Frank Whaley
Acting
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.
As actor 121
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
House
2004
NCIS
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Blacklist
2013
Blue Bloods
2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Elementary
2012
Chicago Med
2015
Psych
2006
Gotham
2014
Unforgettable
2011
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Boston Legal
2004
Medium
2005
Pulp Fiction
1994
Burn Notice
2007
Bull
2016
MacGyver
2016
Sneaky Pete
2015
Empire
2015
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
Ray Donovan
2013
Under the Dome
2013
The Outer Limits
1995
The Dead Zone
2002
Ugly Betty
2006
The Equalizer
1985
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
The Twilight Zone
2002
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Gossip Girl
2021
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Broken Arrow
1996
The School of Rock
2003
Alcatraz
2012
Deception
2018
Interrogation
2020
Divorce
2016
JFK
1991
Hustlers
2019
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Vacancy
2007
Strange Frequency
2001
Field of Dreams
1989
Monster Trucks
2016
Career Opportunities
1991
World Trade Center
2006
The Doors
1991
The Good Cop
2018
The Shed
2019
Hoffa
1992
The Wedding Bells
2007
I.Q.
1994
Rob the Mob
2014
Madoff
2016
Crazy Eights
2006
The Freshman
1990
Swing Kids
1993
The Desperate Trail
1994
Cannes Man
1996
Little Monsters
1989
When Trumpets Fade
1998
The Cell 2
2009
The Outcasts
2017
Red Dragon
2002
Private Property
2022
A Midnight Clear
1992
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Wish Man
2019
Buddy Faro
1998
Joe the King
1999
Ironweed
1987
Cold Moon
2016
Janie Jones
2010
Curtain Call
1998
Retroactive
1997
The Hottest State
2007
As Good As Dead
2010
Swimming with Sharks
1994
Saint Clare
2025
Unconquered
1989
Chelsea Walls
2001
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005
New York City Serenade
2007
3 Days Rising
Warning Shot
2018
Cherry Crush
2007
Death on the Border
2023
The Winner
1996
To Dance with the White Dog
1993
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
All That We Destroy
2019
The Wall
1998
A Good Night to Die
2003
Against the Night
2017
Ruffian
2007
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991
Mrs. Harris
2005
Where There's a Will
2006
Cafe Society
1997
Homage
1995
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
The Jimmy Show
2002
Back in the USSR
1992
Bombshell
1997
Aftermath
2013
Cold Dog Soup
1990
Glam
1998
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998
For NYC
2020
Magic in Mount Holly
2021
Bitcon
2022
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2021
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
2004
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
Flying Blind
1990
Seasonal Differences
1987
