Steve Harris is an American actor best known for his role as Eugene Young in the courtroom drama The Practice. He was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his outstanding performance in the series. Detective Isaiah “Bird” Freeman on the renowned NBC police procedural fantasy program Awake is his other prominent role. In 1985, Harris made his professional acting debut in the film Don’t Mess With My Sister.
Steve Harris’s Salary and Net Worth
Steve Harris amassed a sizable fortune from his acting career. According to certain internet sites, his net worth is reported to be $500,000. However, no formal confirmation has been received.
From TV shows, he made roughly $100k per episode, while from movies, he made roughly $150k per film. The following are a few of his box office hits:
| Year | Movies | Budget (US Dollar) | Box-office Collection (US Dollar) | IMDb rating | Starring |
| 1996 | The Rock | $75 million | $335.1 million | 7.4 stars | Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe |
| 2002 | Minority Report | $102 million | $358.4 million | 7.7 stars | Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | $33 million | $164.7 million | 5.6 stars | Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright |
| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | $5.5 million | $50.7 million | 5.7 stars | Kimberly Elise, Shemar Moore, Tamara Taylor, Tiffany Evans |
| 2010 | Takers | $32 million | $69.1 million | 6.2 stars | Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez |
Steve Harris’s Childhood and Education
Steve Harris was born in the United States on December 3, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois. Mattie, a homemaker, and John Harris, a bus driver, are his parents. He and his older brother, Wood Harris, were raised together. He is of Afro-American ethnicity/ethnicity and is an American.
Harris went to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, which is recognized for producing excellent athletes. After that, he enrolled at Northern Illinois University to study drama. He was a linebacker during his college career. His athletic career was going well until he was involved in an accident that caused him to damage his ankle ligament.