Jun 10, 1949 - 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.
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| Movie | 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Barney | |
| Movie | 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Det. Paretti | |
| Movie | 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Coconut Sid | |
| Movie | 1993 | Sommersby | Joseph | |
| Movie | 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Eulogist | |
| Movie | 1982 | A Little Sex | Electrician | |
| Movie | 2004 | In Good Company | Corwin | |
| Movie | 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Travis | |
| Movie | 2000 | Where the Money Is | Security Guard | |
| Movie | 2009 | Adam | Harlan | |
| Movie | 2022 | Till | John Carthan | |
| Movie | 1982 | Cat People | Det. Brandt | |
| Movie | 2009 | Splinterheads | Pope | |
| Movie | 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Rhamus Twobellies | |
| Movie | 2009 | For Sale By Owner | Gene Woodman | |
| Movie | 2009 | Breaking Point | Richter Green | |
| Movie | 2004 | White Chicks | Elliott Gordon | |
| Movie | 1981 | Ragtime | Gang Member No. 1 | |
| Movie | 1992 | Freejack | Eagle Man | |
| Movie | 2001 | Hannibal | Barney Matthews | |
| Movie | 1988 | Coming to America | Landlord | |
| Movie | 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Handy | |
| Movie | 2004 | Highwaymen | Will Macklin | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Detective Ron Lewis | |
| Movie | 2001 | Down to Earth | Whitney Daniels | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Stupids | The Lloyd | |
| Movie | 2008 | Meet the Browns | L.B. | |
| Movie | 2006 | Premium | Phil | |
| Movie | 2001 | Call Me Claus | Dwayne | |
| Movie | 1982 | Hanky Panky | Cop Driver | |
| Movie | 1984 | Exterminator 2 | Be Gee | |
| Movie | 2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Dick Lacey | |
| Movie | 1998 | Jaded | Henry Broker | |
| Movie | 1997 | Julian Po | Sheriff Leon | |
| Movie | 2012 | Cowgirls n' Angels | Augustus | |
| Movie | 2005 | America Brown | Coach Bryant | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Sleepy Time Gal | Jimmy Dupree | |
| Movie | 1983 | Sessions | Intern | |
| Movie | 2013 | Tio Papi | Gilly | |
| Movie | 1994 | The Spider and the Fly | Lt. Turner | |
| Movie | 2014 | Away From Here | Carl | |
| Movie | 2021 | The Timekeepers of Eternity | Don Gaffney (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2002 | Red Dragon | Barney | |
| Movie | 1974 | King Lear | Captain | |
| Movie | 2014 | Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow | ||
| Movie | 1990 | Common Ground | Otis Debnam | |
| Movie | 1996 | Mother Night | Robert Sterling Wilson | |
| Movie | 2007 | Tapping the Wire | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | Albino Alligator | Agent Marv Rose | |
| Movie | 2013 | Danger Word | Grandpa Joe | |
| Movie | 1981 | Permanent Vacation | Man in Lobby | |
| Movie | 2003 | Gods and Generals | Jim Lewis | |
| Movie | 2001 | Gina, An Actress, Age 29 | Albert | |
| Movie | 1999 | Oxygen | Phil Kline | |
| Movie | 1993 | Money for Nothing | Madigan | |
| Movie | 2024 | Beyond the Rush | Arthur Yearwood | |
| Movie | 2008 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Ticket Salesman | |
| Movie | 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Lenny Davis | |
| Movie | 1986 | The Money Pit | James | |
| Movie | 2002 | A Little Inside | Tom Donner | |
| Movie | 2016 | An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win | Frank Ellison | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Case for Christ | Joe Dubois | |
| Movie | 2018 | An Actor Prepares | Deacon Frank Dodge | |
| Movie | 1984 | C.H.U.D. | Sgt. Parker | |
| Movie | 1986 | Manhunter | Lt. Fisk | |
| Movie | 2017 | The Sounding | Roland | |
| Movie | 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #42 | |
| Movie | 1991 | City of Hope | Levonne | |
| Movie | 2019 | The Grudge | William Matheson | |
| Movie | 2004 | The Cookout | Jojo Andersen | |
| Movie | 2004 | Messengers | Tom Mabry | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Cookout 2 | JoJo Anderson | |
| Movie | 1995 | Heading Home | Horace Jones | |
| Movie | 2002 | Showtime | Lt. Winship | |
| Movie | 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | I'm Your Woman | Art | |
| Movie | 2021 | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. | |
| Movie | 2020 | The Oedipus Project | Shepherd | |
| Movie | 1995 | Roommates | Professor Martin | |
| Movie | 1994 | I Love Trouble | Police Chief | |
| Movie | 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | Fatherhood | Mike | |
| Movie | 2021 | Redemption in Cherry Springs | Joe | |
| Movie | 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Zack Monroe | |
| Movie | 2007 | Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary | Barney | |
| Movie | N/A | White Chicks 2 | Chief.Elliott Gordon | |
| Movie | 1995 | The Langoliers | Don Gaffney | |
| TV Show | 1990 | Law & Order | Lester Crawford | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | Kate & Allie | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2002 | The Wire | Ervin Burrell | 43 |
| TV Show | 2013 | The Blacklist | Abraham Moores | 1 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Nickerson | 2 |
| TV Show | 1994 | New York Undercover | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Prey | Ray Peterson | 13 |
| TV Show | 1990 | True Colors | Ron Freeman | 24 |
| TV Show | 1985 | The Equalizer | Zudo | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | William Bailey | 4 |
| TV Show | 1988 | Monsters | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2004 | The Jury | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Langoliers | Don Gaffney | 2 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Black in the 80s | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Banshee | Sugar Bates | 38 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Oz | Cornelius Keane | 1 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Blue Bloods | Jeffords | 1 |
| TV Show | 2009 | The Good Wife | Pastor Jeremiah Easton | 4 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Elementary | Judge Brewster O'Hare | 1 |
| TV Show | 2013 | Banshee: Origins | Sugar Bates | 41 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Unforgettable | Mayor Beverly | 1 |
| TV Show | 2014 | Forever | Pepper Evans | 1 |
| TV Show | 2017 | The Good Fight | Pastor Jeremiah Easton | 1 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage | Henry 'Pop' Hunter | 2 |
| TV Show | 2018 | The Rookie | Christopher 'Cutty' Clark | 2 |
| TV Show | 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Christopher 'Cutty' Clark | 22 |
| TV Show | 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Leroy Davis | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | The Village | Ron Davis | 10 |
| TV Show | 2016 | Bull | Lee Donaldson | 1 |
| TV Show | 2018 | God Friended Me | Mr. Johnson | 1 |
| TV Show | 2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Buck Manzell | 4 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Expanse | Charles | 1 |
| TV Show | N/A | Ripple | Walter | 2 |
| TV Show | 2021 | The Upshaws | Clarence | 1 |
| TV Show | 2025 | Ballard | 1 |
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