 6' tall and 215 pounds -- actor Steve Harris found it relatively easy to usher in a threatening and dominating screen presence when necessary, so it was scarcely surprising that he often found himself cast as heavies on both sides of the law in films such as Street Hunter (1990), The Mod Squad (1999), and The Skulls. Harris escaped from the confines of that typecast, however (and netted a substantial amount of critical attention) with two roles: that of mythical heavyweight Sonny Liston in the 2000 telemovie Muhammad Ali: King of the World, directed by John Sacret Young, and that of defense attorney Eugene Young on the ABC legal drama series The Practice (beginning in 1997). The smashing success of that program opened up many doors for the actor, including roles in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller Minority Report (2002) and the urban seriocomedy Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005). With the grisly horror outing Quarantine (2008) and the Renny Harlin-directed actioner 12 Rounds (2009), it seemed that Harris' career had come full circle.
A native of the Chicago suburb of Westchester, IL, Harris grew up as the son of a homemaker and a bus driver. He initially embarked on a promising football career, with the position of linebacker at Northern Illinois University, but torn ligaments in his ankles made it impossible for him to continue, and he instead hearkened off to the stage, establishing his dramatic roots behind the footlights with roles in regional productions of Julius Caesar and Macbeth. ~ Nathan Southern
A native of the Chicago suburb of Westchester, IL, Harris grew up as the son of a homemaker and a bus driver. He initially embarked on a promising football career, with the position of linebacker at Northern Illinois University, but torn ligaments in his ankles made it impossible for him to continue, and he instead hearkened off to the stage, establishing his dramatic roots behind the footlights with roles in regional productions of Julius Caesar and Macbeth. ~ Nathan Southern
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LegendsTV (1 episode)
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Series Premiere...Yates, director of CIA Task Force
Nov 30, 2013
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AwakeTV (13 episodes)-
Turtles All the Way Down...Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
May 24, 2012 -
Two Birds...Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
May 17, 2012 -
Say Hello to My Little Friend...Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
May 10, 2012 -
Slackwater...Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
May 3, 2012 -
Game Day...Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
Apr 26, 2012 -
Nightswimming...Detective Isaiah 'Bird' Freeman
Apr 19, 2012
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Harry's LawTV (1 episode)-
Innocent Man...Jeffrey Rollins
Jan 31, 2011
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Takers (2010) ...Lt. Carver
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Friday Night LightsTV (5 episodes)-
I Can't...Virgil Merriweather
Jan 20, 2010 -
Toilet Bowl...Vernon Merriweather
Jan 6, 2010 -
Stay...Vernon Merriweather
Dec 9, 2009 -
A Sort of Homecoming...Vernon Merriweather
Nov 18, 2009 -
After the Fall...Vernon Merriweather
Nov 4, 2009
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Eli StoneTV (4 episodes)-
Flight Path...Jayson Turk (3 episodes, 2008)
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Praying for Time...Jayson Turk
Mar 20, 2008 -
Heal the Pain...Jayson Turk
Mar 13, 2008 -
Something to Save...Jayson Turk
Mar 6, 2008
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