Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 10, 1949 (age 77)
Place of Birth
Newport News, Virginia, USA
Also Known As
- Frankie Russel Faison
- Frankie R. Faison
Frankie Faison
Biography
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 - Movies
White Chicks
as Elliott Gordon
Coming to America
as Landlord
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Det. Paretti
Mississippi Burning
as Eulogist
The Silence of the Lambs
as Barney
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
as Rhamus Twobellies
Maximum Overdrive
as Handy
Fatherhood
as Mike
The Case for Christ
as Joe Dubois
Ragtime
as Gang Member No. 1
Known For - TV Shows
The Rookie
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Tom Nickerson
Grey's Anatomy
as William Bailey
Law & Order
as Lester Crawford
The Blacklist
as Abraham Moores
The Wire
as Ervin Burrell
Hawaii Five-0
as Leroy Davis
Blue Bloods
as Jeffords
Oz
as Cornelius Keane
Elementary
as Judge Brewster O'Hare