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Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Born: 1963-07-20 • 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
Saint Clare poster
Saint Clare
2025 • Mailman Bob
Death on the Border poster
Death on the Border
2023 • Detective John Watson
Bitcon poster
Bitcon
2022 • Kip
Private Property poster
Private Property
2022 • Ed Hogate
Magic in Mount Holly poster
Magic in Mount Holly
2021 • Buyer
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams poster
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2021 • Self
For NYC poster
For NYC
2020
The Shed poster
The Shed
2019 • Bane
Hustlers poster
Hustlers
2019 • Reese
Wish Man poster
Wish Man
2019 • Tom Wells
All That We Destroy poster
All That We Destroy
2019 • Parker
Warning Shot poster
Warning Shot
2018 • David
Against the Night poster
Against the Night
2017 • Detective Ramsey
The Outcasts poster
The Outcasts
2017 • Herb Watson
Monster Trucks poster
Monster Trucks
2016 • Wade Coley
Cold Moon poster
Cold Moon
2016 • Sheriff Ted Hale
Rob the Mob poster
Rob the Mob
2014 • Agent Frank Hurd
Aftermath poster
Aftermath
2013 • Eric
Janie Jones poster
Janie Jones
2010 • Chuck
As Good As Dead poster
As Good As Dead
2010 • Aaron
The Cell 2 poster
The Cell 2
2009 • Duncan
Drillbit Taylor poster
Drillbit Taylor
2008 • Jittery Bodyguard
New York City Serenade poster
New York City Serenade
2007 • Les
The Hottest State poster
The Hottest State
2007 • Harris
Ruffian poster
Ruffian
2007 • Bill Nack
Vacancy poster
Vacancy
2007 • Mason
Cherry Crush poster
Cherry Crush
2007 • Wade Chandling
Crazy Eights poster
Crazy Eights
2006 • Brent Sykes
World Trade Center poster
World Trade Center
2006 • Chuck Sereika
Where There's a Will poster
Where There's a Will
2006 • Richie Greene
Mrs. Harris poster
Mrs. Harris
2006 • George Bolen
Arthur Hailey's Detective poster
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005 • Brewmaster
No Image
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
2004 • Self
School of Rock poster
School of Rock
2003 • Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
A Good Night to Die poster
A Good Night to Die
2003 • Chad
Red Dragon poster
Red Dragon
2002 • Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
The Jimmy Show poster
The Jimmy Show
2002 • Jimmy O'Brien
Chelsea Walls poster
Chelsea Walls
2001 • Lynny Barnum
Pursuit of Happiness poster
Pursuit of Happiness
2001 • Alan
Joe the King poster
Joe the King
1999 • Angry Man Bob Owes
Curtain Call poster
Curtain Call
1998 • Brett Conway
When Trumpets Fade poster
When Trumpets Fade
1998 • Medic Chamberlain
The Wall poster
The Wall
1998 • Bishop (segment "The Player")
Glam poster
Glam
1998 • Franky Syde
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five poster
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998 • Skee-Ball Weasel
Bombshell poster
Bombshell
1997 • Malcolm
No Image
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997 • Self
Cafe Society poster
Cafe Society
1997 • Mickey Jelke
Retroactive poster
Retroactive
1997 • Brian
The Winner poster
The Winner
1996 • Joey
Cannes Man poster
Cannes Man
1996 • Self
Broken Arrow poster
Broken Arrow
1996 • Giles Prentice
Homage poster
Homage
1995 • Archie Landrum
I.Q. poster
I.Q.
1994 • Frank
The Desperate Trail poster
The Desperate Trail
1994 • Walter Cooper
Pulp Fiction poster
Pulp Fiction
1994 • Brett
Swimming with Sharks poster
Swimming with Sharks
1994 • Guy
To Dance with the White Dog poster
To Dance with the White Dog
1993 • James
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald poster
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993 • Lee Harvey Oswald
Swing Kids poster
Swing Kids
1993 • Arvid
Hoffa poster
Hoffa
1992 • Young Trucker in Diner
A Midnight Clear poster
A Midnight Clear
1992 • Paul 'Father' Mundy
Back in the USSR poster
Back in the USSR
1992 • Archer
JFK poster
JFK
1991 • Oswald Imposter
Career Opportunities poster
Career Opportunities
1991 • Jim Dodge
The Doors poster
The Doors
1991 • Robby Krieger
Cold Dog Soup poster
Cold Dog Soup
1990 • Michael Latchmer
Flying Blind poster
Flying Blind
1990 • Joey
The Freshman poster
The Freshman
1990 • Steve Bushak
Born on the Fourth of July poster
Born on the Fourth of July
1989 • Timmy
Little Monsters poster
Little Monsters
1989 • Boy
Field of Dreams poster
Field of Dreams
1989 • Archie Graham
Unconquered poster
Unconquered
1989 • Arnie
Ironweed poster
Ironweed
1987 • Young Francis
Seasonal Differences poster
Seasonal Differences
1987 • Jeff Dillon
3 Days Rising poster
3 Days Rising
— • Robert Poe