Frankie Faison
Acting
1949-06-10Newport 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.
Known For
tv
8.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv
tv
8.5
2018
The Rookie
2018 · tv
tv
7.3
1990
Law & Order
1990 · tv
tv
8.2
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · tv
tv
7.6
2013
The Blacklist
2013 · tv
tv
7.7
2010
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · tv
tv
7.8
2010
Blue Bloods
2010 · tv
tv
7.6
2009
The Good Wife
2009 · tv
tv
7.6
2012
Elementary
2012 · tv
tv
8.1
2015
The Expanse
2015 · tv
tv
8.6
2002
The Wire
2002 · tv
tv
7.5
2017
The Good Fight
2017 · tv
tv
8.0
2013
Banshee
2013 · tv
tv
7.1
1985
The Equalizer
1985 · tv
tv
7.0
2016
Bull
2016 · tv
tv
7.2
2011
Unforgettable
2011 · tv
tv
8.1
1997
Oz
1997 · tv
tv
7.9
2009
Lie to Me
2009 · tv
movie
6.9
2004
White Chicks
2004 · movie
tv
7.5
2007
Army Wives
2007 · tv
tv
7.0
2022
The Rookie: Feds
2022 · tv
tv
7.3
1994
New York Undercover
1994 · tv
tv
6.9
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · tv
tv
7.6
2021
The Upshaws
2021 · tv
tv
7.8
2014
Forever
2014 · tv
tv
7.1
1988
Monsters
1988 · tv
tv
6.0
1984
Kate & Allie
1984 · tv
tv
7.7
2018
God Friended Me
2018 · tv
tv
7.2
2025
Ballard
2025 · tv
movie
6.9
1988
Coming to America
1988 · movie