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
Do the Right Thing
as Coconut Sid
The Silence of the Lambs
as Barney
The Case for Christ
as Joe Dubois
Sommersby
as Joseph
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Det. Paretti
The Money Pit
as James
The Grudge
as William Matheson
Cat People
as Det. Brandt
Known For - TV Shows
Grey's Anatomy
as William Bailey
The Rookie
as Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Tom Nickerson
Law & Order
as Lester Crawford
The Blacklist
as Abraham Moores
Hawaii Five-0
as Leroy Davis
The Good Wife
as Pastor Jeremiah Easton
Elementary
as Judge Brewster O'Hare
Blue Bloods
as Jeffords
The Wire
as Ervin Burrell