Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Birthday: 1949-06-10

Place of Birth: Newport News, Virginia, USA

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.

Movies

The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to int...

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The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museu...

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Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggi...

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Sommersby
Sommersby

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm wit...

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Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the co...

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A Little Sex
A Little Sex

Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But M...

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In Good Company
In Good Company

Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corpora...

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My Blueberry Nights
My Blueberry Nights

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her frien...

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Where the Money Is
Where the Money Is

Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred t...

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Adam
Adam

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Bet...

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Till
Till

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett ...

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Cat People
Cat People

After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. Whe...

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Splinterheads
Splinterheads

SPLINTERHEADS introduces Thomas Middleditch as Justin Frost, a twenty-something slacker whose “thing...

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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and...

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For Sale by Owner
For Sale by Owner

One man's journey to find his past leads him to discover the secret to one of America's most hauntin...

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Breaking Point
Breaking Point

"Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to over...

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White Chicks
White Chicks

Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fir...

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Ragtime
Ragtime

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the ra...

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Freejack
Freejack

Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New Yo...

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Hannibal
Hannibal

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in di...

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Coming to America
Coming to America

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his ...

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Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal r...

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Highwaymen
Highwaymen

James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely in...

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The Rich Man's Wife
The Rich Man's Wife

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks w...

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Down to Earth
Down to Earth

Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexp...

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The Stupids
The Stupids

An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail...

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Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet...

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Premium
Premium

Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American ro...

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Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus

When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named ...

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Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky

Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious pac...

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Exterminator 2
Exterminator 2

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gan...

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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people ar...

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Jaded
Jaded

When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town ...

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Julian Po
Julian Po

Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no goo...

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Cowgirls n' Angels
Cowgirls n' Angels

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them....

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America Brown
America Brown

A coming-of-age drama that centers on a young quarterback from West Texas, a priest in New York, and...

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The Sleepy Time Gal
The Sleepy Time Gal

A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to ...

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Sessions
Sessions

High-priced call girl Lee Churchill, is examining her life via therapy "sessions". Her double life i...

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Tio Papi
Tio Papi

It was a bachelor’s life for hard-working and fun-loving Ray Ray Dominguez (Joey Dedio) who dreamt o...

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The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly

A wager between two novelists about committing the perfect crime becomes real when a murder occurs u...

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Away From Here
Away From Here

Six years after an affair with the 15-year old daughter of the priest who was his mentor, a former y...

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The Timekeepers of Eternity
The Timekeepers of Eternity

In this mesmerizing experimental film, a Stephen King television movie is compressed and transformed...

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Red Dragon
Red Dragon

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecte...

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King Lear
King Lear

James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch w...

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Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow
Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

No man is an island, but there are always exceptions. Meet Jim Funkle, played by Tony Hale. A once p...

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Common Ground
Common Ground

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court or...

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Mother Night
Mother Night

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape ...

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Tapping the Wire
Tapping the Wire

Long-time Wire fan Charlie Brooker takes a journey to the mean streets of Baltimore to meet the cast...

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Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at ...

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Danger Word
Danger Word

A 13-year-old girl and her grandfather, hiding out in a wooded cabin after a plague, meet the challe...

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Permanent Vacation
Permanent Vacation

In downtown Manhattan, twentysomething Allie, whose father is not around and whose mother is institu...

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Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a b...

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Gina, An Actress, Age 29
Gina, An Actress, Age 29

A struggling young actress lands her first job...only to discover that her "part" is to lie to an as...

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Oxygen
Oxygen

When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in....

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Money for Nothing
Money for Nothing

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides...

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Beyond the Rush
Beyond the Rush

Working undercover to expose a corrupt judge, an investigative journalist confronts his secret past ...

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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows int...

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Mayor Cupcake
Mayor Cupcake

A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. With...

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The Money Pit
The Money Pit

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their d...

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A Little Inside
A Little Inside

When he unexpectedly becomes a single parent, an aspiring professional baseball player trades in his...

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

Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to ...

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The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ

Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who ap...

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An Actor Prepares
An Actor Prepares

After suffering a heart attack, a world-famous and hard-drinking actor is forced to drive across cou...

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C.H.U.D.
C.H.U.D.

A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrant...

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Manhunter
Manhunter

FBI Agent Will Graham, who retired after catching Hannibal Lecktor, returns to duty to engage in a r...

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The Sounding
The Sounding

On a remote island off the coast of Maine, Liv, after years of silence, begins to weave a language o...

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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthrop...

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City of Hope
City of Hope

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most not...

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The Grudge
The Grudge

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the my...

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The Cookout
The Cookout

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows th...

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Messengers
Messengers

Dr. Sarah Chapel returns to the small town of Brighton Mills when her father Dr. Robert Chapel unexp...

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The Cookout 2
The Cookout 2

Basketball coach Ashmokeem kidnaps and blackmails the opposite team's player and his family in order...

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Heading Home
Heading Home

A Vietnam War–era drama chronicling the emotional journey of two unlikely friends who form a bond en...

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Showtime
Showtime

A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality bas...

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Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE R...

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I'm Your Woman
I'm Your Woman

A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby ...

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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly A...

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The Oedipus Project
The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project is an innovative new digital initiative by Theater of War Productions that will ...

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Roommates
Roommates

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-dow...

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I Love Trouble
I Love Trouble

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck con...

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Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Several aspects of Ridley Scott's masterpiece Hannibal (2001) are examined through interviews with t...

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Fatherhood
Fatherhood

A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his ...

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Redemption in Cherry Springs
Redemption in Cherry Springs

After fallout from a story, reporter Melanie goes home to Cherry Springs for a break. When a friend ...

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Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell jus...

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White Chicks 2
White Chicks 2

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Killing Castro
Killing Castro

Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed i...

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Lucille
Lucille

A man's overly talkative wife, disrupts her elderly husband's day of peace....

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Jacob Beats Up Nate
Jacob Beats Up Nate

Inspired by true events, mild-mannered and responsible family-man Jacob Mann returns to his hometown...

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