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Frankie Faison(I)

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Frankie Faison (/name/nm0265670) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
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.
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Till (2022)
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Frankie Faison was born on 10 June 1949 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Coming to America (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989) and White Chicks (2004). 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 total

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    Known for

    Eddie Murphy in Coming to America (1988)
    Coming to America
    7.1
    • Landlord
    • 1988
    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
    7.9
    • Coconut Sid
    • 1989
    Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in White Chicks (2004)
    White Chicks
    6.0
    • Chief Elliott Gordon
    • 2004
    Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
    The Thomas Crown Affair
    6.9
    • Detective Paretti
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Killing Castro (2026)
      Killing Castro
      8.0
      • 2026
    • Frankie Faison, Ian Harding, and Sydney Agudong in Ripple (2025)
      Ripple
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Walter
      • 2025
    • Maggie Q in Ballard (2025)
      Ballard
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Paw Paw (as Frankie R. Faison)
      • 2025
    • The Upshaws (2021)
      The Upshaws
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Clarence (as Frankie R. Faison)
      • 2025
    • Eric Roberts, Cathy Moriarty, John Savage, Mena Suvari, Jayce Bartok, Christopher Egan, Frankie Faison, Amanda Clayton, and Bill Barrett in Beyond the Rush (2024)
      Beyond the Rush
      8.5
      • Arthur Yearwood
      • 2024
    • Lucille (2023)
      Lucille
      Short
      • Herman
      • 2023
    • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
      The Rookie: Feds
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Christopher 'Cutty' Clark (as Frankie R. Faison)
      • 2022–2023
    • Hello Tomorrow! (2023)
      Hello Tomorrow!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Buck Manzell
      • 2023
    • Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)
      Till
      7.2
      • John Carthan
      • 2022
    • Shawn Ashmore, Nathan Fillion, Richard T. Jones, Eric Winter, Jenna Dewan, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Mekia Cox, Lisseth Chavez, and Deric Augustine in The Rookie (2018)
      The Rookie
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Christopher 'Cutty' Clark
      • 2022
    • Someone Out There
      TV Series
      • Carl
      • 2021
    • Michael Weatherly and Darrin Hickok in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Lee Donaldson (as Frankie R. Faison)
      • 2021
    • Keith D. Robinson and Rochelle Aytes in Redemption in Cherry Springs (2021)
      Redemption in Cherry Springs
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Joe
      • 2021
    • Kevin Hart and Rhythm Hurd in Fatherhood (2021)
      Fatherhood
      6.6
      • Mike (as Frankie R. Faison)
      • 2021
    • The Blacklist (2013)
      The Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Abraham Moores (as Frankie R. Faison)
      • 2021

    Soundtrack

    • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
      The Good Wife
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (uncredited)
      • 2010

    Videos77

    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 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?

    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

    • Trivia
      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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