Frankie Faison
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tom Nickerson
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
William Bailey
2005
Series
The Rookie
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
2018
Series
Law & Order
Lester Crawford
1990
Series
The Blacklist
Abraham Moores
2013
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Leroy Davis
2010
Series
Blue Bloods
Jeffords
2010
Series
The Good Wife
Pastor Jeremiah Easton
2009
Series
Elementary
Judge Brewster O'Hare
2012
Series
The Wire
Ervin Burrell
2002
Series
The Expanse
Charles
2015
Series
Banshee
Sugar Bates
2013
Series
Oz
Cornelius Keane
1997
Series
The Good Fight
Pastor Jeremiah Easton
2017
Series
Army Wives
General Baxter
2007
Series
Bull
Lee Donaldson
2016
Series
Unforgettable
Mayor Beverly
2011
Series
Lie to Me
Teddy
2009
Film
White Chicks
Chief Elliott Gordon
2004
Series
The Equalizer
Zudo
1985
Series
Marvel's Luke Cage
Henry 'Pop' Hunter
2016
Series
New York Undercover
1994
Series
Kate & Allie
1984
Series
The Rookie: Feds
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
2022
Series
Ballard
2025
Series
The Upshaws
Clarence
2021
Series
Forever
Pepper Evans
2014
Series
Monsters
Jack Lyle
1988
Film
Coming to America
Landlord
1988
Series
God Friended Me
Mr. Johnson
2018
Series
Hello Tomorrow!
Buck Manzell
2023
Film
The Thomas Crown Affair
Det. Paretti
1999
Series
Banshee: Origins
Sugar Bates
2013
Film
The Grudge
William Matheson
2019
Series
The Langoliers
Don Gaffney
1995
Film
Till
John Carthan
2022
Series
The Village
Ron Davis
2019
Film
The Money Pit
James
1986
Film
Do the Right Thing
Coconut Sid
1989
Series
The Jury
2004
Film
The Silence of the Lambs
Barney
1991
Series
True Colors
Ron Freeman
1990
Film
Mississippi Burning
Eulogist
1988
Film
Sommersby
Joseph
1993
Film
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Rhamus Twobellies
2009
Film
Cat People
Det. Brandt
1982
Film
Fatherhood
Mike
2021
Film
Maximum Overdrive
Handy
1986
Film
In Good Company
Corwin
2004
Series
Ripple
Walter
2025
Film
Showtime
Lt. Winship
2002
Film
Down to Earth
Whitney Daniels
2001
Film
Freejack
Eagle Man
1992
Series
Prey
Ray Peterson
1998
Film
I Love Trouble
Police Chief
1994
Film
C.H.U.D.
Sgt. Parker
1984
Film
My Blueberry Nights
Travis
2007
Film
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Ticket Salesman
2008
Film
The Case for Christ
Joe Dubois
2017
Film
The Stupids
The Lloyd
1996
Film
Ragtime
Gang Member No. 1
1981
Film
Gods and Generals
Jim Lewis
2003
Film
Highwaymen
Will Macklin
2004
Film
Mother Night
Robert Sterling Wilson
1996
Film
Call Me Claus
Dwayne
2001
Film
Breaking Point
Richter Green
2009
Film
I'm Your Woman
Art
2020
Film
Meet the Browns
L.B.
2008
Series
Black in the 80s
Self
2005
Film
Adam
Harlan
2009
Film
Betsy's Wedding
Zack Monroe
1990
Film
Red Dragon
Barney
2002
Film
Hanky Panky
Cop Driver
1982
Film
Albino Alligator
Agent Marv Rose
1997
Film
Oxygen
Phil Kline
1999
Film
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
2021
Film
Cowgirls n' Angels
Augustus
2012
Film
Where the Money Is
Security Guard
2000
Film
The Cookout
Jojo Andersen
2004
Film
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Subject #42
2009
Film
Hannibal
Barney Matthews
2001
Film
Mayor Cupcake
Lenny Davis
2011
Film
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Dick Lacey
2001
Film
Tio Papi
Gilly
2013
The Sham
Film
The Rich Man's Wife
Detective Ron Lewis
1996
Film
Jaded
Henry Broker
1998
Film
Exterminator 2
Be Gee
1984
Film
Roommates
Professor Martin
1995
Film
A Little Sex
Electrician
1982
Film
Money for Nothing
Madigan
1993
Film
Heading Home
Horace Jones
1995
Film
City of Hope
Levonne
1991
Film
Permanent Vacation
Man in Lobby
1981
Film
Splinterheads
Pope
2009
Film
The Sounding
Roland
2017
Film
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
Mayor Goode
2018
Film
An Actor Prepares
Deacon Frank Dodge
2018
Film
Away From Here
Carl
2014
Film
The Timekeepers of Eternity
Don Gaffney (archive footage)
2021
Film
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Self
2009
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
2014
Jacob Beats Up Nate
Film
Julian Po
Sheriff Leon
1997
Killing Castro
2026
Film
Common Ground
Otis Debnam
1990
Danger Word
Grandpa Joe
2013
Film
Redemption in Cherry Springs
Joe
2021
Film
A Little Inside
Tom Donner
2002
Film
The Sleepy Time Gal
Jimmy Dupree
2001
Film
Tapping the Wire
Self
2007
Film
The Oedipus Project
Shepherd
2020
Film
Messengers
Tom Mabry
2004
Film
The Cookout 2
JoJo Anderson
2011
Film
Premium
Phil
2006
The Spider and the Fly
Lt. Turner
1994
Film
King Lear
Captain
1974
Film
For Sale by Owner
Gene Woodman
2009
Film
Sessions
Intern
1983
Film
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Frank Ellison
2016
Film
America Brown
Coach Bryant
2005
Film
Beyond the Rush
Arthur Yearwood
2024
Lucille
Herman
2023
Film
Gina, An Actress, Age 29
Albert
2001
Film
Manhunter
Lt. Fisk
1986