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Home/People/Frankie Faison
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Born
Jun 10, 1949
Age 76
Place of Birth
Newport News, Virginia, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

87
Movies
36
TV Shows
Also Known As
Frankie Russel Faison
Frankie R. Faison
프랭키 페이슨
فرانکی فیزن
IMDb Profile

Frankie Faison

Acting

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.
Beyond the Rush poster

Beyond the Rush

as Arthur Yearwood
2024
Lucille poster

Lucille

as Herman
2023
Till poster

Till

as John Carthan
2022
The Timekeepers of Eternity poster

The Timekeepers of Eternity

as Don Gaffney (archive footage)
2021
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain poster

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
2021
Redemption in Cherry Springs poster

Redemption in Cherry Springs

as Joe
2021
Fatherhood poster

Fatherhood

as Mike
2021
I'm Your Woman poster

I'm Your Woman

as Art
2020
The Oedipus Project poster

The Oedipus Project

as Shepherd
2020
The Grudge poster

The Grudge

as William Matheson
2019
An Actor Prepares poster

An Actor Prepares

as Deacon Frank Dodge
2018
The Case for Christ poster

The Case for Christ

as Joe Dubois
2017
The Sounding poster

The Sounding

as Roland
2017
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win poster

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

as Frank Ellison
2016
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow poster

Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

Cast
2014
Away From Here poster

Away From Here

as Carl
2014
Danger Word poster

Danger Word

as Grandpa Joe
2013
Tio Papi poster

Tio Papi

as Gilly
2013
Cowgirls n' Angels poster

Cowgirls n' Angels

as Augustus
2012
The Cookout 2 poster

The Cookout 2

as JoJo Anderson
2011