Frank Whaley
Acting • Born 1963-07-20
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.
Filmography
121 credits
The Freshman
Movie • 1990
Steve Bushak
Pulp Fiction
Movie • 1994
Brett
The Doors
Movie • 1991
Robby Krieger
Field of Dreams
Movie • 1989
Archie Graham
World Trade Center
Movie • 2006
Chuck Sereika
Vacancy
Movie • 2007
Mason
Born on the Fourth of July
Movie • 1989
Timmy
For NYC
Movie • 2020
Swing Kids
Movie • 1993
Arvid
Swimming with Sharks
Movie • 1994
Guy
A Midnight Clear
Movie • 1992
Paul 'Father' Mundy
Mrs. Harris
Movie • 2006
George Bolen
Retroactive
Movie • 1997
Brian
When Trumpets Fade
Movie • 1998
Medic Chamberlain
Cherry Crush
Movie • 2007
Wade Chandling
Crazy Eights
Movie • 2006
Brent Sykes
Career Opportunities
Movie • 1991
Jim Dodge
The Desperate Trail
Movie • 1994
Walter Cooper
Joe the King
Movie • 1999
Angry Man Bob Owes (uncredited)
The Cell 2
Movie • 2009
Duncan
Janie Jones
Movie • 2010
Chuck
Arthur Hailey's Detective
Movie • 2005
Brewmaster
Cold Dog Soup
Movie • 1990
Michael Latchmer
The Jimmy Show
Movie • 2002
Jimmy O'Brien
The Winner
Movie • 1996
Joey
Magic in Mount Holly
Movie • 2021
Buyer
To Dance with the White Dog
Movie • 1993
James
Where There's a Will
Movie • 2006
Richie Greene
Aftermath
Movie • 2013
Eric
Ruffian
Movie • 2007
Bill Nack
Glam
Movie • 1998
Franky Syde
Bombshell
Movie • 1997
Malcolm
Cafe Society
Movie • 1997
Mickey Jelke
Death on the Border
Movie • 2023
Detective John Watson
Monster Trucks
Movie • 2016
Wade Coley
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
Movie • 1993
Lee Harvey Oswald
Homage
Movie • 1995
Archie Landrum
The Outcasts
Movie • 2017
Herb Watson
Saint Clare
Movie • 2025
Mailman Bob
Bitcon
Movie • 2022
Kip
The Wall
Movie • 1998
Bishop (segment "The Player")
Red Dragon
Movie • 2002
Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
Unconquered
Movie • 1989
Arnie
JFK
Movie • 1991
Oswald Imposter
Hoffa
Movie • 1992
Young Trucker in Diner
As Good As Dead
Movie • 2010
Aaron
Seasonal Differences
Movie • 1987
Jeff Dillon
Back in the USSR
Movie • 1992
Archer
I.Q.
Movie • 1994
Frank
School of Rock
Movie • 2003
Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
Cold Moon
Movie • 2016
Sheriff Ted Hale
A Good Night to Die
Movie • 2003
Chad
Rob the Mob
Movie • 2014
Agent Frank Hurd
Pursuit of Happiness
Movie • 2001
Alan
Ironweed
Movie • 1987
Young Francis
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Movie • 1998
Skee-Ball Weasel
Against the Night
Movie • 2017
Detective Ramsey
Drillbit Taylor
Movie • 2008
Jittery Bodyguard
Warning Shot
Movie • 2018
David
The Shed
Movie • 2019
Bane
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
Movie • 2004
Self
All That We Destroy
Movie • 2019
Parker
Hustlers
Movie • 2019
Reese
Flying Blind
Movie • 1990
Joey
Cannes Man
Movie • 1996
Self
Chelsea Walls
Movie • 2001
Lynny Barnum
Little Monsters
Movie • 1989
Boy
Curtain Call
Movie • 1998
Brett Conway
The Doors: The Road of Excess
Movie • 1997
Self
Private Property
Movie • 2022
Ed Hogate
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
Movie • 2021
Self
Wish Man
Movie • 2019
Tom Wells
The Hottest State
Movie • 2007
Harris
Broken Arrow
Movie • 1996
Giles Prentice
3 Days Rising
Movie
Robert Poe
New York City Serenade
Movie • 2007
Les
House
TV • 2004
Robert Elliot
Spenser: For Hire
TV • 1985
The Dead Zone
TV • 2002
Future Man / Christopher Wey
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Grant Marcus
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Miles
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Mitch Godel
Medium
TV • 2005
Gabe Helling
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Mr. Sparks
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
The Wedding Bells
TV • 2007
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Frankie Cox
NCIS
TV • 2003
Jeffrey White
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Henry Marshall
Buddy Faro
TV • 1998
Bob Jones
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2002
Martin Donner
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Karl Hoffman
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Gary Heller
Gotham
TV • 2014
Doug
Psych
TV • 2006
Robert
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Josh Wagner
Under the Dome
TV • 2013
Marston
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Peter Hagen
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Zig Fowler / Cliff Unger
Elementary
TV • 2012
Winston Utz
Power Book II: Ghost
TV • 2020
Judge Lucas
Madoff
TV • 2016
Harry Markopolos
Bull
TV • 2016
Ray Peterman
Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Chuck Gleason
Marvel's Luke Cage
TV • 2016
Rafael Scarfe
MacGyver
TV • 2016
Douglas Bishop
Bull
TV • 2016
Max Hyland
Ray Donovan
TV • 2013
Van Miller
Law & Order
TV • 1990
John McDowell
Unforgettable
TV • 2011
Jim Garrett
The Good Cop
TV • 2018
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
Alcatraz
TV • 2012
Officer Donovan
Gossip Girl
TV • 2021
Mr. Keller
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV • 2018
Carter Estes
Interrogation
TV • 2020
Detective James Connor
Divorce
TV • 2016
Carson Hodges
Sneaky Pete
TV • 2015
Duane Harding
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Press
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
TV • 1991
Allen Kogan
Deception
TV • 2018
Charles Quaid