Frank Whaley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1963-07-20

Place of Birth

Syracuse, New York, USA
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Frank Whaley

Biography

Frank Joseph Whaley (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, musician and comedian. His roles include Brett in Pulp Fiction, Robby Krieger in The Doors, Jim Dodge in Career Opportunities, young Archie "Moonlight" Graham in Field of Dreams, and Guy in Swimming with Sharks. He has also appeared in films and TV series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Red Dragon and World Trade Center. Whaley was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of Robert W. Whaley Sr. and Josephine (née Timilione).Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18. He graduated from the University at Albany.

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Acting History

2025
Saint Clare as Mailman Bob
2023
Death on the Border as Detective John Watson
2022
Bitcon as Kip
2022
Private Property as Ed Hogate
2021
Magic in Mount Holly as Buyer
2021
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams as Self
2021
Gossip Girl as Mr. Keller
2020
Power Book II: Ghost as Judge Lucas
2020
For NYC
2020
Interrogation as Detective James Connor
2019
The Shed as Bane
2019
Hustlers as Reese
2019
Wish Man as Tom Wells
2019
All That We Destroy as Parker
2018
The Good Cop
2018
Warning Shot as David
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Carter Estes
2018
Deception as Charles Quaid
2017
Against the Night as Detective Ramsey
2017
The Outcasts as Herb Watson
2016
Monster Trucks as Wade Coley
2016
Cold Moon as Sheriff Ted Hale
2016
Divorce as Carson Hodges
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage as Rafael Scarfe
2016
MacGyver as Douglas Bishop
2016
Bull as Ray Peterman
2016
Bull as Max Hyland
2016
Madoff as Harry Markopolos
2015
Chicago Med as Chuck Gleason
2015
Sneaky Pete as Duane Harding
2014
Gotham as Doug
2014
Rob the Mob as Agent Frank Hurd
2013
Aftermath as Eric
2013
The Blacklist as Karl Hoffman
2013
Ray Donovan as Van Miller
2013
Under the Dome as Marston
2012
Elementary as Winston Utz
2012
Alcatraz as Officer Donovan
2011
Unforgettable as Jim Garrett
2010
Blue Bloods as Gary Heller
2010
Janie Jones as Chuck
2010
As Good As Dead as Aaron
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009
The Cell 2 as Duncan
2008
Drillbit Taylor as Jittery Bodyguard
2007
Burn Notice as Josh Wagner
2007
The Hottest State as Harris
2007
Ruffian as Bill Nack
2007
Vacancy as Mason
2007
The Wedding Bells
2007
Cherry Crush as Wade Chandling
2006
Crazy Eights as Brent Sykes
2006
Ugly Betty as Mr. Sparks
2006
World Trade Center as Chuck Sereika
2006
Psych as Robert
2006
Where There's a Will as Richie Greene
2006
Mrs. Harris as George Bolen
2005
Medium as Gabe Helling
2005
Arthur Hailey's Detective as Brewmaster
2004
House as Robert Elliot
2004
Boston Legal as Frankie Cox
2004
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime as Self
2003
School of Rock as Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
2003
NCIS as Jeffrey White
2003
A Good Night to Die as Chad
2002
Red Dragon as Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
2002
The Twilight Zone as Martin Donner
2002
The Dead Zone as Future Man / Christopher Wey
2002
The Jimmy Show as Jimmy O'Brien
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Mitch Godel
2001
Chelsea Walls as Lynny Barnum
2001
Pursuit of Happiness as Alan
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Peter Hagen
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Miles
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Grant Marcus
1999
Joe the King as Angry Man Bob Owes
1998
Curtain Call as Brett Conway
1998
Buddy Faro as Bob Jones
1998
When Trumpets Fade as Medic Chamberlain
1998
The Wall as Bishop (segment "The Player")
1998
Glam as Franky Syde
1998
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five as Skee-Ball Weasel
1997
Bombshell as Malcolm
1997
The Doors: The Road of Excess as Self
1997
Cafe Society as Mickey Jelke
1997
Retroactive as Brian
1996
The Winner as Joey
1996
Cannes Man as Self
1996
Broken Arrow as Giles Prentice
1995
Homage as Archie Landrum
1995
The Outer Limits as Henry Marshall
1995
The Outer Limits as Zig Fowler / Cliff Unger
1994
I.Q. as Frank
1994
The Desperate Trail as Walter Cooper
1994
Pulp Fiction as Brett
1994
Swimming with Sharks as Guy
1993
To Dance with the White Dog as James
1993
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald as Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
Swing Kids as Arvid
1992
Hoffa as Young Trucker in Diner
1992
A Midnight Clear as Paul 'Father' Mundy
1992
Back in the USSR as Archer
1991
JFK as Oswald Imposter
1991
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story as Allen Kogan
1991
Career Opportunities as Jim Dodge
1991
The Doors as Robby Krieger
1990
Law & Order as John McDowell
1990
Cold Dog Soup as Michael Latchmer
1990
Flying Blind
1990
The Freshman as Steve Bushak
1989
Born on the Fourth of July as Timmy
1989
Little Monsters as Boy
1989
Field of Dreams as Archie Graham
1989
Unconquered as Arnie
1987
Ironweed as Young Francis
1987
Seasonal Differences as Jeff Dillon
1985
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer as Press
1951
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