
Frankie Faison
Acting
Born 1949-06-10 · Newport News, Virginia, USA
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

White Chicks
2004 · Movie

Coming to America
1988 · Movie

The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Movie

Mississippi Burning
1988 · Movie

The Money Pit
1986 · Movie

The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · Movie

Fatherhood
2021 · Movie

Do the Right Thing
1989 · Movie

Sommersby
1993 · Movie

My Blueberry Nights
2007 · Movie

Till
2022 · Movie

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009 · Movie

The Case for Christ
2017 · Movie

The Grudge
2019 · Movie

Ragtime
1981 · Movie

The Oedipus Project
2020 · Movie

Cat People
1982 · Movie

Maximum Overdrive
1986 · Movie

In Good Company
2004 · Movie

Heading Home
1995 · Movie

Showtime
2002 · Movie

King Lear
1974 · Movie

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
2008 · Movie

Freejack
1992 · Movie

Mother Night
1996 · Movie

Adam
2009 · Movie

Common Ground
1990 · Movie

Tapping the Wire
2007 · Movie

City of Hope
1991 · Movie

Red Dragon
2002 · Movie

Gods and Generals
2003 · Movie

Down to Earth
2001 · Movie

Meet the Browns
2008 · Movie

Albino Alligator
1997 · Movie

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021 · Movie

C.H.U.D.
1984 · Movie

Hannibal
2001 · Movie

Oxygen
1999 · Movie

Betsy's Wedding
1990 · Movie

The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021 · Movie

Highwaymen
2004 · Movie

I'm Your Woman
2020 · Movie

An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016 · Movie

I Love Trouble
1994 · Movie

Julian Po
1997 · Movie

The Stupids
1996 · Movie

Money for Nothing
1993 · Movie

Call Me Claus
2001 · Movie

Hanky Panky
1982 · Movie

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001 · Movie

Roommates
1995 · Movie

Sessions
1983 · Movie

The Rich Man's Wife
1996 · Movie

Redemption in Cherry Springs
2021 · Movie

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
2009 · Movie

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001 · Movie

The Cookout
2004 · Movie

Where the Money Is
2000 · Movie

An Actor Prepares
2018 · Movie

Premium
2006 · Movie