Frankie Faison: movies and TV shows
Frankie Faison has 126 credits in the archive: 89 films and 37 TV series, from 1974 to 2026. Highest rated: True Colors (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1974 – 2026 · busiest year: 2009 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Killing Castro | Film | 10.0 | 77 | |
| 2025 | Ballard | TV | 7.2 | 76 | |
| 2025 | Ripple | Walter | TV | 6.5 | 76 |
| 2024 | Beyond the Rush | Arthur Yearwood | Film | — | 75 |
| 2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Buck Manzell | TV | 6.1 | 74 |
| 2023 | Lucille | Herman | Film | — | 74 |
| 2022 | The Rookie: Feds | Christopher 'Cutty' Clark | TV | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2022 | Till | John Carthan | Film | 7.3 | 73 |
| 2021 | The Upshaws | Clarence | TV | 7.6 | 72 |
| 2021 | Fatherhood | Mike | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2021 | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. | Film | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2021 | The Timekeepers of Eternity | Don Gaffney (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 72 |
| 2021 | Redemption in Cherry Springs | Joe | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2020 | I'm Your Woman | Art | Film | 5.9 | 71 |
| 2020 | The Oedipus Project | Shepherd | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Grudge | William Matheson | Film | 5.4 | 70 |
| 2019 | The Village | Ron Davis | TV | 7.1 | 70 |
| 2018 | The Rookie | Christopher 'Cutty' Clark | TV | 8.5 | 69 |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | Mr. Johnson | TV | 7.7 | 69 |
| 2018 | Clipped Wings, They Do Fly | Mayor Goode | Film | — | 69 |
| 2018 | An Actor Prepares | Deacon Frank Dodge | Film | 5.8 | 69 |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Pastor Jeremiah Easton | TV | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2017 | The Case for Christ | Joe Dubois | Film | 6.9 | 68 |
| 2017 | The Sounding | Roland | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2016 | Bull | Lee Donaldson | TV | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage | Henry 'Pop' Hunter | TV | 6.9 | 67 |
| 2016 | An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win | Frank Ellison | Film | 7.8 | 67 |
| 2015 | The Expanse | Charles | TV | 8.1 | 66 |
| 2014 | Forever | Pepper Evans | TV | 7.8 | 65 |
| 2014 | Away From Here | Carl | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2014 | Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow | Film | — | 65 | |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Abraham Moores | TV | 7.6 | 64 |
| 2013 | Banshee | Sugar Bates | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2013 | Banshee: Origins | Sugar Bates | TV | 8.3 | 64 |
| 2013 | Tio Papi | Gilly | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 2013 | Danger Word | Grandpa Joe | Film | 2.0 | 64 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Judge Brewster O'Hare | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2012 | Cowgirls n' Angels | Augustus | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Mayor Beverly | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Lenny Davis | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 2011 | The Cookout 2 | JoJo Anderson | Film | 3.8 | 62 |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Leroy Davis | TV | 7.7 | 61 |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Jeffords | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Pastor Jeremiah Easton | TV | 7.6 | 60 |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Teddy | TV | 7.9 | 60 |
| 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | Rhamus Twobellies | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 2009 | Breaking Point | Richter Green | Film | 4.4 | 60 |
| 2009 | Splinterheads | Pope | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #42 | Film | 5.1 | 60 |
| 2009 | Adam | Harlan | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2009 | For Sale by Owner | Gene Woodman | Film | 3.4 | 60 |
| 2009 | Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2008 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Ticket Salesman | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 2008 | Meet the Browns | L.B. | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 2007 | Army Wives | General Baxter | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Travis | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 2007 | Tapping the Wire | Self | Film | 7.8 | 58 |
| 2006 | Premium | Phil | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | William Bailey | TV | 8.2 | 56 |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | Self | TV | — | 56 |
| 2005 | America Brown | Coach Bryant | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | White Chicks | Elliott Gordon | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 2004 | The Jury | TV | 9.0 | 55 | |
| 2004 | In Good Company | Corwin | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Jojo Andersen | Film | 4.7 | 55 |
| 2004 | Highwaymen | Will Macklin | Film | 5.7 | 55 |
| 2004 | Messengers | Tom Mabry | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Jim Lewis | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2002 | The Wire | Ervin Burrell | TV | 8.6 | 53 |
| 2002 | Showtime | Lt. Winship | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 2002 | A Little Inside | Tom Donner | Film | 4.7 | 53 |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Barney | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Whitney Daniels | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 2001 | The Sleepy Time Gal | Jimmy Dupree | Film | 5.3 | 52 |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Barney Matthews | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Dick Lacey | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 2001 | Call Me Claus | Dwayne | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal | Self | Film | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2001 | Gina, An Actress, Age 29 | Albert | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Where the Money Is | Security Guard | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Tom Nickerson | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Det. Paretti | Film | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1999 | Oxygen | Phil Kline | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1998 | Jaded | Henry Broker | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1998 | Prey | Ray Peterson | TV | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1997 | Oz | Cornelius Keane | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1997 | Albino Alligator | Agent Marv Rose | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1997 | Julian Po | Sheriff Leon | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1996 | The Stupids | The Lloyd | Film | 4.9 | 47 |
| 1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Detective Ron Lewis | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1996 | Mother Night | Robert Sterling Wilson | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Don Gaffney | TV | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1995 | Heading Home | Horace Jones | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1995 | Roommates | Professor Martin | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | TV | 7.3 | 45 | |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Police Chief | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1994 | The Spider and the Fly | Lt. Turner | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Joseph | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing | Madigan | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1992 | Freejack | Eagle Man | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | Barney | Film | 8.3 | 42 |
| 1991 | City of Hope | Levonne | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Lester Crawford | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1990 | True Colors | Ron Freeman | TV | 8.7 | 41 |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Zack Monroe | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1990 | Common Ground | Otis Debnam | Film | 8.5 | 41 |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Coconut Sid | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1988 | Monsters | Jack Lyle | TV | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Landlord | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Eulogist | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1986 | The Money Pit | James | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1986 | Maximum Overdrive | Handy | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1986 | Manhunter | Lt. Fisk | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Zudo | TV | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | TV | 6.0 | 35 | |
| 1984 | Exterminator 2 | Be Gee | Film | 4.1 | 35 |
| 1984 | C.H.U.D. | Sgt. Parker | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1983 | Sessions | Intern | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Electrician | Film | 3.6 | 33 |
| 1982 | Cat People | Det. Brandt | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1982 | Hanky Panky | Cop Driver | Film | 5.3 | 33 |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Gang Member No. 1 | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1981 | Permanent Vacation | Man in Lobby | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1974 | King Lear | Captain | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| The Sham | Film | — | — | ||
| Jacob Beats Up Nate | Film | — | — |