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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 10, 1949
Place of Birth
Newport News, Virginia, USA
Also Known As
- Frankie Russel Faison
- Frankie R. Faison
- 프랭키 페이슨
- فرانکی فیزن
Frankie Faison
1.4 Popularity
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
5.8
Walter
Ripple
2025
7.0
Ballard
2025
0.0
Arthur Yearwood
Beyond the Rush
2024
🎬
0.0
Herman
Lucille
2023
6.1
Buck Manzell
Hello Tomorrow!
2023
7.3
John Carthan
Till
2022
7.3
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
The Rookie: Feds
2022
7.0
Don Gaffney (archive footage)
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
7.3
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021
6.2
Joe
Redemption in Cherry Springs
2021
Credits
Ripple
as Walter
2025
5.8
Ballard
2025
7.0
Beyond the Rush
as Arthur Yearwood
2024
0.0
🎬
Lucille
as Herman
2023
0.0
Hello Tomorrow!
as Buck Manzell
2023
6.1
Till
as John Carthan
2022
7.3
The Rookie: Feds
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
2022
7.3
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Don Gaffney (archive footage)
2021
7.0
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
2021
7.3
Redemption in Cherry Springs
as Joe
2021
6.2
Fatherhood
as Mike
2021
7.5
The Upshaws
as Clarence
2021
7.7
I'm Your Woman
as Art
2020
5.9
The Oedipus Project
as Shepherd
2020
10.0
The Grudge
as William Matheson
2019
5.4
The Village
as Ron Davis
2019
7.1
The Rookie
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
2018
8.5
God Friended Me
as Mr. Johnson
2018
7.7
An Actor Prepares
as Deacon Frank Dodge
2018
5.8
The Case for Christ
as Joe Dubois
2017
6.9
The Sounding
as Roland
2017
6.1
The Good Fight
as Pastor Jeremiah Easton
2017
7.5
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
as Frank Ellison
2016
7.7
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Henry 'Pop' Hunter
2016
6.9
Bull
as Lee Donaldson
2016
7.1
The Expanse
as Charles
2015
8.1
Forever
as Pepper Evans
2014
7.8
🎬
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
2014
0.0
Away From Here
as Carl
2014
5.5
🎬
Danger Word
as Grandpa Joe
2013
2.0
The Blacklist
as Abraham Moores
2013
7.6
Tio Papi
as Gilly
2013
6.4
Banshee
as Sugar Bates
2013
8.0
Banshee: Origins
as Sugar Bates
2013
8.3
Elementary
as Judge Brewster O'Hare
2012
7.6
Cowgirls n' Angels
as Augustus
2012
6.0
Unforgettable
as Mayor Beverly
2011
7.2
The Cookout 2
as JoJo Anderson
2011
3.8
Mayor Cupcake
as Lenny Davis
2011
5.2
Blue Bloods
as Jeffords
2010
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Leroy Davis
2010
7.8
Breaking Point
as Richter Green
2009
4.4
Splinterheads
as Pope
2009
5.9
For Sale by Owner
as Gene Woodman
2009
3.3
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Rhamus Twobellies
2009
5.8
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
as Subject #42
2009
5.1
The Good Wife
as Pastor Jeremiah Easton
2009
7.6
Adam
as Harlan
2009
6.8
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
as Self
2009
7.0
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
as Ticket Salesman
2008
6.4
Meet the Browns
as L.B.
2008
6.6
My Blueberry Nights
as Travis
2007
6.4
Tapping the Wire
as Self
2007
7.3
Army Wives
as General Baxter
2007
7.5
Premium
as Phil
2006
4.8
America Brown
as Coach Bryant
2005
5.7
Grey's Anatomy
as William Bailey
2005
8.2
Black in the 80s
as Self
2005
0.0
In Good Company
as Corwin
2004
6.0
The Cookout
as Jojo Andersen
2004
4.6
Messengers
as Tom Mabry
2004
5.3
White Chicks
as Elliott Gordon
2004
6.9
The Jury
2004
7.0
Highwaymen
as Will Macklin
2004
5.7
Gods and Generals
as Jim Lewis
2003
6.3
Red Dragon
as Barney
2002
7.0
The Wire
as Ervin Burrell
2002
8.6
Showtime
as Lt. Winship
2002
5.5
A Little Inside
as Tom Donner
2002
3.2
Call Me Claus
as Dwayne
2001
5.7
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
as Dick Lacey
2001
6.2
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
as Self
2001
6.7
Down to Earth
as Whitney Daniels
2001
5.5
Hannibal
as Barney Matthews
2001
6.8
The Sleepy Time Gal
as Jimmy Dupree
2001
5.1
Gina, An Actress, Age 29
as Albert
2001
6.0
Where the Money Is
as Security Guard
2000
6.0
Oxygen
as Phil Kline
1999
6.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Tom Nickerson
1999
7.9
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Det. Paretti
1999
6.7
Jaded
as Henry Broker
1998
5.2
Prey
as Ray Peterson
1998
6.8
Julian Po
as Sheriff Leon
1997
6.4
Oz
as Cornelius Keane
1997
8.0
Albino Alligator
as Agent Marv Rose
1997
5.7
Mother Night
as Robert Sterling Wilson
1996
6.6
The Rich Man's Wife
as Detective Ron Lewis
1996
5.3
The Stupids
as The Lloyd
1996
4.7
The Langoliers
as Don Gaffney
1995
6.4
Heading Home
as Horace Jones
1995
0.0
Roommates
as Professor Martin
1995
5.7
New York Undercover
1994
7.2
I Love Trouble
as Police Chief
1994
5.5
🎬
The Spider and the Fly
as Lt. Turner
1994
4.2
Money for Nothing
as Madigan
1993
5.5
Sommersby
as Joseph
1993
6.3
Freejack
as Eagle Man
1992
5.5
City of Hope
as Levonne
1991
6.6
The Silence of the Lambs
as Barney
1991
8.3
Law & Order
as Lester Crawford
1990
7.4
True Colors
as Ron Freeman
1990
8.5
Betsy's Wedding
as Zack Monroe
1990
5.7
Common Ground
as Otis Debnam
1990
10.0
Do the Right Thing
as Coconut Sid
1989
7.8
Mississippi Burning
as Eulogist
1988
7.7
Monsters
1988
7.1
Coming to America
as Landlord
1988
6.9
Manhunter
as Lt. Fisk
1986
7.0
Maximum Overdrive
as Handy
1986
5.8
The Money Pit
as James
1986
6.5
The Equalizer
as Zudo
1985
7.1
Exterminator 2
as Be Gee
1984
3.9
C.H.U.D.
as Sgt. Parker
1984
5.7
Kate & Allie
1984
5.9
Sessions
as Intern
1983
6.0
Hanky Panky
as Cop Driver
1982
5.3
Cat People
as Det. Brandt
1982
6.0
A Little Sex
as Electrician
1982
2.9
Ragtime
as Gang Member No. 1
1981
7.0
Permanent Vacation
as Man in Lobby
1981
5.9
King Lear
as Captain
1974
0.0
Killing Castro
N/A
0.0
🎬
Jacob Beats Up Nate
N/A
0.0
🎬
White Chicks 2
as Chief.Elliott Gordon
N/A
0.0