Frankie Faison

1949 (77) • Acting

Born: 6/10/1949 (77) in Newport News, Virginia, USA

Known for: Acting

Frankie Faison

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

Grey's Anatomy

82%

William Bailey

2005

Hannibal

68%

Barney Matthews

2001

White Chicks

70%

Chief Elliott Gordon

2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Tom Nickerson

1999

The Blacklist

76%

Abraham Moores

2013

The Rookie

85%

Christopher 'Cutty' Clark

2018

The Expanse

81%

Charles

2015

The Wire

86%

Ervin Burrell

2002

Killing Castro

53%

2026

Ripple

65%

Walter

2025

Ballard

72%

Unknown

2025

Beyond the Rush

Arthur Yearwood

2024

Lucille

Herman

2023

Hello Tomorrow!

61%

Buck Manzell

2023

Till

73%

John Carthan

2022

The Rookie: Feds

70%

Christopher 'Cutty' Clark

2022

The Timekeepers of Eternity

71%

Don Gaffney (archive footage)

2021

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

73%

Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.

2021

Redemption in Cherry Springs

65%

Joe

2021

Fatherhood

75%

Mike

2021

The Upshaws

76%

Clarence

2021

I'm Your Woman

59%

Art

2020

The Oedipus Project

100%

Shepherd

2020

The Grudge

54%

William Matheson

2019

The Village

71%

Ron Davis

2019

The Rookie

85%

Christopher 'Cutty' Clark

2018

God Friended Me

77%

Mr. Johnson

2018

An Actor Prepares

58%

Deacon Frank Dodge

2018

Clipped Wings, They Do Fly

Mayor Goode

2018

The Case for Christ

69%

Joe Dubois

2017

The Sounding

61%

Roland

2017

The Good Fight

76%

Pastor Jeremiah Easton

2017

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

78%

Frank Ellison

2016

Marvel's Luke Cage

69%

Henry 'Pop' Hunter

2016

Bull

71%

Lee Donaldson

2016

The Expanse

81%

Charles

2015