Frank Whaley

Known for: Acting

Born: 1963-07-20 (age 62)

From: Syracuse, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (121)

MOVIE★ 5.2
Saint Clare
2025
as Mailman Bob
MOVIE★ 5.8
Death on the Border
2023
as Detective John Watson
MOVIE★ 4.2
Bitcon
2022
as Kip
MOVIE★ 4.7
Private Property
2022
as Ed Hogate
MOVIE★ 6.3
Magic in Mount Holly
2021
as Buyer
MOVIE
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Gossip Girl
2021
as Mr. Keller
TV★ 8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
as Judge Lucas
MOVIE
For NYC
2020
TV★ 6.8
Interrogation
2020
as Detective James Connor
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Shed
2019
as Bane
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hustlers
2019
as Reese
MOVIE★ 6.7
Wish Man
2019
as Tom Wells
MOVIE★ 6.0
All That We Destroy
2019
as Parker
TV★ 6.2
The Good Cop
2018
MOVIE★ 5.1
Warning Shot
2018
as David
TV★ 7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Carter Estes
TV★ 7.7
Deception
2018
as Charles Quaid
MOVIE★ 4.2
Against the Night
2017
as Detective Ramsey
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Outcasts
2017
as Herb Watson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Monster Trucks
2016
as Wade Coley
MOVIE★ 4.7
Cold Moon
2016
as Sheriff Ted Hale
TV★ 6.5
Divorce
2016
as Carson Hodges
TV★ 6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Rafael Scarfe
TV★ 7.3
MacGyver
2016
as Douglas Bishop
TV★ 7.1
Bull
2016
as Ray Peterman
TV★ 6.4
Madoff
2016
as Harry Markopolos
TV★ 8.3
Chicago Med
2015
as Chuck Gleason
TV★ 7.5
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Duane Harding
TV★ 7.1
Empire
2015
as Edison Cruz
TV★ 7.6
Gotham
2014
as Doug
MOVIE★ 6.1
Rob the Mob
2014
as Agent Frank Hurd
TV★ 7.6
The Blacklist
2013
as Karl Hoffman
TV★ 7.5
Ray Donovan
2013
as Van Miller
TV★ 7.1
Under the Dome
2013
as Marston
MOVIE★ 5.1
Aftermath
2013
as Eric
TV★ 7.6
Elementary
2012
as Winston Utz
TV★ 6.3
Alcatraz
2012
as Officer Donovan
TV★ 7.2
Unforgettable
2011
as Jim Garrett
TV★ 7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
as Gary Heller
MOVIE★ 6.3
Janie Jones
2010
as Chuck
MOVIE★ 5.0
As Good As Dead
2010
as Aaron
TV★ 7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Cell 2
2009
as Duncan
MOVIE★ 5.8
Drillbit Taylor
2008
as Jittery Bodyguard
MOVIE★ 5.7
New York City Serenade
2007
as Les
TV★ 7.5
Burn Notice
2007
as Josh Wagner
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Hottest State
2007
as Harris
MOVIE★ 8.7
Ruffian
2007
as Bill Nack
MOVIE★ 6.3
Vacancy
2007
as Mason
TV★ 7.0
The Wedding Bells
2007
MOVIE★ 4.7
Cherry Crush
2007
as Wade Chandling
MOVIE★ 4.5
Crazy Eights
2006
as Brent Sykes
TV★ 6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
as Mr. Sparks
MOVIE★ 6.1
World Trade Center
2006
as Chuck Sereika
TV★ 7.9
Psych
2006
as Robert
MOVIE★ 7.1
Where There's a Will
2006
as Richie Greene
MOVIE★ 5.8
Mrs. Harris
2006
as George Bolen
TV★ 7.5
Medium
2005
as Gabe Helling
MOVIE★ 4.5
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005
as Brewmaster
TV★ 8.6
House
2004
as Robert Elliot
TV★ 7.9
Boston Legal
2004
as Frankie Cox
MOVIE★ 10.0
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
The School of Rock
2003
as Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
TV★ 7.6
NCIS
2003
as Jeffrey White
MOVIE★ 3.1
A Good Night to Die
2003
as Chad
MOVIE★ 7.0
Red Dragon
2002
as Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
TV★ 7.1
The Twilight Zone
2002
as Martin Donner
TV★ 7.3
The Dead Zone
2002
as Future Man / Christopher Wey
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Jimmy Show
2002
as Jimmy O'Brien
TV★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mitch Godel
MOVIE★ 4.4
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Lenny Barnum
TV★ 6.6
Strange Frequency
2001
MOVIE★ 5.4
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
as Alan
TV★ 8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Peter Hagen
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Miles
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Grant Marcus
MOVIE★ 5.9
Joe the King
1999
as Angry Man Bob Owes (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Curtain Call
1998
as Brett Conway
TV★ 8.0
Buddy Faro
1998
as Bob Jones
MOVIE★ 6.6
When Trumpets Fade
1998
as Medic Chamberlain
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Wall
1998
as Bishop (segment "The Player")
MOVIE★ 3.7
Glam
1998
as Franky Syde
MOVIE★ 4.8
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998
as Skee-Ball Weasel
MOVIE★ 4.1
Bombshell
1997
as Malcolm
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.9
Cafe Society
1997
as Mickey Jelke
MOVIE★ 6.1
Retroactive
1997
as Brian
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Winner
1996
as Joey
MOVIE★ 5.5
Cannes Man
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Broken Arrow
1996
as Giles Prentice
MOVIE★ 4.5
Homage
1995
as Archie Landrum
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Henry Marshall
MOVIE★ 6.0
I.Q.
1994
as Frank
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Desperate Trail
1994
as Walter Cooper
MOVIE★ 8.5
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Brett
MOVIE★ 6.6
Swimming with Sharks
1994
as Guy
MOVIE★ 7.2
To Dance with the White Dog
1993
as James
MOVIE★ 6.8
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
as Lee Harvey Oswald
MOVIE★ 6.7
Swing Kids
1993
as Arvid
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hoffa
1992
as Young Trucker in Diner
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Midnight Clear
1992
as Paul 'Father' Mundy
MOVIE★ 5.0
Back in the USSR
1992
as Archer
MOVIE★ 7.6
JFK
1991
as Oswald Imposter
TV★ 7.0
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991
as Allen Kogan
MOVIE★ 6.9
Career Opportunities
1991
as Jim Dodge
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Doors
1991
as Robby Krieger
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as John McDowell
MOVIE★ 5.3
Cold Dog Soup
1990
as Michael Latchmer
MOVIE★ 9.0
Flying Blind
1990
as Joey
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Freshman
1990
as Steve Bushak
MOVIE★ 7.0
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Timmy
MOVIE★ 5.8
Little Monsters
1989
as Boy
MOVIE★ 7.1
Field of Dreams
1989
as Archie Graham
MOVIE★ 9.3
Unconquered
1989
as Arnie
MOVIE★ 6.3
Ironweed
1987
as Young Francis
MOVIE
Seasonal Differences
1987
as Jeff Dillon
TV★ 6.9
Spenser: For Hire
1985
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Press
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
MOVIE
3 Days Rising
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as Robert Poe