Person
Frankie Faison
Acting · Born 1949-06-10 · 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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tom Nickerson
The Rookie
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
Law & Order
Lester Crawford
Grey's Anatomy
William Bailey
The Blacklist
Abraham Moores
Hawaii Five-0
Leroy Davis
Blue Bloods
Jeffords
The Expanse
Charles
The Good Wife
Pastor Jeremiah Easton
Elementary
Judge Brewster O'Hare
Filmography
- 2026Killing Castro
- 2025RippleWalter
- 2025Ballard
- 2024Beyond the RushArthur Yearwood
- 2023LucilleHerman
- 2023Hello Tomorrow!Buck Manzell
- 2022TillJohn Carthan
- 2022The Rookie: FedsChristopher 'Cutty' Clark
- 2021The Timekeepers of EternityDon Gaffney (archive footage)
- 2021The Killing of Kenneth ChamberlainKenneth Chamberlain Sr.
- 2021Redemption in Cherry SpringsJoe
- 2021FatherhoodMike
- 2021The UpshawsClarence
- 2020I'm Your WomanArt
- 2020The Oedipus ProjectShepherd
- 2019The GrudgeWilliam Matheson
- 2019The VillageRon Davis
- 2018The RookieChristopher 'Cutty' Clark
- 2018God Friended MeMr. Johnson
- 2018An Actor PreparesDeacon Frank Dodge
- 2018Clipped Wings, They Do FlyMayor Goode
- 2017The Case for ChristJoe Dubois
- 2017The SoundingRoland
- 2017The Good FightPastor Jeremiah Easton
- 2016An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to WinFrank Ellison
- 2016Marvel's Luke CageHenry 'Pop' Hunter
- 2016BullLee Donaldson
- 2015The ExpanseCharles
- 2014ForeverPepper Evans
- 2014Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
- 2014Away From HereCarl
- 2013Danger WordGrandpa Joe
- 2013The BlacklistAbraham Moores
- 2013Tio PapiGilly
- 2013BansheeSugar Bates
- 2013Banshee: OriginsSugar Bates
- 2012ElementaryJudge Brewster O'Hare
- 2012Cowgirls n' AngelsAugustus
- 2011UnforgettableMayor Beverly
- 2011The Cookout 2JoJo Anderson
- 2011Mayor CupcakeLenny Davis
- 2010Blue BloodsJeffords
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Leroy Davis
- 2009Breaking PointRichter Green
- 2009SplinterheadsPope
- 2009For Sale by OwnerGene Woodman
- 2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantRhamus Twobellies
- 2009Brief Interviews with Hideous MenSubject #42
- 2009The Good WifePastor Jeremiah Easton
- 2009AdamHarlan
- 2009Do the Right Thing: 20 Years LaterSelf
- 2009Lie to MeTeddy
- 2008Nick and Norah's Infinite PlaylistTicket Salesman
- 2008Meet the BrownsL.B.
- 2007My Blueberry NightsTravis
- 2007Tapping the WireSelf
- 2007Army WivesGeneral Baxter
- 2006PremiumPhil
- 2005America BrownCoach Bryant
- 2005Grey's AnatomyWilliam Bailey
- 2005Black in the 80sSelf
- 2004In Good CompanyCorwin
- 2004The CookoutJojo Andersen
- 2004MessengersTom Mabry
- 2004White ChicksElliott Gordon
- 2004The Jury
- 2004HighwaymenWill Macklin
- 2003Gods and GeneralsJim Lewis
- 2002Red DragonBarney
- 2002The WireErvin Burrell
- 2002ShowtimeLt. Winship
- 2002A Little InsideTom Donner
- 2001Call Me ClausDwayne
- 2001Thirteen Conversations About One ThingDick Lacey
- 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalSelf
- 2001Down to EarthWhitney Daniels
- 2001HannibalBarney Matthews
- 2001The Sleepy Time GalJimmy Dupree
- 2001Gina, An Actress, Age 29Albert
- 2000Where the Money IsSecurity Guard
- 1999OxygenPhil Kline
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTom Nickerson
- 1999The Thomas Crown AffairDet. Paretti
- 1998JadedHenry Broker
- 1998PreyRay Peterson
- 1997Julian PoSheriff Leon
- 1997OzCornelius Keane
- 1997Albino AlligatorAgent Marv Rose
- 1996Mother NightRobert Sterling Wilson
- 1996The Rich Man's WifeDetective Ron Lewis
- 1996The StupidsThe Lloyd
- 1995The LangoliersDon Gaffney
- 1995Heading HomeHorace Jones
- 1995RoommatesProfessor Martin
- 1994New York Undercover
- 1994I Love TroublePolice Chief
- 1994The Spider and the FlyLt. Turner
- 1993Money for NothingMadigan
- 1993SommersbyJoseph
- 1992FreejackEagle Man
- 1991City of HopeLevonne
- 1991The Silence of the LambsBarney
- 1990Law & OrderLester Crawford
- 1990True ColorsRon Freeman
- 1990Betsy's WeddingZack Monroe
- 1990Common GroundOtis Debnam
- 1989Do the Right ThingCoconut Sid
- 1988Mississippi BurningEulogist
- 1988MonstersJack Lyle
- 1988Coming to AmericaLandlord
- 1986ManhunterLt. Fisk
- 1986Maximum OverdriveHandy
- 1986The Money PitJames
- 1985The EqualizerZudo
- 1984Exterminator 2Be Gee
- 1984C.H.U.D.Sgt. Parker
- 1984Kate & Allie
- 1983SessionsIntern
- 1982Hanky PankyCop Driver
- 1982A Little SexElectrician
- 1982Cat PeopleDet. Brandt
- 1981RagtimeGang Member No. 1
- 1981Permanent VacationMan in Lobby
- 1974King LearCaptain
- —Jacob Beats Up Nate
- —The Sham
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