Actor

Frankie Faison

Born 10 June 1949 · Newport News, Virginia, USA

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Killing Castro1h 53mLove B. Woods
  2. 2025Ripple1 seasonWalter
  3. 2024Beyond the Rush1h 50mArthur Yearwood
  4. 2023Lucille13mHerman
  5. 2022Till2h 11mJohn Carthan
  6. 2022The Rookie: Feds1 seasonChristopher 'Cutty' Clark
  7. 2021The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain1h 22mKenneth Chamberlain Sr.
  8. 2021Redemption in Cherry Springs1h 24mJoe
  9. 2021The Timekeepers of Eternity1h 2mDon Gaffney (archive footage)
  10. 2021Fatherhood1h 49mMike
  11. 2020The Oedipus Project1h 14mShepherd
  12. 2020I'm Your Woman2hArt
  13. 2019The Village1 seasonRon Davis
  14. 2019The Grudge1h 34mWilliam Matheson
  15. 2018Clipped Wings, They Do Fly1h 20mMayor Goode
  16. 2018An Actor Prepares1h 37mDeacon Frank Dodge
  17. 2017The Sounding1h 33mRoland
  18. 2017The Case for Christ1h 52mJoe Dubois
  19. 2016An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win48mFrank Ellison
  20. 2014Away From Here1h 22mCarl
  21. 2014Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow22m
  22. 2013Danger Word19mGrandpa Joe
  23. 2013Tio Papi1h 30mGilly
  24. 2013Banshee4 seasonsSugar Bates
  25. 2013Banshee: Origins4 seasonsSugar Bates
  26. 2012Cowgirls n' Angels1h 32mAugustus
  27. 2011The Cookout 21h 15mJoJo Anderson
  28. 2011Mayor Cupcake1h 26mLenny Davis
  29. 2009Adam1h 39mHarlan
  30. 2009Breaking Point1h 33mRichter Green
  31. 2009For Sale by Owner1h 34mGene Woodman
  32. 2009Splinterheads1h 34mPope
  33. 2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Men1h 20mSubject #42
  34. 2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant1h 49mRhamus Twobellies
  35. 2009Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later36mSelf
  36. 2008Meet the Browns1h 41mL.B.
  37. 2007My Blueberry Nights1h 35mTravis
  38. 2007Tapping the Wire25mSelf
  39. 2006Premium1h 37mPhil
  40. 2005America Brown1h 30mCoach Bryant
  41. 2005Black in the 80s1 seasonSelf
  42. 2004Messengers1h 36mTom Mabry
  43. 2004White Chicks1h 49mElliott Gordon
  44. 2004Highwaymen1h 20mWill Macklin
  45. 2004In Good Company1h 50mCorwin
  46. 2004The Cookout1h 37mJojo Andersen
  47. 2003Gods and Generals3h 39mJim Lewis
  48. 2002A Little Inside1h 35mTom Donner
  49. 2002Red Dragon2h 4mBarney
  50. 2002Showtime1h 35mLt. Winship
  51. 2001Gina, An Actress, Age 2922mAlbert
  52. 2001The Sleepy Time Gal1h 48mJimmy Dupree
  53. 2001Down to Earth1h 27mWhitney Daniels
  54. 2001Call Me Claus1h 30mDwayne
  55. 2001Hannibal2h 11mBarney Matthews
  56. 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal1h 15mSelf
  57. 1999The Thomas Crown Affair1h 53mDet. Paretti
  58. 1999Oxygen1h 32mPhil Kline
  59. 1998Prey1 seasonRay Peterson
  60. 1998Jaded1h 35mHenry Broker
  61. 1997Julian Po1h 24mSheriff Leon
  62. 1997Albino Alligator1h 37mAgent Marv Rose
  63. 1996The Rich Man's Wife1h 34mDetective Ron Lewis
  64. 1996The Stupids1h 34mThe Lloyd
  65. 1996Mother Night1h 54mRobert Sterling Wilson
  66. 1995Heading Home1h 28mHorace Jones
  67. 1995The Langoliers1 seasonDon Gaffney
  68. 1994The Spider and the Fly1h 27mLt. Turner
  69. 1993Sommersby1h 49mJoseph
  70. 1993Money for Nothing1h 40mMadigan
  71. 1992Freejack1h 50mEagle Man
  72. 1991City of Hope2h 9mLevonne
  73. 1991The Silence of the Lambs1h 59mBarney
  74. 1990Betsy's Wedding1h 34mZack Monroe
  75. 1990Common Ground3h 5mOtis Debnam
  76. 1989Do the Right Thing2hCoconut Sid
  77. 1988Coming to America1h 57mLandlord
  78. 1988Mississippi Burning2h 8mEulogist
  79. 1986Maximum Overdrive1h 38mHandy
  80. 1986Manhunter2hLt. Fisk
  81. 1984Exterminator 21h 29mBe Gee
  82. 1984C.H.U.D.1h 36mSgt. Parker
  83. 1982Cat People1h 58mDet. Brandt
  84. 1982A Little Sex1h 35mElectrician
  85. 1981Permanent Vacation1h 15mMan in Lobby
  86. The Sham
  87. Jacob Beats Up Nate