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Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Born June 10, 1949· Newport News, Virginia, USA

89Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Born in Newport News, Virginia, Frankie Faison studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University before earning an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1974, launching his career with a New York Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear. A Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway debut of Fences followed, and he entered television with the short-lived series Hot Hero Sandwich (1979). Film w…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The WireSeries★ 8.6
The Wire2002
Ervin Burrell
The RookieSeries★ 8.5
The Rookie2018
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
The Silence of the Lambs★ 8.3
The Silence of the Lambs1991
Barney
Grey's AnatomySeries★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy2005
William Bailey
The ExpanseSeries★ 8.1
The Expanse2015
Charles
BansheeSeries★ 8
Banshee2013
Sugar Bates
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries★ 8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Tom Nickerson
OzSeries★ 8
Oz1997
Cornelius Keane
Blue BloodsSeries★ 7.8
Blue Bloods2010
Jeffords
Do the Right Thing★ 7.8
Do the Right Thing1989
Coconut Sid
Hawaii Five-0Series★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-02010
Leroy Davis
Mississippi Burning★ 7.7
Mississippi Burning1988
Eulogist
The BlacklistSeries★ 7.6
The Blacklist2013
Abraham Moores
ElementarySeries★ 7.6
Elementary2012
Judge Brewster O'Hare
The Good WifeSeries★ 7.6
The Good Wife2009
Pastor Jeremiah Easton
The Good FightSeries★ 7.5
The Good Fight2017
Pastor Jeremiah Easton
BallardSeries★ 7.3
Ballard2025
Law & OrderSeries★ 7.3
Law & Order1990
Lester Crawford
UnforgettableSeries★ 7.2
Unforgettable2011
Mayor Beverly
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer1985
Zudo
White Chicks★ 7
White Chicks2004
Chief Elliott Gordon
Red Dragon★ 7
Red Dragon2002
Barney
Manhunter★ 7
Manhunter1986
Lt. Fisk
The Rookie: FedsSeries★ 6.9
The Rookie: Feds2022
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
Marvel's Luke CageSeries★ 6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage2016
Henry 'Pop' Hunter
Coming to America★ 6.9
Coming to America1988
Landlord
Hannibal★ 6.8
Hannibal2001
Barney Matthews
The Thomas Crown Affair★ 6.8
The Thomas Crown Affair1999
Det. Paretti
The Money Pit★ 6.5
The Money Pit1986
James
Hello Tomorrow!Series★ 6.2
Hello Tomorrow!2023
Buck Manzell
Showtime★ 5.6
Showtime2002
Lt. Winship
The Grudge★ 5.4
The Grudge2019
William Matheson