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Frank Ertl

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Frank Ertl
Frank Ertl is known for Fast Food Nation (2006), Bump (2024) and Fireflies in the Garden (2008).
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    Known for

    Fast Food Nation (2006)
    Fast Food Nation
    6.3
    • Jack
    • 2006
    Bump
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ryan Reynolds, Chase Ellison, Hayden Panettiere, and Brooklynn Proulx in Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
    Fireflies in the Garden
    6.4
    • Morgan Duncan
    • 2008
    James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Michael

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Christina Applegate, Will Arnett, and Maya Rudolph in Up All Night (2011)
      Up All Night
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Old Man Foot Cheese
      • 2012
    • The Vern: A One Hit Wonder Story (2010)
      The Vern: A One Hit Wonder Story
      7.7
      • Sheriff Carson
      • 2010
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Michael
      • 2009
    • Between Floors (2009)
      Between Floors
      7.1
      • Crowd
      • 2009
    • Mark Andrew Hernandez in Discretion (2008)
      Discretion
      • Cabbie
      • Older Peter Douglas
      • 2008
    • Julia Roberts, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ryan Reynolds, Chase Ellison, Hayden Panettiere, and Brooklynn Proulx in Fireflies in the Garden (2008)
      Fireflies in the Garden
      6.4
      • Morgan Duncan
      • 2008
    • Fast Food Nation (2006)
      Fast Food Nation
      6.3
      • Jack
      • 2006
    • Todd's Coma (2005)
      Todd's Coma
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Bad Hair Guy
      • 2005
    • The Return (2005)
      The Return
      4.7
      • Ambrose Miller
      • 2005
    • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
      Medium
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Warden
      • 2005
    • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Joe Lugo
      • 2003
    • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
      The Shield
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Josephs
      • 2002
    • Me & My Needs
      TV Movie
      • School Principal
      • 2001
    • Grounded for Life (2001)
      Grounded for Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Wedding Guest (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Holly Hunter and Ron Silver in When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
      When Billie Beat Bobby
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Sports Writer Henry
      • 2001

    Director

    • Bump
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024

    Writer

    • Bump
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2024

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Frank W. Ertl
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • White

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