Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison
Faison in 2016
Born	Frankie Russel Faison (1949-06-10) June 10, 1949 (age 74) Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Education	Illinois Wesleyan University (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Samantha Jupiter Faison
Children	3

Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner, and, later, Commissioner, Ervin Burrell in the HBO series The Wire,^[1] as Barney Matthews in the Hannibal Lecter franchise, and as Sugar Bates in the Cinemax series Banshee.