Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
10 giugno 1949 (77)
Place of birth
Newport News, Virginia, USA
Also known as
Frankie Russel Faison · Frankie R. 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.
Conosciuto per
8.0
Series
Banshee
Sugar Bates
2013–2016
7.0
Film
White Chicks
Chief Elliott Gordon
2004
6.9
Series
The Rookie: Feds
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
2022–2023
8.3
Series
Banshee: Origins
Sugar Bates
2013–2016
7.7
Film
Mississippi Burning
Eulogist
1988
6.9
Film
Coming to America
Landlord
1988
7.8
Film
Do the Right Thing
Coconut Sid
1989
5.7
Film
Highwaymen
Will Macklin
2004
6.4
Series
The Langoliers
Don Gaffney
1995
5.4
Film
The Grudge
William Matheson
2019
8.3
Film
The Silence of the Lambs
Barney
1991
6.4
Film
Gods and Generals
Jim Lewis
2003
6.8
Film
The Thomas Crown Affair
Det. Paretti
1999
6.1
Film
In Good Company
Corwin
2004
6.5
Series
Ripple
Walter
2025–
5.7
Film
C.H.U.D.
Sgt. Parker
1984
6.4
Film
Sommersby
Joseph
1993
5.7
Film
Call Me Claus
Dwayne
2001
7.5
Film
Fatherhood
Mike
2021
6.0
Film
Cat People
Det. Brandt
1982
0.0
Film
The Sham
5.6
Film
Showtime
Lt. Winship
2002
5.6
Film
Down to Earth
Whitney Daniels
2001
5.9
Film
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Rhamus Twobellies
2009
5.8
Film
Maximum Overdrive
Handy
1986
7.1
Film
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Don Gaffney (archive footage)
2021
7.1
Series
The Village
Ron Davis
2019
6.4
Film
My Blueberry Nights
Travis
2007
7.3
Film
Till
John Carthan
2022
6.9
Series
Prey
Ray Peterson
1998
5.5
Film
Freejack
Eagle Man
1992
6.9
Film
The Case for Christ
Joe Dubois
2017
7.2
Film
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
2021
5.9
Film
I'm Your Woman
Art
2020
6.1
Film
The Sounding
Roland
2017
7.7
Film
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Frank Ellison
2016
5.8
Film
An Actor Prepares
Deacon Frank Dodge
2018
6.5
Film
Redemption in Cherry Springs
Joe
2021
Acting credits 38 titles
Ripple
as Walter
6.5
2025–
Till
as John Carthan
7.3
2022
The Rookie: Feds
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
6.9
2022–2023
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
7.2
2021
Redemption in Cherry Springs
as Joe
6.5
2021
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Don Gaffney (archive footage)
7.1
2021
Fatherhood
as Mike
7.5
2021
I'm Your Woman
as Art
5.9
2020
The Village
as Ron Davis
7.1
2019
The Grudge
as William Matheson
5.4
2019
An Actor Prepares
as Deacon Frank Dodge
5.8
2018
The Sounding
as Roland
6.1
2017
The Case for Christ
as Joe Dubois
6.9
2017
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
as Frank Ellison
7.7
2016
Banshee: Origins
as Sugar Bates
8.3
2013–2016
Banshee
as Sugar Bates
8.0
2013–2016
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Rhamus Twobellies
5.9
2009
My Blueberry Nights
as Travis
6.4
2007
Highwaymen
as Will Macklin
5.7
2004
White Chicks
as Chief Elliott Gordon
7.0
2004
In Good Company
as Corwin
6.1
2004
Gods and Generals
as Jim Lewis
6.4
2003
Showtime
as Lt. Winship
5.6
2002
Call Me Claus
as Dwayne
5.7
2001
Down to Earth
as Whitney Daniels
5.6
2001
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Det. Paretti
6.8
1999
Prey
as Ray Peterson
6.9
1998
The Langoliers
as Don Gaffney
6.4
1995
Sommersby
as Joseph
6.4
1993
Freejack
as Eagle Man
5.5
1992
The Silence of the Lambs
as Barney
8.3
1991
Do the Right Thing
as Coconut Sid
7.8
1989
Coming to America
as Landlord
6.9
1988
Mississippi Burning
as Eulogist
7.7
1988
Maximum Overdrive
as Handy
5.8
1986
C.H.U.D.
as Sgt. Parker
5.7
1984
Cat People
as Det. Brandt
6.0
1982
The Sham
0.0