Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Frank Whaley
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 11805
IMDb ID: nm0001844
Known for: Acting
Born: July 20, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Syracuse, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q240774
Also known as
Frank Joseph Whaley • Frank Whalley
Frequent jobs
Director (4)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Frank Whaley.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Frank Whaley.
8.5
Pulp Fiction
as Brett
1994 Movie
7.6
JFK
as Oswald Imposter
1991 Movie
7.3
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Director
2014 Movie
7.1
Field of Dreams
as Archie Graham
1989 Movie
7.1
The Doors
as Robby Krieger
1991 Movie
7.1
School of Rock
as Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
2003 Movie
7.0
Red Dragon
as Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
2002 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Frank Whaley.
8.6
House
as Robert Elliot • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Chuck Gleason • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
as Judge Lucas • 5 eps
2020 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Peter Hagen • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Grant Marcus • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Psych
as Robert • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
as Frankie Cox • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Gary Heller • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.7
Deception
as Charles Quaid • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Henry Marshall • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Carter Estes • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Karl Hoffman • 1 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Frank Whaley.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Frank Whaley.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Grant Marcus • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as John McDowell • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Jeffrey White • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.6
House
as Robert Elliot • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Karl Hoffman • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Miles • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Gary Heller • 2 eps
2010 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Chuck Gleason • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Winston Utz • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Peter Hagen • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.6
Gotham
as Doug • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.9
Psych
as Robert • 1 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frank Whaley.
4.9
Saint Clare
as Mailman Bob
2025 Movie
5.9
Death on the Border
as Detective John Watson
2023 Movie
4.2
Bitcon
as Kip
2022 Movie
4.6
Private Property
as Ed Hogate
2022 Movie
6.3
Magic in Mount Holly
as Buyer
2021 Movie
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
as Self
2021 Movie
For NYC
2020 Movie
5.9
The Shed
as Bane
2019 Movie
6.5
Hustlers
as Reese
2019 Movie
6.8
Wish Man
as Tom Wells
2019 Movie
5.9
All That We Destroy
as Parker
2019 Movie
5.1
Warning Shot
as David
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Frank Whaley.
7.3
Gossip Girl
as Mr. Keller • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
as Judge Lucas • 5 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Interrogation
as Detective James Connor • 6 eps
2020 Series
6.1
The Good Cop
1 eps
2018 Series
7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
as Carter Estes • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.7
Deception
as Charles Quaid • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.4
Divorce
as Carson Hodges • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Rafael Scarfe • 7 eps
2016 Series
7.3
MacGyver
as Douglas Bishop • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Bull
as Ray Peterman • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.3
Madoff
as Harry Markopolos • 4 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Chuck Gleason • 1 eps
2015 Series