Frankie Faison

Actor

Born: June 10, 1949 (76 years old)

Place of birth: Newport News, Virginia, USA

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.

Filmography (99)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991, ★ 8.3)
• Do the Right Thing (1989, ★ 7.8)
• Mississippi Burning (1988, ★ 7.7)
• Adam (2009, ★ 6.8)
• Till (2022, ★ 7.3)
• White Chicks (2004, ★ 6.9)
• Ragtime (1981, ★ 7)
• Hannibal (2001, ★ 6.8)
• Coming to America (1988, ★ 6.9)
• The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021, ★ 7.1)
• Red Dragon (2002, ★ 7)
• An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (2016, ★ 7.7)
• The Wire (2002, ★ 8.6)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005, ★ 8.2)
• Banshee (2013, ★ 8)
• Oz (1997, ★ 8)
• Blue Bloods (2010, ★ 7.8)
• Banshee: Origins (2013, ★ 8.3)
• Forever (2014, ★ 7.8)
• The Rookie (2018, ★ 8.5)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010, ★ 7.7)
• The Expanse (2015, ★ 8.1)
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1999, ★ 6.7)
• In Good Company (2004, ★ 6.1)
• My Blueberry Nights (2007, ★ 6.4)
• The Case for Christ (2017, ★ 6.9)
• God Friended Me (2018, ★ 7.7)
• Sommersby (1993, ★ 6.3)
• Manhunter (1986, ★ 7)