Acting credits
120
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Frankie Faison
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 83Series: 37
TMDB ID: 13936
IMDb ID: nm0265670
Known for: Acting
Born: June 10, 1949
Age: 77
Place of birth: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q943589
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Frankie Faison.
Killing Castro
2026 Movie
Beyond the Rush
as Arthur Yearwood
2024 Movie
Till
as John Carthan
2022 Movie
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Don Gaffney (archive footage)
2021 Movie
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
2021 Movie
Redemption in Cherry Springs
as Joe
2021 Movie
Fatherhood
as Mike
2021 Movie
I'm Your Woman
as Art
2020 Movie
The Oedipus Project
as Shepherd
2020 Movie
The Grudge
as William Matheson
2019 Movie
An Actor Prepares
as Deacon Frank Dodge
2018 Movie
The Case for Christ
as Joe Dubois
2017 Movie
The Sounding
as Roland
2017 Movie
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
as Frank Ellison
2016 Movie
Away From Here
as Carl
2014 Movie
Tio Papi
as Gilly
2013 Movie
Cowgirls n' Angels
as Augustus
2012 Movie
The Cookout 2
as JoJo Anderson
2011 Movie
Mayor Cupcake
as Lenny Davis
2011 Movie
Breaking Point
as Richter Green
2009 Movie
Splinterheads
as Pope
2009 Movie
For Sale by Owner
as Gene Woodman
2009 Movie
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Rhamus Twobellies
2009 Movie
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
as Subject #42
2009 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Frankie Faison.
Ripple
as Walter • 8 eps
2025 Series
Ballard
1 eps
2025 Series
Hello Tomorrow!
as Buck Manzell • 4 eps
2023 Series
The Rookie: Feds
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark • 22 eps
2022 Series
The Upshaws
as Clarence • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Village
as Ron Davis • 10 eps
2019 Series
The Rookie
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark • 2 eps
2018 Series
God Friended Me
as Mr. Johnson • 1 eps
2018 Series
The Good Fight
as Pastor Jeremiah Easton • 1 eps
2017 Series
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Henry 'Pop' Hunter • 2 eps
2016 Series
Bull
as Lee Donaldson • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Expanse
as Charles • 1 eps
2015 Series
Forever
as Pepper Evans • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Blacklist
as Abraham Moores • 1 eps
2013 Series
Banshee
as Sugar Bates • 38 eps
2013 Series
Banshee: Origins
as Sugar Bates • 41 eps
2013 Series
Elementary
as Judge Brewster O'Hare • 1 eps
2012 Series
Unforgettable
as Mayor Beverly • 1 eps
2011 Series
Blue Bloods
as Jeffords • 1 eps
2010 Series
Hawaii Five-0
as Leroy Davis • 1 eps
2010 Series
The Good Wife
as Pastor Jeremiah Easton • 4 eps
2009 Series
Lie to Me
as Teddy • 1 eps
2009 Series
Army Wives
as General Baxter • 1 eps
2007 Series
Grey's Anatomy
as William Bailey • 4 eps
2005 Series