Frank Whaley

Known for: Acting
Born: July 20, 1963, Syracuse, New York, USA
Movies: 80

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.5

Pulp Fiction

1994

7.1

The School of Rock

2003

7.0

Red Dragon

2002

6.5

Hustlers

2019

7.6

JFK

1991

7.0

Born on the Fourth of July

1989

6.1

World Trade Center

2006

7.1

Field of Dreams

1989

6.1

Broken Arrow

1996

6.3

Vacancy

2007

Filmography

2026	3 Days Rising	Robert Poe
2025	Saint Clare	Mailman Bob
2023	Death on the Border	Detective John Watson
2022	Bitcon	Kip
2022	Private Property	Ed Hogate
2021	Magic in Mount Holly	Buyer
2021	If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams	Self
2020	For NYC
2019	The Shed	Bane
2019	Hustlers	Reese
2019	Wish Man	Tom Wells
2019	All That We Destroy	Parker
2018	Warning Shot	David
2017	Against the Night	Detective Ramsey
2017	The Outcasts	Herb Watson
2016	Monster Trucks	Wade Coley
2016	Cold Moon	Sheriff Ted Hale
2014	Rob the Mob	Agent Frank Hurd
2013	Aftermath	Eric
2010	Janie Jones	Chuck
2010	As Good As Dead	Aaron
2009	The Cell 2	Duncan
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Jittery Bodyguard
2007	New York City Serenade	Les
2007	The Hottest State	Harris
2007	Ruffian	Bill Nack
2007	Vacancy	Mason
2007	Cherry Crush	Wade Chandling
2006	Crazy Eights	Brent Sykes
2006	World Trade Center	Chuck Sereika
2006	Where There's a Will	Richie Greene
2005	Mrs. Harris	George Bolen
2005	Arthur Hailey's Detective	Brewmaster
2004	Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime	Self
2003	The School of Rock	Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited)
2003	A Good Night to Die	Chad
2002	Red Dragon	Ralph Mandy (uncredited)
2002	The Jimmy Show	Jimmy O'Brien
2001	Chelsea Walls	Lenny Barnum
2001	Pursuit of Happiness	Alan
1999	Joe the King	Angry Man Bob Owes (uncredited)
1998	Curtain Call	Brett Conway
1998	When Trumpets Fade	Medic Chamberlain
1998	The Wall	Bishop (segment "The Player")
1998	Glam	Franky Syde
1998	Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five	Skee-Ball Weasel
1997	Bombshell	Malcolm
1997	The Doors: The Road of Excess	Self
1997	Cafe Society	Mickey Jelke
1997	Retroactive	Brian
1996	The Winner	Joey
1996	Cannes Man	Self
1996	Broken Arrow	Giles Prentice
1995	Homage	Archie Landrum
1994	I.Q.	Frank
1994	The Desperate Trail	Walter Cooper
1994	Pulp Fiction	Brett
1994	Swimming with Sharks	Guy
1993	To Dance with the White Dog	James
1993	Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald	Lee Harvey Oswald
1993	Swing Kids	Arvid
1992	Hoffa	Young Trucker in Diner
1992	A Midnight Clear	Paul 'Father' Mundy
1992	Back in the USSR	Archer
1991	JFK	Oswald Imposter
1991	Career Opportunities	Jim Dodge
1991	The Doors	Robby Krieger
1990	Cold Dog Soup	Michael Latchmer
1990	Flying Blind	Joey
1990	The Freshman	Steve Bushak
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Timmy
1989	Little Monsters	Boy
1989	Field of Dreams	Archie Graham
1989	Unconquered	Arnie
1987	Ironweed	Young Francis
1987	Seasonal Differences	Jeff Dillon

Directing, Writing & Producing

2014	Like Sunday, Like Rain	Writer, Director
2007	New York City Serenade	Director, Writer
2002	The Jimmy Show	Writer, Director
1999	Joe the King	Director, Writer

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