Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Known for
Acting
Born
June 10, 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Newport News, Virginia, USA

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

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Filmography

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Jacob Beats Up Nate

Jacob Beats Up Nate

Movie

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The Sham poster

The Sham

Movie

2026
Killing Castro

Killing Castro

Movie · as Love B. Woods

2025
Ripple poster

Ripple

TV · as Walter · 8 eps

2025
Ballard poster

Ballard

TV · 1 ep

2024
Beyond the Rush poster

Beyond the Rush

Movie · as Arthur Yearwood

2023
Lucille

Lucille

Movie · as Herman

2023
Hello Tomorrow! poster

Hello Tomorrow!

TV · as Buck Manzell · 4 eps

2022
Till poster

Till

Movie · as John Carthan

2022
The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds

TV · as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark · 22 eps

2021
The Timekeepers of Eternity poster

The Timekeepers of Eternity

Movie · as Don Gaffney (archive footage)

2021
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain poster

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

Movie · as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.

2021
Fatherhood poster

Fatherhood

Movie · as Mike

2021
Redemption in Cherry Springs poster

Redemption in Cherry Springs

Movie · as Joe

2021
The Upshaws poster

The Upshaws

TV · as Clarence · 1 ep

2020
I'm Your Woman poster

I'm Your Woman

Movie · as Art

2020
The Oedipus Project poster

The Oedipus Project

Movie · as Shepherd

2019
The Grudge poster

The Grudge

Movie · as William Matheson

2019
The Village poster

The Village

TV · as Ron Davis · 10 eps

2018
An Actor Prepares poster

An Actor Prepares

Movie · as Deacon Frank Dodge

2018
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly

Clipped Wings, They Do Fly

Movie · as Mayor Goode

2018
The Rookie poster

The Rookie

TV · as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark · 2 eps

2018
God Friended Me poster

God Friended Me

TV · as Mr. Johnson · 1 ep

2017
The Case for Christ poster

The Case for Christ

Movie · as Joe Dubois

2017
The Sounding poster

The Sounding

Movie · as Roland

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Pastor Jeremiah Easton · 1 ep

2016
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win poster

An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win

Movie · as Frank Ellison

2016
Marvel's Luke Cage poster

Marvel's Luke Cage

TV · as Henry 'Pop' Hunter · 2 eps

2016
Bull poster

Bull

TV · as Lee Donaldson · 1 ep

2015
The Expanse poster

The Expanse

TV · as Charles · 1 ep

2014
Away From Here poster

Away From Here

Movie · as Carl

2014
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

Movie

2014
Forever poster

Forever

TV · as Pepper Evans · 1 ep

2013
Tio Papi poster

Tio Papi

Movie · as Gilly

2013
Danger Word

Danger Word

Movie · as Grandpa Joe

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Abraham Moores · 1 ep

2013
Banshee poster

Banshee

TV · as Sugar Bates · 38 eps

2013
Banshee: Origins poster

Banshee: Origins

TV · as Sugar Bates · 41 eps

2012
Cowgirls n' Angels poster

Cowgirls n' Angels

Movie · as Augustus

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Judge Brewster O'Hare · 1 ep

2011
Mayor Cupcake poster

Mayor Cupcake

Movie · as Lenny Davis

2011
The Cookout 2 poster

The Cookout 2

Movie · as JoJo Anderson

2011
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

TV · as Mayor Beverly · 1 ep

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Jeffords · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Leroy Davis · 1 ep

2009
Adam poster

Adam

Movie · as Harlan

2009
Splinterheads poster

Splinterheads

Movie · as Pope

2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant poster

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Movie · as Rhamus Twobellies

2009
For Sale by Owner poster

For Sale by Owner

Movie · as Gene Woodman

2009
Breaking Point poster

Breaking Point

Movie · as Richter Green

2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men poster

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Movie · as Subject #42

2009
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later poster

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Movie · as Self

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Pastor Jeremiah Easton · 4 eps

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Teddy · 1 ep

2008
Meet the Browns poster

Meet the Browns

Movie · as L.B.

2008
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist poster

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Movie · as Ticket Salesman

2007
My Blueberry Nights poster

My Blueberry Nights

Movie · as Travis

2007
Tapping the Wire poster

Tapping the Wire

Movie · as Self

2007
Army Wives poster

Army Wives

TV · as General Baxter · 1 ep

2006
Premium poster

Premium

Movie · as Phil

2005
America Brown poster

America Brown

Movie · as Coach Bryant

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as William Bailey · 4 eps

2005
Black in the 80s poster

Black in the 80s

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2004
In Good Company poster

In Good Company

Movie · as Corwin

2004
White Chicks poster

White Chicks

Movie · as Chief Elliott Gordon

2004
Highwaymen poster

Highwaymen

Movie · as Will Macklin

2004
The Cookout poster

The Cookout

Movie · as Jojo Andersen

2004
Messengers poster

Messengers

Movie · as Tom Mabry

2004
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · 1 ep

2003
Gods and Generals poster

Gods and Generals

Movie · as Jim Lewis

2002
Red Dragon poster

Red Dragon

Movie · as Barney

2002
A Little Inside poster

A Little Inside

Movie · as Tom Donner

2002
Showtime poster

Showtime

Movie · as Lt. Winship

2002
The Wire poster

The Wire

TV · as Ervin Burrell · 47 eps

2001
Hannibal poster

Hannibal

Movie · as Barney Matthews

2001
Down to Earth poster

Down to Earth

Movie · as Whitney Daniels

2001
Call Me Claus poster

Call Me Claus

Movie · as Dwayne

2001
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing poster

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Movie · as Dick Lacey

2001
The Sleepy Time Gal poster

The Sleepy Time Gal

Movie · as Jimmy Dupree

2001
Gina, An Actress, Age 29 poster

Gina, An Actress, Age 29

Movie · as Albert

2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal poster

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Movie · as Self

2000
Where the Money Is poster

Where the Money Is

Movie · as Security Guard

1999
The Thomas Crown Affair poster

The Thomas Crown Affair

Movie · as Det. Paretti

1999
Oxygen poster

Oxygen

Movie · as Phil Kline

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Tom Nickerson · 2 eps

1998
Jaded poster

Jaded

Movie · as Henry Broker

1998
Prey poster

Prey

TV · as Ray Peterson · 13 eps

1997
Julian Po poster

Julian Po

Movie · as Sheriff Leon

1997
Albino Alligator poster

Albino Alligator

Movie · as Agent Marv Rose

1997
Oz poster

Oz

TV · as Cornelius Keane · 1 ep

1996
The Rich Man's Wife poster

The Rich Man's Wife

Movie · as Detective Ron Lewis

1996
The Stupids poster

The Stupids

Movie · as The Lloyd

1996
Mother Night poster

Mother Night

Movie · as Robert Sterling Wilson

1995
Heading Home poster

Heading Home

Movie · as Horace Jones

1995
Roommates poster

Roommates

Movie · as Professor Martin

1995
The Langoliers poster

The Langoliers

TV · as Don Gaffney · 2 eps

1994
The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly

Movie · as Lt. Turner

1994
I Love Trouble poster

I Love Trouble

Movie · as Police Chief

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · 1 ep

1993
Sommersby poster

Sommersby

Movie · as Joseph

1993
Money for Nothing poster

Money for Nothing

Movie · as Madigan

1992
Freejack poster

Freejack

Movie · as Eagle Man

1991
The Silence of the Lambs poster

The Silence of the Lambs

Movie · as Barney

1991
City of Hope poster

City of Hope

Movie · as Levonne

1990
Common Ground poster

Common Ground

Movie · as Otis Debnam

1990
Betsy's Wedding poster

Betsy's Wedding

Movie · as Zack Monroe

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Lester Crawford · 1 ep

1990
True Colors poster

True Colors

TV · as Ron Freeman · 24 eps

1989
Do the Right Thing poster

Do the Right Thing

Movie · as Coconut Sid

1988
Mississippi Burning poster

Mississippi Burning

Movie · as Eulogist

1988
Coming to America poster

Coming to America

Movie · as Landlord

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Jack Lyle · 1 ep

1986
Maximum Overdrive poster

Maximum Overdrive

Movie · as Handy

1986
The Money Pit poster

The Money Pit

Movie · as James

1986
Manhunter poster

Manhunter

Movie · as Lt. Fisk

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Zudo · 1 ep

1984
Exterminator 2 poster

Exterminator 2

Movie · as Be Gee

1984
C.H.U.D. poster

C.H.U.D.

Movie · as Sgt. Parker

1984
Kate & Allie poster

Kate & Allie

TV · 1 ep

1983
Sessions poster

Sessions

Movie · as Intern

1982
A Little Sex poster

A Little Sex

Movie · as Electrician

1982
Cat People poster

Cat People

Movie · as Det. Brandt

1982
Hanky Panky poster

Hanky Panky

Movie · as Cop Driver

1981
Ragtime poster

Ragtime

Movie · as Gang Member No. 1

1981
Permanent Vacation poster

Permanent Vacation

Movie · as Man in Lobby

1974
King Lear poster

King Lear

Movie · as Captain