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.

Filmography

• 2026Killing Castro
• Ballard
• Ripple — Walter
• 2024Beyond the Rush — Arthur Yearwood
• Hello Tomorrow! — Buck Manzell
• 2023Lucille — Herman
• The Rookie: Feds — Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
• 2022Till — John Carthan
• 2021Fatherhood — Mike
• 2021Redemption in Cherry Springs — Joe
• 2021The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain — Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
• 2021The Timekeepers of Eternity — Don Gaffney (archive footage)
• The Upshaws — Clarence
• 2020I'm Your Woman — Art
• 2020The Oedipus Project — Shepherd
• 2019The Grudge — William Matheson
• The Village — Ron Davis
• 2018An Actor Prepares — Deacon Frank Dodge
• 2018Clipped Wings, They Do Fly — Mayor Goode
• God Friended Me — Mr. Johnson
• The Rookie — Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
• 2017The Case for Christ — Joe Dubois
• The Good Fight — Pastor Jeremiah Easton
• 2017The Sounding — Roland
• 2016An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win — Frank Ellison
• Bull — Lee Donaldson
• Marvel's Luke Cage — Henry 'Pop' Hunter
• The Expanse — Charles
• 2014Away From Here — Carl
• Forever — Pepper Evans
• 2014Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
• Banshee — Sugar Bates
• Banshee: Origins — Sugar Bates
• 2013Danger Word — Grandpa Joe
• The Blacklist — Abraham Moores
• 2013Tio Papi — Gilly
• 2012Cowgirls n' Angels — Augustus
• Elementary — Judge Brewster O'Hare
• 2011Mayor Cupcake — Lenny Davis
• 2011The Cookout 2 — JoJo Anderson
• Unforgettable — Mayor Beverly
• Blue Bloods — Jeffords
• Hawaii Five-0 — Leroy Davis
• 2009Adam — Harlan
• 2009Breaking Point — Richter Green
• 2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Men — Subject #42
• 2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant — Rhamus Twobellies
• 2009For Sale by Owner — Gene Woodman
• Lie to Me — Teddy
• 2009Splinterheads — Pope
• The Good Wife — Pastor Jeremiah Easton
• 2008Meet the Browns — L.B.
• 2008Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist — Ticket Salesman
• Army Wives — General Baxter
• 2007My Blueberry Nights — Travis
• 2006Premium — Phil
• 2005America Brown — Coach Bryant
• Grey's Anatomy — William Bailey
• 2004Highwaymen — Will Macklin
• 2004In Good Company — Corwin
• 2004Messengers — Tom Mabry
• 2004The Cookout — Jojo Andersen
• The Jury
• 2004White Chicks — Chief Elliott Gordon
• 2003Gods and Generals — Jim Lewis
• 2002A Little Inside — Tom Donner
• 2002Red Dragon — Barney
• 2002Showtime — Lt. Winship
• The Wire — Ervin Burrell
• 2001Call Me Claus — Dwayne
• 2001Down to Earth — Whitney Daniels
• 2001Gina, An Actress, Age 29 — Albert
• 2001Hannibal — Barney Matthews
• 2001The Sleepy Time Gal — Jimmy Dupree
• 2001Thirteen Conversations About One Thing — Dick Lacey
• 2000Where the Money Is — Security Guard
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Tom Nickerson
• 1999Oxygen — Phil Kline
• 1999The Thomas Crown Affair — Det. Paretti
• 1998Jaded — Henry Broker
• Prey — Ray Peterson
• 1997Albino Alligator — Agent Marv Rose
• 1997Julian Po — Sheriff Leon
• Oz — Cornelius Keane
• 1996Mother Night — Robert Sterling Wilson
• 1996The Rich Man's Wife — Detective Ron Lewis
• 1996The Stupids — The Lloyd
• 1995Heading Home — Horace Jones
• 1995Roommates — Professor Martin
• The Langoliers — Don Gaffney
• 1994I Love Trouble — Police Chief
• New York Undercover
• 1994The Spider and the Fly — Lt. Turner
• 1993Money for Nothing — Madigan
• 1993Sommersby — Joseph
• 1992Freejack — Eagle Man
• 1991City of Hope — Levonne
• 1991The Silence of the Lambs — Barney
• 1990Betsy's Wedding — Zack Monroe
• 1990Common Ground — Otis Debnam
• Law & Order — Lester Crawford
• True Colors — Ron Freeman
• 1989Do the Right Thing — Coconut Sid
• 1988Coming to America — Landlord
• 1988Mississippi Burning — Eulogist
• Monsters — Jack Lyle
• 1986Manhunter — Lt. Fisk
• 1986Maximum Overdrive — Handy
• 1986The Money Pit — James
• The Equalizer — Zudo
• 1984C.H.U.D. — Sgt. Parker
• 1984Exterminator 2 — Be Gee
• Kate & Allie
• 1983Sessions — Intern
• 1982A Little Sex — Electrician
• 1982Cat People — Det. Brandt
• 1982Hanky Panky — Cop Driver
• 1981Permanent Vacation — Man in Lobby
• 1981Ragtime — Gang Member No. 1
• 1974King Lear — Captain
• Jacob Beats Up Nate
• The Sham

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2009Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later — Self
• 2007Tapping the Wire — Self
• Black in the 80s — Self
• 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal — Self