Frankie Faison
Department: Acting
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
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Do the Right Thing
1989
Sommersby
1993
Mississippi Burning
1988
A Little Sex
1982
In Good Company
2004
My Blueberry Nights
2007
Where the Money Is
2000
Adam
2009
Till
2022
Cat People
1982
Splinterheads
2009
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009
For Sale by Owner
2009
Breaking Point
2009
White Chicks
2004
Ragtime
1981
Freejack
1992
Hannibal
2001
Coming to America
1988
Maximum Overdrive
1986
Highwaymen
2004
The Rich Man's Wife
1996
The Stupids
1996
Down to Earth
2001
Meet the Browns
2008
Premium
2006
Call Me Claus
2001
Hanky Panky
1982
Exterminator 2
1984
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
Jaded
1998
Julian Po
1997
Cowgirls n' Angels
2012
America Brown
2005
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001
Sessions
1983
Tio Papi
2013
The Spider and the Fly
1994
Away From Here
2014
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021
Red Dragon
2002
King Lear
1974
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
2014
Common Ground
1990
Mother Night
1996
Tapping the Wire
2007
Albino Alligator
1997
Danger Word
2013
Permanent Vacation
1981
Gods and Generals
2003
Gina, An Actress, Age 29
2001
Oxygen
1999
Money for Nothing
1993
Beyond the Rush
2024
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
2008
Mayor Cupcake
2011
The Money Pit
1986
A Little Inside
2002
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016
The Case for Christ
2017
An Actor Prepares
2018
C.H.U.D.
1984
Manhunter
1986
The Sounding
2017
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
City of Hope
1991
The Grudge
2019
The Cookout
2004
Messengers
2004
The Cookout 2
2011
Heading Home
1995
Showtime
2002
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009
I'm Your Woman
2020
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021
The Oedipus Project
2020
Roommates
1995
I Love Trouble
1994
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
Fatherhood
2021
Redemption in Cherry Springs
2021
Betsy's Wedding
1990
Killing Castro
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Lucille
2023
Jacob Beats Up Nate
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Law & Order
1990
Kate & Allie
1984
The Wire
2002
The Blacklist
2013
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
New York Undercover
1994
Prey
1998
True Colors
1990
The Equalizer
1985
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Monsters
1988
The Jury
2004
The Langoliers
1995
Black in the 80s
2005
Banshee
2013
Oz
1997
Blue Bloods
2010
The Good Wife
2009
Elementary
2012
Banshee: Origins
2013
Unforgettable
2011
Forever
2014
The Good Fight
2017
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
The Rookie
2018
The Rookie: Feds
2022
Hawaii Five-0
2010
The Village
2019
Bull
2016
God Friended Me
2018
Hello Tomorrow!
2023
The Expanse
2015
Ripple
2025
The Upshaws
2021
Ballard
2025
Army Wives
2007