Frankie Faison

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Summary

Frankie Faison is an American actor whose career spans stage, film, and television, including August Wilson’s Fences, Do the Right Thing, the Hannibal films, and The Wire. His work includes stories that engage with race, and he has said that skin color has sometimes affected whether he was accepted for roles; he also described himself first as an actor rather than defining himself as a “black actor.” His public record includes these remarks about racial barriers and identity, but no prominent record of political campaigning, party affiliation, or ongoing activism.