Background
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mattie, a housewife, and John Harris, a bus driver.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mattie, a housewife, and John Harris, a bus driver.
He attended Saint Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a private school known for developing star athletes. He then played linebacker for Northern Illinois University, where he studied drama.
He played Eugene Young on the legal drama The Practice, and Detective Isaiah "Bird" Freeman on the National Broadcasting Company drama, Awake. He is the older brother of Wood Harris. Steve was a running back.
His athletic career was cut short due to a torn ligament in his ankle.
He has done voice work for the animated television show The Batman as Ethan Bennett. He has also 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 television 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 Black Entertainment Television in 2013.
He is currently in the TNT show, "Legends", playing Nelson Gates, the boss of troubled Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Martin Odum (Sean Bean).
He has also played on various teams for the NBAE League.