Frankie Faison

Acting

Frankie Faison

Born June 10, 1949Newport News, Virginia, USA124 credits

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

Ripple
5.9

Ripple

TV

2025

Ballard
7.0

Ballard

TV

2025

Beyond the Rush

Beyond the Rush

Movie

2024

Lucille

Movie

2023

Hello Tomorrow!
6.2

Hello Tomorrow!

TV

2023

Till
7.3

Till

Movie

2022

Filmography

Ripple
2025Rippleas WalterTV
Ballard
2025BallardTV
Beyond the Rush
2024Beyond the Rushas Arthur YearwoodMovie
L
2023Lucilleas HermanMovie
Hello Tomorrow!
2023Hello Tomorrow!as Buck ManzellTV
Till
2022Tillas John CarthanMovie
The Rookie: Feds
2022The Rookie: Fedsas Christopher 'Cutty' ClarkTV
The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021The Timekeepers of Eternityas Don Gaffney (archive footage)Movie
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlainas Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.Movie
Redemption in Cherry Springs
2021Redemption in Cherry Springsas JoeMovie
Fatherhood
2021Fatherhoodas MikeMovie
The Upshaws
2021The Upshawsas ClarenceTV
I'm Your Woman
2020I'm Your Womanas ArtMovie
The Oedipus Project
2020The Oedipus Projectas ShepherdMovie
The Grudge
2019The Grudgeas William MathesonMovie
The Village
2019The Villageas Ron DavisTV
The Rookie
2018The Rookieas Christopher 'Cutty' ClarkTV
God Friended Me
2018God Friended Meas Mr. JohnsonTV
An Actor Prepares
2018An Actor Preparesas Deacon Frank DodgeMovie
The Case for Christ
2017The Case for Christas Joe DuboisMovie
The Sounding
2017The Soundingas RolandMovie
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fightas Pastor Jeremiah EastonTV
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Winas Frank EllisonMovie
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016Marvel's Luke Cageas Henry 'Pop' HunterTV
Bull
2016Bullas Lee DonaldsonTV
The Expanse
2015The Expanseas CharlesTV
Forever
2014Foreveras Pepper EvansTV
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2014Trouble & the Shadowy DeathblowMovie
Away From Here
2014Away From Hereas CarlMovie
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2013Danger Wordas Grandpa JoeMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Abraham MooresTV
Tio Papi
2013Tio Papias GillyMovie
Banshee
2013Bansheeas Sugar BatesTV
Banshee: Origins
2013Banshee: Originsas Sugar BatesTV
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Judge Brewster O'HareTV
Cowgirls n' Angels
2012Cowgirls n' Angelsas AugustusMovie
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas Mayor BeverlyTV
The Cookout 2
2011The Cookout 2as JoJo AndersonMovie
Mayor Cupcake
2011Mayor Cupcakeas Lenny DavisMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas JeffordsTV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Leroy DavisTV
Breaking Point
2009Breaking Pointas Richter GreenMovie
Splinterheads
2009Splinterheadsas PopeMovie
For Sale by Owner
2009For Sale by Owneras Gene WoodmanMovie
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistantas Rhamus TwobelliesMovie
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Menas Subject #42Movie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Pastor Jeremiah EastonTV
Adam
2009Adamas HarlanMovie
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Lateras SelfMovie
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
2008Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlistas Ticket SalesmanMovie
Meet the Browns
2008Meet the Brownsas L.B.Movie
My Blueberry Nights
2007My Blueberry Nightsas TravisMovie
Tapping the Wire
2007Tapping the Wireas SelfMovie
Army Wives
2007Army Wivesas General BaxterTV
Premium
2006Premiumas PhilMovie
America Brown
2005America Brownas Coach BryantMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas William BaileyTV
Black in the 80s
2005Black in the 80sas SelfTV
In Good Company
2004In Good Companyas CorwinMovie
The Cookout
2004The Cookoutas Jojo AndersenMovie
Messengers
2004Messengersas Tom MabryMovie
White Chicks
2004White Chicksas Elliott GordonMovie
The Jury
2004The JuryTV
Highwaymen
2004Highwaymenas Will MacklinMovie
Gods and Generals
2003Gods and Generalsas Jim LewisMovie
Red Dragon
2002Red Dragonas BarneyMovie
The Wire
2002The Wireas Ervin BurrellTV
Showtime
2002Showtimeas Lt. WinshipMovie
A Little Inside
2002A Little Insideas Tom DonnerMovie
Call Me Claus
2001Call Me Clausas DwayneMovie
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001Thirteen Conversations About One Thingas Dick LaceyMovie
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibalas SelfMovie
Down to Earth
2001Down to Earthas Whitney DanielsMovie
Hannibal
2001Hannibalas Barney MatthewsMovie
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001The Sleepy Time Galas Jimmy DupreeMovie
Gina, An Actress, Age 29
2001Gina, An Actress, Age 29as AlbertMovie
Where the Money Is
2000Where the Money Isas Security GuardMovie
Oxygen
1999Oxygenas Phil KlineMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Tom NickersonTV
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999The Thomas Crown Affairas Det. ParettiMovie
Jaded
1998Jadedas Henry BrokerMovie
Prey
1998Preyas Ray PetersonTV
Julian Po
1997Julian Poas Sheriff LeonMovie
Oz
1997Ozas Cornelius KeaneTV
Albino Alligator
1997Albino Alligatoras Agent Marv RoseMovie
Mother Night
1996Mother Nightas Robert Sterling WilsonMovie
The Rich Man's Wife
1996The Rich Man's Wifeas Detective Ron LewisMovie
The Stupids
1996The Stupidsas The LloydMovie
The Langoliers
1995The Langoliersas Don GaffneyTV
Heading Home
1995Heading Homeas Horace JonesMovie
Roommates
1995Roommatesas Professor MartinMovie
New York Undercover
1994New York UndercoverTV
I Love Trouble
1994I Love Troubleas Police ChiefMovie
T
1994The Spider and the Flyas Lt. TurnerMovie
Money for Nothing
1993Money for Nothingas MadiganMovie
Sommersby
1993Sommersbyas JosephMovie
Freejack
1992Freejackas Eagle ManMovie
City of Hope
1991City of Hopeas LevonneMovie
The Silence of the Lambs
1991The Silence of the Lambsas BarneyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Lester CrawfordTV
True Colors
1990True Colorsas Ron FreemanTV
Betsy's Wedding
1990Betsy's Weddingas Zack MonroeMovie
Common Ground
1990Common Groundas Otis DebnamMovie
Do the Right Thing
1989Do the Right Thingas Coconut SidMovie
Mississippi Burning
1988Mississippi Burningas EulogistMovie
Monsters
1988MonstersTV
Coming to America
1988Coming to Americaas LandlordMovie
Manhunter
1986Manhunteras Lt. FiskMovie
Maximum Overdrive
1986Maximum Overdriveas HandyMovie
The Money Pit
1986The Money Pitas JamesMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras ZudoTV
Exterminator 2
1984Exterminator 2as Be GeeMovie
C.H.U.D.
1984C.H.U.D.as Sgt. ParkerMovie
Kate & Allie
1984Kate & AllieTV
Sessions
1983Sessionsas InternMovie
Hanky Panky
1982Hanky Pankyas Cop DriverMovie
A Little Sex
1982A Little Sexas ElectricianMovie
Cat People
1982Cat Peopleas Det. BrandtMovie
Ragtime
1981Ragtimeas Gang Member No. 1Movie
Permanent Vacation
1981Permanent Vacationas Man in LobbyMovie
King Lear
1974King Learas CaptainMovie
Killing Castro
—Killing CastroMovie
J
—Jacob Beats Up NateMovie
T
—The ShamMovie