Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Known for
Acting
Born
July 20, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Syracuse, New York, USA

Biography

Frank Joseph Whaley (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, musician and comedian. His roles include Brett in Pulp Fiction, Robby Krieger in The Doors, Jim Dodge in Career Opportunities, young Archie "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams, and Guy in Swimming with Sharks. He has also appeared in films and TV series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Red Dragon and World Trade Center. Whaley was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of Robert W. Whaley Sr. and Josephine (née Timilione).Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18. He graduated from the University at Albany.

Known For

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Filmography

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Murdering Michael Malloy

Murdering Michael Malloy

Movie

2026
3 Days Rising poster

3 Days Rising

Movie · as Robert Poe

2025
Saint Clare poster

Saint Clare

Movie · as Mailman Bob

2023
Death on the Border poster

Death on the Border

Movie · as Detective John Watson

2022
Bitcon poster

Bitcon

Movie · as Kip

2022
Private Property poster

Private Property

Movie · as Ed Hogate

2021
Magic in Mount Holly poster

Magic in Mount Holly

Movie · as Buyer

2021
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams poster

If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams

Movie · as Self

2021
Gossip Girl poster

Gossip Girl

TV · as Mr. Keller · 1 ep

2020
For NYC poster

For NYC

Movie

2020
Power Book II: Ghost poster

Power Book II: Ghost

TV · as Judge Lucas · 5 eps

2020
Interrogation poster

Interrogation

TV · as Detective James Connor · 6 eps

2019
The Shed poster

The Shed

Movie · as Bane

2019
All That We Destroy poster

All That We Destroy

Movie · as Parker

2019
Hustlers poster

Hustlers

Movie · as Reese

2019
Wish Man poster

Wish Man

Movie · as Tom Wells

2019
Queens of Scream - Triple Feature poster

Queens of Scream - Triple Feature

Movie · as Mason

2018
Warning Shot poster

Warning Shot

Movie · as David

2018
The Good Cop poster

The Good Cop

TV · as Joseph Privett · 2 eps

2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

TV · as Carter Estes · 1 ep

2018
Deception poster

Deception

TV · as Charles Quaid · 1 ep

2017
The Outcasts poster

The Outcasts

Movie · as Herb Watson

2017
Against the Night poster

Against the Night

Movie · as Detective Ramsey

2016
Monster Trucks poster

Monster Trucks

Movie · as Wade Coley

2016
Cold Moon poster

Cold Moon

Movie · as Sheriff Ted Hale

2016
Madoff poster

Madoff

TV · as Harry Markopolos · 4 eps

2016
Bull poster

Bull

TV · as Ray Peterman, Max Hyland · 1 ep

2016
Marvel's Luke Cage poster

Marvel's Luke Cage

TV · as Rafael Scarfe · 7 eps

2016
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Douglas Bishop · 1 ep

2016
Divorce poster

Divorce

TV · as Carson Hodges · 1 ep

2015
Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med

TV · as Chuck Gleason · 1 ep

2015
Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete

TV · as Duane Harding · 1 ep

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Edison Cruz · 1 ep

2014
Rob the Mob poster

Rob the Mob

Movie · as Agent Frank Hurd

2014
Gotham poster

Gotham

TV · as Doug · 1 ep

2013
Aftermath poster

Aftermath

Movie · as Eric

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Karl Hoffman · 1 ep

2013
Under the Dome poster

Under the Dome

TV · as Marston · 3 eps

2013
Ray Donovan poster

Ray Donovan

TV · as Van Miller · 7 eps

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Winston Utz · 1 ep

2012
Alcatraz poster

Alcatraz

TV · as Officer Donovan · 1 ep

2011
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

TV · as Jim Garrett · 1 ep

2010
Janie Jones poster

Janie Jones

Movie · as Chuck

2010
As Good As Dead poster

As Good As Dead

Movie · as Aaron

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Gary Heller · 2 eps

2009
The Cell 2 poster

The Cell 2

Movie · as Duncan

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Drillbit Taylor poster

Drillbit Taylor

Movie · as Jittery Bodyguard

2007
Vacancy poster

Vacancy

Movie · as Mason

2007
Cherry Crush poster

Cherry Crush

Movie · as Wade Chandling

2007
Ruffian poster

Ruffian

Movie · as Bill Nack

2007
The Hottest State poster

The Hottest State

Movie · as Harris

2007
New York City Serenade poster

New York City Serenade

Movie · as Les

2007
The Wedding Bells poster

The Wedding Bells

TV · 1 ep

2007
Burn Notice poster

Burn Notice

TV · as Josh Wagner · 1 ep

2006
World Trade Center poster

World Trade Center

Movie · as Chuck Sereika

2006
Crazy Eights poster

Crazy Eights

Movie · as Brent Sykes

2006
Where There's a Will poster

Where There's a Will

Movie · as Richie Greene

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Mr. Sparks · 1 ep

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Robert · 1 ep

2005
Mrs. Harris poster

Mrs. Harris

Movie · as George Bolen

2005
Arthur Hailey's Detective poster

Arthur Hailey's Detective

Movie · as Brewmaster

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Gabe Helling · 1 ep

2004
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime

Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime

Movie · as Self

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Robert Elliot · 1 ep

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Frankie Cox · 1 ep

2003
The School of Rock poster

The School of Rock

Movie · as Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)

2003
A Good Night to Die poster

A Good Night to Die

Movie · as Chad

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Jeffrey White · 1 ep

2002
The Jimmy Show poster

The Jimmy Show

Movie · as Jimmy O'Brien

2002
Red Dragon poster

Red Dragon

Movie · as Ralph Mandy (uncredited)

2002
The Dead Zone poster

The Dead Zone

TV · as Future Man / Christopher Wey · 7 eps

2002
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Martin Donner · 1 ep

2001
Pursuit of Happiness poster

Pursuit of Happiness

Movie · as Alan

2001
Chelsea Walls poster

Chelsea Walls

Movie · as Lenny Barnum

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Mitch Godel · 1 ep

2001
Strange Frequency poster

Strange Frequency

TV · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Miles · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Peter Hagen · 1 ep

1999
Joe the King poster

Joe the King

Movie · as Angry Man Bob Owes (uncredited)

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Grant Marcus · 1 ep

1998
When Trumpets Fade poster

When Trumpets Fade

Movie · as Medic Chamberlain

1998
Glam poster

Glam

Movie · as Franky Syde

1998
The Wall poster

The Wall

Movie · as Bishop (segment "The Player")

1998
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five poster

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Movie · as Skee-Ball Weasel

1998
Curtain Call poster

Curtain Call

Movie · as Brett Conway

1998
Buddy Faro poster

Buddy Faro

TV · as Bob Jones · 13 eps

1997
Retroactive poster

Retroactive

Movie · as Brian

1997
Bombshell poster

Bombshell

Movie · as Malcolm

1997
Cafe Society poster

Cafe Society

Movie · as Mickey Jelke

1997
The Doors: The Road of Excess

The Doors: The Road of Excess

Movie · as Self

1996
The Winner poster

The Winner

Movie · as Joey

1996
Cannes Man poster

Cannes Man

Movie · as Self

1996
Broken Arrow poster

Broken Arrow

Movie · as Giles Prentice

1995
Homage poster

Homage

Movie · as Archie Landrum

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Henry Marshall, Zig Fowler / Cliff Unger · 1 ep

1994
Pulp Fiction poster

Pulp Fiction

Movie · as Brett

1994
Swimming with Sharks poster

Swimming with Sharks

Movie · as Guy

1994
The Desperate Trail poster

The Desperate Trail

Movie · as Walter Cooper

1994
I.Q. poster

I.Q.

Movie · as Frank

1993
Swing Kids poster

Swing Kids

Movie · as Arvid

1993
To Dance with the White Dog poster

To Dance with the White Dog

Movie · as James

1993
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald poster

Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald

Movie · as Lee Harvey Oswald

1992
A Midnight Clear poster

A Midnight Clear

Movie · as Paul 'Father' Mundy

1992
Hoffa poster

Hoffa

Movie · as Young Trucker in Diner

1992
Back in the USSR poster

Back in the USSR

Movie · as Archer

1991
The Doors poster

The Doors

Movie · as Robby Krieger

1991
Career Opportunities poster

Career Opportunities

Movie · as Jim Dodge

1991
JFK poster

JFK

Movie · as Oswald Imposter

1991
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story poster

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

TV · as Allen Kogan · 2 eps

1990
The Freshman poster

The Freshman

Movie · as Steve Bushak

1990
Cold Dog Soup poster

Cold Dog Soup

Movie · as Michael Latchmer

1990
Flying Blind poster

Flying Blind

Movie · as Joey

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as John McDowell · 1 ep

1989
Field of Dreams poster

Field of Dreams

Movie · as Archie Graham

1989
Born on the Fourth of July poster

Born on the Fourth of July

Movie · as Timmy

1989
Unconquered poster

Unconquered

Movie · as Arnie

1989
Little Monsters poster

Little Monsters

Movie · as Boy

1987
Seasonal Differences poster

Seasonal Differences

Movie · as Jeff Dillon

1987
Ironweed poster

Ironweed

Movie · as Young Francis

1985
Spenser: For Hire poster

Spenser: For Hire

TV · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Press · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV