Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 10, 1949
Place of Birth:
Newport News, Virginia, USA
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Frankie Faison
Biography
Frankie Faison is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell in HBO's television series "The Wire", and as Barney Matthews in the "Hannibal Lecter" franchise. He studied Drama at Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, and graduated from New York Universities' Acting Program.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beyond the Rush | Arthur Yearwood |
| 2022 | Till | John Carthan |
| 2021 | The Timekeepers of Eternity | Don Gaffney (archive footage) |
| 2021 | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. |
| 2021 | Fatherhood | Mike |
| 2021 | Redemption in Cherry Springs | Joe |
| 2020 | I'm Your Woman | Art |
| 2020 | The Oedipus Project | Shepherd |
| 2019 | The Grudge | William Matheson |
| 2018 | An Actor Prepares | Deacon Frank Dodge |
| 2017 | The Case for Christ | Joe Dubois |
| 2017 | The Sounding | Roland |
| 2016 | An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win | Frank Ellison |
| 2014 | Away From Here | Carl |
| 2014 | Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow | |
| 2013 | Tio Papi | Gilly |
| 2013 | Danger Word | Grandpa Joe |
| 2012 | Cowgirls n' Angels | Augustus |
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Lenny Davis |
| 2011 | The Cookout 2 | JoJo Anderson |
| 2009 | Adam | Harlan |
| 2009 | Splinterheads | Pope |
| 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Rhamus Twobellies |
| 2009 | For Sale By Owner | Gene Woodman |
| 2009 | Breaking Point | Richter Green |
| 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #42 |
| 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later | Self |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns | L.B. |
| 2008 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Ticket Salesman |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Travis |
| 2007 | Tapping the Wire | Self |
| 2007 | Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary | Barney |
| 2006 | Premium | Phil |
| 2005 | America Brown | Coach Bryant |
| 2004 | In Good Company | Corwin |
| 2004 | White Chicks | Elliott Gordon |
| 2004 | Highwaymen | Will Macklin |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Jojo Andersen |
| 2004 | Messengers | Tom Mabry |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Jim Lewis |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Barney |
| 2002 | A Little Inside | Tom Donner |
| 2002 | Showtime | Lt. Winship |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Barney Matthews |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Whitney Daniels |
| 2001 | Call Me Claus | Dwayne |
| 2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Dick Lacey |
| 2001 | The Sleepy Time Gal | Jimmy Dupree |
| 2001 | Gina, An Actress, Age 29 | Albert |
| 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal | Self |
| 2000 | Where the Money Is | Security Guard |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Det. Paretti |
| 1999 | Oxygen | Phil Kline |
| 1998 | Jaded | Henry Broker |
| 1997 | Julian Po | Sheriff Leon |
| 1997 | Albino Alligator | Agent Marv Rose |
| 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Detective Ron Lewis |
| 1996 | The Stupids | The Lloyd |
| 1996 | Mother Night | Robert Sterling Wilson |
| 1995 | Heading Home | Horace Jones |
| 1995 | Roommates | Professor Martin |
| 1994 | The Spider and the Fly | Lt. Turner |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Police Chief |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Joseph |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing | Madigan |
| 1992 | Freejack | Eagle Man |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Barney |
| 1991 | City of Hope | Levonne |
| 1990 | Common Ground | Otis Debnam |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Zack Monroe |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Coconut Sid |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Eulogist |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Landlord |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Handy |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | James |
| 1986 | Manhunter | Lt. Fisk |
| 1984 | Exterminator 2 | Be Gee |
| 1984 | C.H.U.D. | Sgt. Parker |
| 1983 | Sessions | Intern |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Electrician |
| 1982 | Cat People | Det. Brandt |
| 1982 | Hanky Panky | Cop Driver |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Gang Member No. 1 |
| 1981 | Permanent Vacation | Man in Lobby |
| 1974 | King Lear | Captain |
| White Chicks 2 | Chief.Elliott Gordon |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Buck Manzell |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Christopher 'Cutty' Clark |
| 2021 | The Upshaws | Clarence |
| 2019 | The Village | Ron Davis |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Christopher 'Cutty' Clark |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | Mr. Johnson |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Pastor Jeremiah Easton |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage | Henry 'Pop' Hunter |
| 2016 | Bull | Lee Donaldson |
| 2015 | The Expanse | Charles |
| 2014 | Forever | Pepper Evans |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Abraham Moores |
| 2013 | Banshee | Sugar Bates |
| 2013 | Banshee: Origins | Sugar Bates |
| 2012 | Elementary | Judge Brewster O'Hare |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Mayor Beverly |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Jeffords |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Leroy Davis |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Pastor Jeremiah Easton |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | William Bailey |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | Self |
| 2004 | The Jury | |
| 2002 | The Wire | Ervin Burrell |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Nickerson |
| 1998 | Prey | Ray Peterson |
| 1997 | Oz | Cornelius Keane |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Don Gaffney |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Lester Crawford |
| 1990 | True Colors | Ron Freeman |
| 1988 | Monsters | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Zudo |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | |
| Ripple | Walter |