Frankie Faison facts for kids
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Frankie Faison
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Frankie Russel Faison
June 10, 1949 Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
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| Education | Illinois Wesleyan University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) | Samantha Jupiter Faison |
| Children | 3 |
Frankie Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor. He is famous for playing different characters in TV shows and movies. Some of his well-known roles include Ervin Burrell in the TV series The Wire. He also played Barney Matthews in the Hannibal Lecter movies. Another popular role was Sugar Bates in the series Banshee.
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Frankie Faison's Early Life and Schooling
Frankie Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia. His parents were Carmena and Edgar Faison. He loved acting from a young age.
He went to Illinois Wesleyan University to study drama. After that, he earned a special degree called a Master of Fine Arts. He got this degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1974.
Frankie Faison's Acting Career
Frankie Faison started his acting journey in 1974. His first big role was in a play called King Lear. He acted alongside a famous actor named James Earl Jones. Later, he worked with James Earl Jones again in a play called Fences. For this play, Frankie Faison was nominated for a special award called a Tony Award.
He started acting in movies in 1980. He had small roles in films like Permanent Vacation. In 1986, he played Lt. Fisk in Manhunter. He also appeared in the comedy The Money Pit and the movie Maximum Overdrive.
Frankie Faison worked with Eddie Murphy and James Earl Jones in the movie Coming to America (1988). He also had a role in the 1989 film Do the Right Thing. He is well-known for appearing in many movies based on the Hannibal Lecter books. He played Barney, Lecter's jailer, in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Red Dragon.
In the early 1990s, he was in a TV show called True Colors. In 1998, he was a regular on the science-fiction TV show Prey. He also played Jim Lewis, a freed slave, in the 2003 movie Gods and Generals.
One of his most famous roles was as Police Commissioner Ervin Burrell in the HBO series The Wire. This show was very popular. He also appeared in Tyler Perry's movie Meet the Browns in 2008.
From 2009 to 2012, Frankie Faison played Richard Evans on the TV show One Life to Live. He also had roles in Blue Bloods and Lie to Me. A major role for him was Sugar Bates in the Cinemax show Banshee. He also played Henry "Pop" Hunter in the Netflix series Luke Cage. In 2017, he appeared in a music video for the band The War on Drugs.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Permanent Vacation | Man in Lobby | |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Gang Member No. 1 | |
| 1982 | Cat People | Detective Brandt | |
| Hanky Panky | Cop Driver | ||
| 1984 | C.H.U.D. | Sergeant Parker | |
| Exterminator 2 | Be Gee | ||
| 1986 | The Money Pit | James | |
| Maximum Overdrive | Handy | ||
| Manhunter | Lieutenant Fisk | ||
| 1988 | Coming to America | Mr. Townsend | |
| Mississippi Burning | Eulogist | ||
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Coconut Sid | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Zack Monroe | |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Barney Matthews | |
| City of Hope | Levonne | ||
| 1992 | Freejack | Eagle Man | |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Joseph | |
| Money for Nothing | Madigan | ||
| 1994 | Heading Home | Horace Jones | |
| I Love Trouble | Police Chief | ||
| 1995 | Roommates | Professor Martin | |
| 1996 | The Stupids | The Lloyd | |
| Mother Night | Robert Sterling Wilson | ||
| Albino Alligator | Agent Marv Rose | ||
| The Rich Man's Wife | Detective Ron Lewis | ||
| 1997 | Julian Po | Sheriff Leon | |
| 1998 | Jaded | Henry Broker | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Detective Paretti | |
| A Little Inside | Tom Donner | ||
| Oxygen | Phil Kline | ||
| Orson Welles Sells His Soul to the Devil | Carter | Short subject | |
| 2000 | Where the Money Is | Security Guard | |
| 2001 | Gina, an Actress, Age 29 | Albert | Short subject |
| The Sleepy Time Gal | Jimmy Dupree | ||
| Hannibal | Barney Matthews | ||
| Down to Earth | Whitney Daniels | ||
| Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Richard 'Dick' Lacey | ||
| 2002 | Showtime | Captain Winship | |
| Red Dragon | Barney Matthews | ||
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Jim Lewis | |
| 2004 | Highwaymen | Will Macklin | |
| America Brown | Coach Bryant | ||
| White Chicks | Chief Elliott Gordon | ||
| Messengers | Tom Mabry | ||
| The Cookout | Jojo Andersen | ||
| Crutch | Jerry | ||
| In Good Company | Corwin | ||
| 2006 | Premium | Phil | |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Travis | |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns | L.B. | |
| Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | Ticket Salesman | ||
| 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #42 | |
| Adam | Harlan | ||
| Splinterheads | Pope | ||
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Rhamus Twobellies | ||
| For Sale by Owner | Gene Woodman | ||
| Breaking Point | Judge Green | ||
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Lenny Davis | |
| 2012 | Cowgirls 'n Angels | Augustus | |
| 2013 | Tio Papi | Gilly | |
| Danger Word | Grandpa Joe | Short subject | |
| 2014 | Clipped Wings, They Do Fly | Mayor Goode | |
| Assumption of Risk | Dr. Paulson | ||
| Away from Here | Carl | ||
| 2016 | An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win | Frank Ellison | |
| Smoke Filled Lungs | Stanley | ||
| 2017 | The Case for Christ | Joe Dubois | |
| The Sounding | Roland | ||
| 2018 | An Actor Prepares | Deacon Frank Dodge | |
| 2019 | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. | |
| 2020 | The Grudge | William Matheson | |
| I'm Your Woman | Art | ||
| 2021 | Fatherhood | Mike | |
| 2022 | Till | John Carthan |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1974 | Great Performances | Captain | Episode: "King Lear" |
| 1979 | Hot Hero Sandwich | - | TV series |
| 1982 | Another World | Captain Hancock | Episode #1.4478 |
| 1983 | The Edge of Night | Ralph Pettibone | Regular cast |
| Sessions | Intern | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Willard Clovis | Episode #1.8643 |
| Kate & Allie | Detective | Episode: "The Bad Seed" | |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Zudo | Episode: "Mission: McCall: Part 1" |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Mr. Carver | Episode: "Choice of Chance" |
| Monsters | Jack Lyle | Episode: "The Mandrake Root" | |
| 1990 | Common Ground | - | Miniseries |
| Law & Order | Lester Crawford | Episode: "Out of the Half-Light" | |
| 1990–91 | True Colors | Ron Freeman | Main cast |
| 1992 | All My Children | Minister Bauer | Episode #1.5910 |
| 1994 | The Spider and the Fly | Detective Turner | TV movie |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Don Gaffney | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Captain Wilton | Episode: "Fire Show" |
| 1997 | Oz | Cornelius Keane | Episode: "Capital P" |
| 1997–98 | Cosby | Ron | Episode: "I'm OK, You're Hilton" & "On the Rocks" |
| 1998 | Prey | Ray Peterson | Main cast |
| 1998–99 | All My Children | Frank Dawson | Regular cast |
| 2001 | Call Me Claus | Dwayne | TV movie |
| 2002–08 | The Wire | Ervin Burrell | Main cast (season 1-4), recurring cast (season 5) |
| 2004 | The Jury | Nick Van Lier | Episode: "Bangers" |
| 2007–08 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | FBI Agent Tom Nickerson | Episode: "Florida" & "Signature" |
| 2008 | Army Wives | General Baxter | Episode: "Departures, Arrivals" |
| Play or Be Played | Detective Lyle | TV movie | |
| 2008–12 | One Life to Live | Richard Evans | Regular cast |
| 2009–20 | Grey's Anatomy | William Bailey | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Jeffords | Episode: "Samaritan" |
| Lie to Me | Teddy | Episode: "Smoked" | |
| 2010–15 | The Good Wife | Jeremiah Easton | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Elementary | Judge Brewster O'Hare | Episode: "Tremors" |
| 2013–16 | Banshee | Sugar Bates | 34 episodes |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Mayor Beverly | Episode: "Omega Hour" |
| Black Box | Wade | Episode: "Sing Like Me" | |
| Forever | Pepper Evans | Episode: "6 A.M." | |
| 2016 | Luke Cage | Henry "Pop" Hunter | Guest star, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Jeremiah Easton | Episode: "Reddick v Boseman" |
| Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Captain Jackson #5 | Episode: "Hungry for Justice" | |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Leroy Davis | Episode: "Aohe Mea Make I Ka Hewa; Make No I Ka Mihi Ole" |
| 2019 | The Village | Ron | 10 episodes |
| 2020 | God Friended Me | Mr. Johnson | Episode: "Harlem Cinema House" |
| The Expanse | Charles | Episode: "Churn" | |
| 2021 | The Blacklist | Abraham Moores | Episode: "The Fribourg Confidence" |
| Bull | Lee Donaldson | Episode: "King Bull" | |
| Redemption in Cherry Springs | Joe | TV movie | |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Christopher "Cutty" Clark | 2 episodes |
| 2022–23 | The Rookie: Feds | Main cast | |
| 2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Buck Manzell | 4 episodes |
See also
In Spanish: Frankie Faison para niños
