HBO MAXSERIESMOVIESNEW & LAST CHANCESCHEDULEMoreDocumentariesSpecialsSportsPodcastsSIGN INGET HBOMAXHBO MAXSERIESMOVIESNEW & LAST CHANCESCHEDULEMoreDocumentariesSpecialsSportsPodcastsSIGN INGET HBOMAXSIGN INStream all of HBO plus more TV, movies, and Max Originals at no additional cost.SIGN INHBO Max The Wire About Season Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Avon Barksdale Played by Wood Harris Leader of the drug organization that bears his name, Barksdale grew up in the Terrace high-rises and has managed to avoid arrest, remaining a furtive but increasingly powerful force in the Westside drug trade.