
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

The Wire
2002 · TV

The Rookie
2018 · TV

Banshee
2013 · TV

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV

Banshee: Origins
2013 · TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

True Colors
1990 · TV

The Rookie: Feds
2022 · TV

Prey
1998 · TV

The Village
2019 · TV

Law & Order
1990 · TV

Ripple
2025 · TV

The Good Wife
2009 · TV

The Blacklist
2013 · TV

Hello Tomorrow!
2023 · TV

Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV

Blue Bloods
2010 · TV

The Expanse
2015 · TV

Elementary
2012 · TV

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · TV

The Langoliers
1995 · TV

Black in the 80s
2005 · TV

Oz
1997 · TV

Unforgettable
2011 · TV

The Good Fight
2017 · TV

Lie to Me
2009 · TV

Bull
2016 · TV

Army Wives
2007 · TV

The Equalizer
1985 · TV

Forever
2014 · TV

God Friended Me
2018 · TV

The Jury
2004 · TV

New York Undercover
1994 · TV

The Upshaws
2021 · TV

Ballard
2025 · TV

Monsters
1988 · TV

Kate & Allie
1984 · TV