
Frankie Faison
Born June 10, 1949 · Newport News, Virginia, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

White Chicks

Coming to America

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Silence of the Lambs

My Blueberry Nights

Do the Right Thing

Mississippi Burning

Maximum Overdrive

The Grudge

The Money Pit

Freejack

Cat People

Till

Sommersby

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Showtime

Fatherhood

Down to Earth

The Case for Christ

I'm Your Woman

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

C.H.U.D.

Highwaymen

I Love Trouble

In Good Company

Gods and Generals

Betsy's Wedding

Adam

Call Me Claus

Hannibal

Albino Alligator

Jaded

The Rich Man's Wife
TV Shows

The Blacklist

Hawaii Five-0

Blue Bloods

The Good Wife

Elementary

The Wire

The Expanse

Unforgettable

Bull

The Good Fight

Banshee

Oz

Army Wives

Lie to Me

The Equalizer

New York Undercover

The Rookie: Feds

Marvel's Luke Cage

Kate & Allie

Monsters

The Upshaws

Forever

God Friended Me

Ballard

True Colors

Banshee: Origins

Hello Tomorrow!

The Langoliers

Prey

The Jury

The Village

Ripple

Black in the 80s
More Movies

Red Dragon

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

Ragtime

Where the Money Is

Hanky Panky

The Stupids

Breaking Point

Oxygen

A Little Sex

Roommates

Cowgirls n' Angels

Tio Papi

The Sounding

Money for Nothing

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

The Cookout

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Mother Night

Permanent Vacation

Exterminator 2

Meet the Browns

The Timekeepers of Eternity

City of Hope

Tapping the Wire

Heading Home

Julian Po

Unreleased
The Sham

Away From Here

Mayor Cupcake

For Sale by Owner

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

Splinterheads

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

An Actor Prepares

The Sleepy Time Gal

The Cookout 2

Common Ground

Redemption in Cherry Springs

Beyond the Rush

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Messengers

A Little Inside

King Lear

Premium

Gina, An Actress, Age 29

Sessions

The Oedipus Project

America Brown




