
Frankie Faison
Born
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.
Known for

The Silence of the Lambs
Barney

Grey's Anatomy
William Bailey

Hannibal
Barney Matthews

Coming to America
Landlord

Red Dragon
Barney

White Chicks
Elliott Gordon

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tom Nickerson

The Blacklist
Abraham Moores

The Rookie
Christopher 'Cutty' Clark

The Expanse
Charles

The Wire
Ervin Burrell

Do the Right Thing
Coconut Sid

Marvel's Luke Cage
Henry 'Pop' Hunter

Mississippi Burning
Eulogist

Hawaii Five-0
Leroy Davis