Frankie Faison

Actor Jun 10 (age 76) Newport News, Virginia, USA 1974–2025 (51 year career)

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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

Film

The Silence of the Lambs

Barney

Film

The Wire

Ervin Burrell

Film

Red Dragon

Barney

Film

Do the Right Thing

Coconut Sid

Film

Mississippi Burning

Eulogist

Film

Coming to America

Landlord

Film

Hannibal

Barney Matthews

Film

White Chicks

Elliott Gordon

Filmography

Acting (125)

Movies (87)

Beyond the Rush

2024

as Arthur Yearwood

Lucille

2023

as Herman

Till

2022

as John Carthan

7.3

Redemption in Cherry Springs

as Joe

Fatherhood

as Mike

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

2021

as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.

7.3

The Timekeepers of Eternity

2021

as Don Gaffney (archive footage)

The Oedipus Project

as Shepherd

I'm Your Woman

as Art

The Grudge

as William Matheson

An Actor Prepares

as Deacon Frank Dodge

The Case for Christ

as Joe Dubois

The Sounding

as Roland

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

as Frank Ellison

Away From Here

as Carl

Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

Tio Papi

as Gilly

Danger Word

as Grandpa Joe

Cowgirls n' Angels

as Augustus

Mayor Cupcake

as Lenny Davis

The Cookout 2

as JoJo Anderson

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

as Rhamus Twobellies

Breaking Point

as Richter Green

Adam

as Harlan

Splinterheads

as Pope

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

as Subject #42

For Sale by Owner

as Gene Woodman

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

as Self

Meet the Browns

as L.B.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

as Ticket Salesman

My Blueberry Nights

as Travis

Tapping the Wire

as Self

Premium

as Phil

America Brown

as Coach Bryant

White Chicks

as Elliott Gordon

In Good Company

as Corwin

Highwaymen

as Will Macklin

The Cookout

as Jojo Andersen

Messengers

as Tom Mabry

Gods and Generals

as Jim Lewis

Showtime

as Lt. Winship

A Little Inside

as Tom Donner

Red Dragon

as Barney

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

as Dick Lacey

Down to Earth

as Whitney Daniels

Hannibal

as Barney Matthews

The Sleepy Time Gal

as Jimmy Dupree

Call Me Claus

as Dwayne

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001

as Self

6.7

Gina, An Actress, Age 29

as Albert

Where the Money Is

as Security Guard

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Det. Paretti

Oxygen

as Phil Kline

Jaded

as Henry Broker

Albino Alligator

as Agent Marv Rose

Julian Po

as Sheriff Leon

The Stupids

as The Lloyd

Mother Night

as Robert Sterling Wilson

6.6

The Rich Man's Wife

1996

as Detective Ron Lewis

Roommates

as Professor Martin

Heading Home

as Horace Jones

I Love Trouble

1994

as Police Chief

5.5

The Spider and the Fly

as Lt. Turner

Sommersby

as Joseph

Money for Nothing

as Madigan

Freejack

as Eagle Man

The Silence of the Lambs

as Barney

City of Hope

as Levonne

Common Ground

as Otis Debnam

Betsy's Wedding

as Zack Monroe

Do the Right Thing

as Coconut Sid

Coming to America

as Landlord

Mississippi Burning

as Eulogist

The Money Pit

as James

Maximum Overdrive

as Handy

Manhunter

as Lt. Fisk

C.H.U.D.

as Sgt. Parker

Exterminator 2

as Be Gee

Sessions

as Intern

Cat People

as Det. Brandt

A Little Sex

as Electrician

Hanky Panky

as Cop Driver

Ragtime

as Gang Member No. 1

Permanent Vacation

as Man in Lobby

King Lear

as Captain

Killing Castro

Jacob Beats Up Nate

Television (38)

Ballard

Ripple

as Walter

Hello Tomorrow!

as Buck Manzell

The Rookie: Feds

as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark

The Upshaws

as Clarence

The Village

as Ron Davis

The Rookie

as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark

God Friended Me

as Mr. Johnson

The Good Fight

as Pastor Jeremiah Easton

Bull

as Lee Donaldson

Marvel's Luke Cage

as Henry 'Pop' Hunter

The Expanse

as Charles

Forever

as Pepper Evans

The Blacklist

as Abraham Moores

Banshee

as Sugar Bates

Banshee: Origins

as Sugar Bates

Banshee: Origins

as Sugar Bates

Elementary

as Judge Brewster O'Hare

Unforgettable

as Mayor Beverly

Hawaii Five-0

as Leroy Davis

Blue Bloods

as Jeffords

The Good Wife

as Pastor Jeremiah Easton

Army Wives

as General Baxter

Grey's Anatomy

as William Bailey

Black in the 80s

as Self

The Jury

The Wire

as Ervin Burrell

The Wire

as Ervin Burrell

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Tom Nickerson

Prey

as Ray Peterson

as Cornelius Keane

The Langoliers

as Don Gaffney

New York Undercover

Law & Order

as Lester Crawford

True Colors

as Ron Freeman

Monsters

The Equalizer

as Zudo

Kate & Allie