Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

1949-06-10 Newport News, Virginia, USA 86 Credits

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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Beyond the Rush

Beyond the Rush

2024

as Arthur Yearwood

Acting

Working undercover to expose a corrupt judge, an investigative journalist confronts his secret past plus his mother's mental illness and must choose b...

Till

Till

2022

as John Carthan

7.4
Acting

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his...

The Timekeepers of Eternity

The Timekeepers of Eternity

2021

as Don Gaffney (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

In this mesmerizing experimental film, a Stephen King television movie is compressed and transformed through hypnotic black and white collage animatio...

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

2021

as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.

7.2
Acting

Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who...

Redemption in Cherry Springs

Redemption in Cherry Springs

2021

as Joe

6.3
Acting

After fallout from a story, reporter Melanie goes home to Cherry Springs for a break. When a friend disappears, she uses her skills to get to the trut...

Fatherhood

Fatherhood

2021

as Mike

7.5
Acting

A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

I'm Your Woman

I'm Your Woman

2020

as Art

5.9
Acting

A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project

2020

as Shepherd

10.0
Acting

The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will present acclaimed actors performing scenes from So...

The Grudge

The Grudge

2019

as William Matheson

5.4
Acting

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is ...

An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares

2018

as Deacon Frank Dodge

5.8
Acting

After suffering a heart attack, a world-famous and hard-drinking actor is forced to drive across country with his estranged son—who testified against ...

The Case for Christ

The Case for Christ

2017

as Joe Dubois

6.9
Acting

Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills...

The Sounding

The Sounding

2017

as Roland

6.1
Acting

On a remote island off the coast of Maine, Liv, after years of silence, begins to weave a language out of Shakespeare's words. A driven neurologist, b...

An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win

An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win

2016

as Frank Ellison

7.7
Acting

Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" examines the joyful life and troubled times o...

Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

2014

Acting

No man is an island, but there are always exceptions. Meet Jim Funkle, played by Tony Hale. A once promising food scientist, his career came to an end...

Away From Here

Away From Here

2014

as Carl

5.2
Acting

Six years after an affair with the 15-year old daughter of the priest who was his mentor, a former youth minister, now an ex-con and recovering addict...

Danger Word

2013

as Grandpa Joe

2.0
Acting

A 13-year-old girl and her grandfather, hiding out in a wooded cabin after a plague, meet the challenge of their lives when her birthday trip to a Tra...

Tio Papi

Tio Papi

2013

as Gilly

6.4
Acting

It was a bachelor’s life for hard-working and fun-loving Ray Ray Dominguez (Joey Dedio) who dreamt of leaving the barrio for a more carefree existence...

Cowgirls n' Angels

Cowgirls n' Angels

2012

as Augustus

6.0
Acting

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.

The Cookout 2

The Cookout 2

2011

as JoJo Anderson

3.8
Acting

Basketball coach Ashmokeem kidnaps and blackmails the opposite team's player and his family in order to secure the championship for his team.

Mayor Cupcake

Mayor Cupcake

2011

as Lenny Davis

5.1
Acting

A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. With no formal experience or education to speak of, sh...

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

2009

as Richter Green

4.5
Acting

"Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to overcome a deep-seated conspiracy and his own lingerin...

Splinterheads

Splinterheads

2009

as Pope

6.0
Acting

SPLINTERHEADS introduces Thomas Middleditch as Justin Frost, a twenty-something slacker whose “thing” is that he has no “thing” at all. When a small-t...

For Sale By Owner

For Sale By Owner

2009

as Gene Woodman

3.3
Acting

One man's journey to find his past leads him to discover the secret to one of America's most haunting mysteries.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

2009

as Rhamus Twobellies

5.8
Acting

When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009

as Subject #42

5.1
Acting

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university is le...

Adam

Adam

2009

as Harlan

6.8
Acting

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

2009

as Self

7.0
Acting

In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twenti...

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

2008

as Ticket Salesman

6.4
Acting

Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus begins an odd night f...

Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns

2008

as L.B.

6.6
Acting

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she'...

My Blueberry Nights

My Blueberry Nights

2007

as Travis

6.4
Acting

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams ac...

Tapping the Wire

Tapping the Wire

2007

as Self

7.3
Acting

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast and crew of the series, and undertakes a mission ...

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary

2007

as Barney

Acting

A visual commentary for "The Silence Of The Lambs" with the cast & crew in a "picture in picture" mode.

Premium

Premium

2006

as Phil

4.8
Acting

Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate ...

America Brown

America Brown

2005

as Coach Bryant

5.7
Acting

A coming-of-age drama that centers on a young quarterback from West Texas, a priest in New York, and the two women in their lives.

In Good Company

In Good Company

2004

as Corwin

6.0
Acting

Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naiv...

The Cookout

The Cookout

2004

as Jojo Andersen

4.6
Acting

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep thing...

Messengers

Messengers

2004

as Tom Mabry

5.3
Acting

Dr. Sarah Chapel returns to the small town of Brighton Mills when her father Dr. Robert Chapel unexpectedly dies. His clients and friends miss him, an...

White Chicks

White Chicks

2004

as Elliott Gordon

6.9
Acting

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socia...

Highwaymen

Highwaymen

2004

as Will Macklin

5.7
Acting

James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years...

Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

2003

as Jim Lewis

6.3
Acting

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from th...

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002

as Barney

7.0
Acting

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it ...

Showtime

Showtime

2002

as Lt. Winship

5.5
Acting

A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.

A Little Inside

A Little Inside

2002

as Tom Donner

3.2
Acting

When he unexpectedly becomes a single parent, an aspiring professional baseball player trades in his bat for a socket wrench and becomes a small-town ...

Call Me Claus

Call Me Claus

2001

as Dwayne

5.7
Acting

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets ...

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001

as Dick Lacey

6.3
Acting

The lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a housecleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of...

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001

as Self

6.7
Acting

Several aspects of Ridley Scott's masterpiece Hannibal (2001) are examined through interviews with the cast and crew, and behind the scenes footage. W...

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

2001

as Whitney Daniels

5.5
Acting

Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure th...

Hannibal

Hannibal

2001

as Barney Matthews

6.8
Acting

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again wh...

The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001

as Jimmy Dupree

4.8
Acting

A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to find her birth mother.

Gina, An Actress, Age 29

Gina, An Actress, Age 29

2001

as Albert

6.0
Acting

A struggling young actress lands her first job...only to discover that her "part" is to lie to an assembly of factory workers to keep them from unioni...

Where the Money Is

Where the Money Is

2000

as Security Guard

6.0
Acting

Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for ...

Oxygen

Oxygen

1999

as Phil Kline

6.1
Acting

When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs ou...

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

as Det. Paretti

6.7
Acting

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Bann...

Jaded

Jaded

1998

as Henry Broker

5.1
Acting

When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town bar, she discovers that they have more planned tha...

Julian Po

Julian Po

1997

as Sheriff Leon

6.5
Acting

Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out ...

Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

1997

as Agent Marv Rose

5.7
Acting

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the...

Mother Night

Mother Night

1996

as Robert Sterling Wilson

6.7
Acting

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real...

The Rich Man's Wife

The Rich Man's Wife

1996

as Detective Ron Lewis

5.4
Acting

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her hus...

The Stupids

The Stupids

1996

as The Lloyd

4.7
Acting

An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.

Heading Home

Heading Home

1995

as Horace Jones

Acting

A Vietnam War–era drama chronicling the emotional journey of two unlikely friends who form a bond en route to Washington, D.C.

Roommates

Roommates

1995

as Professor Martin

5.9
Acting

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

as Police Chief

5.5
Acting

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

The Spider and the Fly

1994

as Lt. Turner

4.2
Acting

A wager between two novelists about committing the perfect crime becomes real when a murder occurs under the circumstances they had plotted in jest an...

Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

1993

as Madigan

5.6
Acting

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. ...

Sommersby

Sommersby

1993

as Joseph

6.3
Acting

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By al...

Freejack

Freejack

1992

as Eagle Man

5.4
Acting

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a...

City of Hope

City of Hope

1991

as Levonne

6.7
Acting

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who ...

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

as Barney

8.3
Acting

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatri...

Betsy's Wedding

Betsy's Wedding

1990

as Zack Monroe

5.7
Acting

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but B...

Common Ground

Common Ground

1990

as Otis Debnam

10.0
Acting

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focus...

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Coconut Sid

7.8
Acting

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzer...

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988

as Eulogist

7.7
Acting

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where...

Coming to America

Coming to America

1988

as Landlord

6.9
Acting

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise...

Manhunter

Manhunter

1986

as Lt. Fisk

7.0
Acting

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecter, returns to duty to engage in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a ne...

Maximum Overdrive

Maximum Overdrive

1986

as Handy

5.8
Acting

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck sto...

The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986

as James

6.5
Acting

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-...

Exterminator 2

Exterminator 2

1984

as Be Gee

4.0
Acting

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.

C.H.U.D.

C.H.U.D.

1984

as Sgt. Parker

5.6
Acting

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a ...

Sessions

Sessions

1983

as Intern

6.0
Acting

High-priced call girl Lee Churchill, is examining her life via therapy "sessions". Her double life is unknown to her parents, sister and "straight" ma...

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982

as Cop Driver

5.3
Acting

Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later m...

A Little Sex

A Little Sex

1982

as Electrician

3.0
Acting

Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But Michael does not hide the fact he's a womanizer and...

Cat People

Cat People

1982

as Det. Brandt

6.0
Acting

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is draw...

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Gang Member No. 1

7.0
Acting

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nos...

Permanent Vacation

Permanent Vacation

1981

as Man in Lobby

5.9
Acting

In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost...

King Lear

King Lear

1974

as Captain

Acting

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their lo...

White Chicks 2

N/A

as Chief.Elliott Gordon

Acting