Frank Whaley

Acting

Frank Whaley

Born July 20, 1963Syracuse, New York, USA121 credits

Frank Joseph Whaley (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, musician and comedian. His roles include Brett in Pulp Fiction, Robby Krieger in The Doors, Jim Dodge in Career Opportunities, young Archie "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams, and Guy in Swimming with Sharks. He has also appeared in films and TV series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Red Dragon and World Trade Center. Whaley was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of Robert W. Whaley Sr. and Josephine (née Timilione).Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18. He graduated from the University at Albany.

Known For

Saint Clare
4.8

Saint Clare

Movie

2025

Death on the Border
5.9

Death on the Border

Movie

2023

Bitcon
4.2

Bitcon

Movie

2022

Private Property
4.6

Private Property

Movie

2022

Magic in Mount Holly
6.3

Magic in Mount Holly

Movie

2021

If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams

If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams

Movie

2021

Filmography

Saint Clare
2025Saint Clareas Mailman BobMovie
Death on the Border
2023Death on the Borderas Detective John WatsonMovie
Bitcon
2022Bitconas KipMovie
Private Property
2022Private Propertyas Ed HogateMovie
Magic in Mount Holly
2021Magic in Mount Hollyas BuyerMovie
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2021If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreamsas SelfMovie
Gossip Girl
2021Gossip Girlas Mr. KellerTV
Power Book II: Ghost
2020Power Book II: Ghostas Judge LucasTV
For NYC
2020For NYCMovie
Interrogation
2020Interrogationas Detective James ConnorTV
The Shed
2019The Shedas BaneMovie
Hustlers
2019Hustlersas ReeseMovie
Wish Man
2019Wish Manas Tom WellsMovie
All That We Destroy
2019All That We Destroyas ParkerMovie
The Good Cop
2018The Good CopTV
Warning Shot
2018Warning Shotas DavidMovie
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryanas Carter EstesTV
Deception
2018Deceptionas Charles QuaidTV
Against the Night
2017Against the Nightas Detective RamseyMovie
The Outcasts
2017The Outcastsas Herb WatsonMovie
Monster Trucks
2016Monster Trucksas Wade ColeyMovie
Cold Moon
2016Cold Moonas Sheriff Ted HaleMovie
Divorce
2016Divorceas Carson HodgesTV
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016Marvel's Luke Cageas Rafael ScarfeTV
MacGyver
2016MacGyveras Douglas BishopTV
Bull
2016Bullas Ray PetermanTV
Madoff
2016Madoffas Harry MarkopolosTV
Chicago Med
2015Chicago Medas Chuck GleasonTV
Sneaky Pete
2015Sneaky Peteas Duane HardingTV
Empire
2015Empireas Edison CruzTV
Gotham
2014Gothamas DougTV
Rob the Mob
2014Rob the Mobas Agent Frank HurdMovie
Like Sunday, Like Rain
2014Like Sunday, Like RainWriterMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Karl HoffmanTV
Ray Donovan
2013Ray Donovanas Van MillerTV
Under the Dome
2013Under the Domeas MarstonTV
Aftermath
2013Aftermathas EricMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Winston UtzTV
Alcatraz
2012Alcatrazas Officer DonovanTV
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas Jim GarrettTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Gary HellerTV
Janie Jones
2010Janie Jonesas ChuckMovie
As Good As Dead
2010As Good As Deadas AaronMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
The Cell 2
2009The Cell 2as DuncanMovie
Drillbit Taylor
2008Drillbit Tayloras Jittery BodyguardMovie
New York City Serenade
2007New York City Serenadeas LesMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Noticeas Josh WagnerTV
The Hottest State
2007The Hottest Stateas HarrisMovie
Ruffian
2007Ruffianas Bill NackMovie
Vacancy
2007Vacancyas MasonMovie
The Wedding Bells
2007The Wedding BellsTV
Cherry Crush
2007Cherry Crushas Wade ChandlingMovie
Crazy Eights
2006Crazy Eightsas Brent SykesMovie
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas Mr. SparksTV
World Trade Center
2006World Trade Centeras Chuck SereikaMovie
Psych
2006Psychas RobertTV
Where There's a Will
2006Where There's a Willas Richie GreeneMovie
Mrs. Harris
2006Mrs. Harrisas George BolenMovie
Medium
2005Mediumas Gabe HellingTV
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005Arthur Hailey's Detectiveas BrewmasterMovie
House
2004Houseas Robert ElliotTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Frankie CoxTV
F
2004Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastimeas SelfMovie
School of Rock
2003School of Rockas Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)Movie
NCIS
2003NCISas Jeffrey WhiteTV
A Good Night to Die
2003A Good Night to Dieas ChadMovie
Red Dragon
2002Red Dragonas Ralph Mandy (uncredited)Movie
The Twilight Zone
2002The Twilight Zoneas Martin DonnerTV
The Dead Zone
2002The Dead Zoneas Future Man / Christopher WeyTV
The Jimmy Show
2002The Jimmy Showas Jimmy O'BrienMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Mitch GodelTV
Chelsea Walls
2001Chelsea Wallsas Lynny BarnumMovie
Pursuit of Happiness
2001Pursuit of Happinessas AlanMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Peter HagenTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas MilesTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Grant MarcusTV
Joe the King
1999Joe the Kingas Angry Man Bob Owes (uncredited)Movie
Curtain Call
1998Curtain Callas Brett ConwayMovie
Buddy Faro
1998Buddy Faroas Bob JonesTV
When Trumpets Fade
1998When Trumpets Fadeas Medic ChamberlainMovie
The Wall
1998The Wallas Bishop (segment "The Player")Movie
Glam
1998Glamas Franky SydeMovie
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Fiveas Skee-Ball WeaselMovie
Bombshell
1997Bombshellas MalcolmMovie
T
1997The Doors: The Road of Excessas SelfMovie
Cafe Society
1997Cafe Societyas Mickey JelkeMovie
Retroactive
1997Retroactiveas BrianMovie
The Winner
1996The Winneras JoeyMovie
Cannes Man
1996Cannes Manas SelfMovie
Broken Arrow
1996Broken Arrowas Giles PrenticeMovie
Homage
1995Homageas Archie LandrumMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Henry MarshallTV
I.Q.
1994I.Q.as FrankMovie
The Desperate Trail
1994The Desperate Trailas Walter CooperMovie
Pulp Fiction
1994Pulp Fictionas BrettMovie
Swimming with Sharks
1994Swimming with Sharksas GuyMovie
To Dance with the White Dog
1993To Dance with the White Dogas JamesMovie
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswaldas Lee Harvey OswaldMovie
Swing Kids
1993Swing Kidsas ArvidMovie
Hoffa
1992Hoffaas Young Trucker in DinerMovie
A Midnight Clear
1992A Midnight Clearas Paul 'Father' MundyMovie
Back in the USSR
1992Back in the USSRas ArcherMovie
JFK
1991JFKas Oswald ImposterMovie
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Storyas Allen KoganTV
Career Opportunities
1991Career Opportunitiesas Jim DodgeMovie
The Doors
1991The Doorsas Robby KriegerMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas John McDowellTV
Cold Dog Soup
1990Cold Dog Soupas Michael LatchmerMovie
Flying Blind
1990Flying Blindas JoeyMovie
The Freshman
1990The Freshmanas Steve BushakMovie
Born on the Fourth of July
1989Born on the Fourth of Julyas TimmyMovie
Little Monsters
1989Little Monstersas BoyMovie
Field of Dreams
1989Field of Dreamsas Archie GrahamMovie
Unconquered
1989Unconqueredas ArnieMovie
Ironweed
1987Ironweedas Young FrancisMovie
Seasonal Differences
1987Seasonal Differencesas Jeff DillonMovie
Spenser: For Hire
1985Spenser: For HireTV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras PressTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV
3 Days Rising
—3 Days Risingas Robert PoeMovie