Person
Frankie Faison
Born 10 June 1949 77 years old Newport News, Virginia, USA Who else is 77? → TMDB ↗
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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The numbers
24age in their first credit on record (1974)
52years on screen and counting
8credits in 2009, their busiest year
120dated credits on record
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Movie credits
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Jacob Beats Up Nate
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The Sham
Age: 76 Killing Castro
2026
Age: 75 Beyond the Rush
2024as Arthur Yearwood
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Age: 74 Lucille
2023as Herman
Age: 73 Till
2022as John Carthan
Age: 72 The Timekeepers of Eternity
2021as Don Gaffney (archive footage)
Age: 72 The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
Age: 72 Redemption in Cherry Springs
2021as Joe
Age: 72 Fatherhood
2021as Mike
Age: 71 I'm Your Woman
2020as Art
Age: 71 The Oedipus Project
2020as Shepherd
Age: 70 The Grudge
2019as William Matheson
Age: 69 An Actor Prepares
2018as Deacon Frank Dodge
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Age: 68 Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
2018as Mayor Goode
Age: 67 The Case for Christ
2017as Joe Dubois
Age: 67 The Sounding
2017as Roland
Age: 67 An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016as Frank Ellison
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Age: 65 Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
2014
Age: 64 Away From Here
2014as Carl
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Age: 64 Danger Word
2013as Grandpa Joe
Age: 64 Tio Papi
2013as Gilly
Age: 62 Cowgirls n' Angels
2012as Augustus
Age: 62 The Cookout 2
2011as JoJo Anderson
Age: 62 Mayor Cupcake
2011as Lenny Davis
Age: 60 Breaking Point
2009as Richter Green
Age: 60 Splinterheads
2009as Pope
Age: 60 For Sale by Owner
2009as Gene Woodman
Age: 60 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
2009as Rhamus Twobellies
Age: 60 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009as Subject #42
Age: 60 Adam
2009as Harlan
Age: 59 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
2008as Ticket Salesman
Age: 58 Meet the Browns
2008as L.B.
Age: 58 My Blueberry Nights
2007as Travis
Age: 56 Premium
2006as Phil
Age: 56 America Brown
2005as Coach Bryant
Age: 55 In Good Company
2004as Corwin
Age: 55 The Cookout
2004as Jojo Andersen
Age: 55 Messengers
2004as Tom Mabry
Age: 55 White Chicks
2004as Elliott Gordon
Age: 54 Highwaymen
2004as Will Macklin
Age: 53 Gods and Generals
2003as Jim Lewis
Age: 53 Red Dragon
2002as Barney
Age: 52 Showtime
2002as Lt. Winship
Age: 52 A Little Inside
2002as Tom Donner
Age: 52 Call Me Claus
2001as Dwayne
Age: 52 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001as Dick Lacey
Age: 51 Down to Earth
2001as Whitney Daniels
Age: 51 Hannibal
2001as Barney Matthews
Age: 51 The Sleepy Time Gal
2001as Jimmy Dupree
Age: 51 Gina, An Actress, Age 29
2001as Albert
Age: 50 Where the Money Is
2000as Security Guard
Age: 50 Oxygen
1999as Phil Kline
Age: 50 The Thomas Crown Affair
1999as Det. Paretti
Age: 49 Jaded
1998as Henry Broker
Age: 48 Julian Po
1997as Sheriff Leon
Age: 47 Albino Alligator
1997as Agent Marv Rose
Age: 47 Mother Night
1996as Robert Sterling Wilson
Age: 47 The Rich Man's Wife
1996as Detective Ron Lewis
Age: 47 The Stupids
1996as The Lloyd
Age: 45 Heading Home
1995as Horace Jones
Age: 45 Roommates
1995as Professor Martin
Age: 45 I Love Trouble
1994as Police Chief
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Age: 44 The Spider and the Fly
1994as Lt. Turner
Age: 44 Money for Nothing
1993as Madigan
Age: 43 Sommersby
1993as Joseph
Age: 42 Freejack
1992as Eagle Man
Age: 42 City of Hope
1991as Levonne
Age: 41 The Silence of the Lambs
1991as Barney
Age: 41 Betsy's Wedding
1990as Zack Monroe
Age: 40 Common Ground
1990as Otis Debnam
Age: 40 Do the Right Thing
1989as Coconut Sid
Age: 39 Mississippi Burning
1988as Eulogist
Age: 39 Coming to America
1988as Landlord
Age: 37 Manhunter
1986as Lt. Fisk
Age: 37 Maximum Overdrive
1986as Handy
Age: 36 The Money Pit
1986as James
Age: 35 Exterminator 2
1984as Be Gee
Age: 35 C.H.U.D.
1984as Sgt. Parker
Age: 34 Sessions
1983as Intern
Age: 32 Hanky Panky
1982as Cop Driver
Age: 32 A Little Sex
1982as Electrician
Age: 32 Cat People
1982as Det. Brandt
Age: 32 Ragtime
1981as Gang Member No. 1
Age: 31 Permanent Vacation
1981as Man in Lobby
Age: 24 King Lear
1974as Captain
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TV credits
Age: 76 Ripple
2025as Walter
Age: 76 Ballard
2025
Age: 73 Hello Tomorrow!
2023as Buck Manzell
Age: 73 The Rookie: Feds
2022as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
Age: 71 The Upshaws
2021as Clarence
Age: 69 The Village
2019as Ron Davis
Age: 69 The Rookie
2018as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
Age: 69 God Friended Me
2018as Mr. Johnson
Age: 67 The Good Fight
2017as Pastor Jeremiah Easton
Age: 67 Marvel's Luke Cage
2016as Henry 'Pop' Hunter
Age: 67 Bull
2016as Lee Donaldson
Age: 66 The Expanse
2015as Charles
Age: 65 Forever
2014as Pepper Evans
Age: 64 The Blacklist
2013as Abraham Moores
Age: 63 Banshee
2013as Sugar Bates
Age: 63 Banshee: Origins
2013as Sugar Bates
Age: 63 Elementary
2012as Judge Brewster O'Hare
Age: 62 Unforgettable
2011as Mayor Beverly
Age: 61 Blue Bloods
2010as Jeffords
Age: 61 Hawaii Five-0
2010as Leroy Davis
Age: 60 The Good Wife
2009as Pastor Jeremiah Easton
Age: 59 Lie to Me
2009as Teddy
Age: 57 Army Wives
2007as General Baxter
Age: 55 Grey's Anatomy
2005as William Bailey
Age: 54 The Jury
2004
Age: 52 The Wire
2002as Ervin Burrell
Age: 50 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Tom Nickerson
Age: 48 Prey
1998as Ray Peterson
Age: 48 Oz
1997as Cornelius Keane
Age: 45 The Langoliers
1995as Don Gaffney
Age: 45 New York Undercover
1994
Age: 41 Law & Order
1990as Lester Crawford
Age: 41 True Colors
1990as Ron Freeman
Age: 39 Monsters
1988as Jack Lyle
Age: 36 The Equalizer
1985as Zudo
Age: 34