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Frankie Faison

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  • Soundtrack
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Frankie Faison at an event for The Wire (2002)
In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
Play trailer1:01
Till (2022)
76 Videos
48 Photos
Frankie Faison was born on 10 June 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Coming to America (1988), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) and Do the Right Thing (1989). He is married to Samantha Jupiter Faison. He was previously married to Jane Mandel.
BornJune 10, 1949
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BornJune 10, 1949
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations

Photos48

Paul Benjamin, Frankie Faison, and Robin Harris in Do the Right Thing (1989)
Tom Berenger, Armand Assante, and Frankie Faison in Breaking Point (2009)
Frankie Faison in Breaking Point (2009)
Lorraine Toussaint and Frankie Faison in The Village (2019)
Frankie Faison in Luke Cage (2016)
Marlon Wayans, Frankie Faison, and Shawn Wayans in White Chicks (2004)
Frankie Faison and Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
Frankie Faison and Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
Frankie Faison in Banshee (2013)
Frankie Faison in Banshee (2013)
Frankie Faison in Banshee (2013)
Frankie Faison and Antony Starr in Banshee (2013)

Known for

Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
Coming to America
7.1
  • Landlord
  • 1988
Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.8
  • Detective Paretti
  • 1999
Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing
8.0
  • Coconut Sid
  • 1989
Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in White Chicks (2004)
White Chicks
5.7
  • Chief Elliott Gordon
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Lucille
    • Herman
    • In Production
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
    • Christopher 'Cutty' Clark (as Frankie R. Faison)
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Hello Tomorrow! (2023)
    Hello Tomorrow!
    • Buck Manzell
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)
    Till
    • John Carthan
    • 2022
  • Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Mekia Cox in The Rookie (2018)
    The Rookie
    • Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Someone Out There
    • Carl
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Michael Weatherly in The Necklace (2016)
    Bull
    • Lee Donaldson (as Frankie R. Faison)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Keith D. Robinson and Rochelle Aytes in Redemption in Cherry Springs (2021)
    Redemption in Cherry Springs
    • Joe
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Kevin Hart and Rhythm Hurd in Fatherhood (2021)
    Fatherhood
    • Mike (as Frankie R. Faison)
    • 2021
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Abraham Moores (as Frankie R. Faison)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
    The Expanse
    • Charles
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    • William Bailey
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2020
  • Jameson Charles, Justin Charles, and Rachel Brosnahan in I'm Your Woman (2020)
    I'm Your Woman
    • Art
    • 2020
  • God Friended Me (2018)
    God Friended Me
    • Mr. Johnson
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Grudge (2020)
    The Grudge
    • William Matheson
    • 2020
  • Frankie Faison in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2019)
    The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
    • Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
    • 2019

Soundtrack

  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    • performer: "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Videos76

You're My Musical Soulmate
Clip 1:04
You're My Musical Soulmate
I'm Not a Cab
Clip 0:57
I'm Not a Cab
I'm Not Jealous
Clip 1:02
I'm Not Jealous
Call Me
Clip 1:00
Call Me
What Could Go Wrong?
Clip 0:59
What Could Go Wrong?
Is That a Turkey Sandwich?
Clip 1:18
Is That a Turkey Sandwich?
The Case for Christ
Clip 0:55
The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ
Clip 1:33
The Case for Christ
Exterminator 2
Clip 2:05
Exterminator 2
Tio Papi
Clip 1:59
Tio Papi
Tio Papi
Clip 1:55
Tio Papi
Splinterheads
Clip 1:28
Splinterheads

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frankie R. Faison
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • June 10, 1949
    • Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • Spouses
      Jane MandelDecember 26, 1988 - ? (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Sears

Did you know

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    Despite the fact that there were numerous characters in common between them, Faison is the only actor to appear in all of the first four Hannibal Lector films: Manhunter (1986) as Lt. Fiske and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002) as Barney the Orderly.

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