Basic Information About Frank Whaley
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Performer |
| Net worth | $3,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1963-07-20 (60 years old) |
| Place of birth | Syracuse |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Frequently cast in Oliver Stone films. |
| Spouse | Heather Whaley - (5 May 2001 - present) (2 children) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Frank Whaley win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Whaley awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Artist Award - Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nominee | Swing Kids | 1994 |
Frank Whaley roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Pulp Fiction | Brett |
| Hustlers | Reese |
| The School of Rock | Battle of the Bands Director (uncredited) |
| Red Dragon | Ralph Mandy (uncredited) |
| Field of Dreams | Archie Graham |
| JFK | Oswald Imposter (credited on Director's Cut) |
| Career Opportunities | Jim Dodge |
| The Doors | Robby Krieger |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Timmy |
| Little Monsters | Boy |
| Vacancy | Mason |
| Broken Arrow | Giles Prentice |
| Monster Trucks | Wade Coley |
| World Trade Center | Chuck Sereika |
| Hoffa | Young Kid |
| Swimming with Sharks | Guy |
| Swing Kids | Arvid |
| Wish Man | Tom Wells |
| Drillbit Taylor | Jittery Bodyguard |
| The Outcasts | Herb Schellenberger |
| Ironweed | Young Francis |
| The Freshman | Steve Bushak |
| I.Q. | Frank |
| Jack Ryan | Carter Estes 1 episode, 2019 |
| Into the Dark | Parker 1 episode, 2019 |
| Under the Dome | Dr. Marston 3 episodes, 2015 |
| The Blacklist | Karl Hoffman 1 episode, 2014 |
| Unforgettable | Jim Garrett 1 episode, 2016 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Navy Commander Grant Marcus 1 episode, 2008 |
| Sneaky Pete | Duane Harding 1 episode, 2018 |
| Blue Bloods | Gary Heller 2 episodes, 2012-2013 |
| Ugly Betty | Mr. Sparks 1 episode, 2010 |
| Empire | Edison Cruz 1 episode, 2016 |
| Ray Donovan | Van Miller 7 episodes, 2013 |
| Law & Order | John McDowell 1 episode, 2002 |
| Burn Notice | Josh Wagner 1 episode, 2010 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mitch Godel 1 episode, 2004 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Peter Hagen 1 episode, 2005 |
| Luke Cage | Detective Rafael Scarfe 7 episodes, 2016-2018 |
| Bull | Max Hyland / ... 2 episodes, 2017-2020 |
| Psych | Robert Dunn 1 episode, 2006 |
| Medium | Gabe Helling 1 episode, 2010 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Miles 1 episode, 2009 |
| Interrogation | Detective James Connor 6 episodes, 2020 |
| Alcatraz | Officer Donovan 1 episode, 2012 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Tommy 1 episode, 1987 |
| The Twilight Zone | Martin Donner 1 episode, 2002 |
| MacGyver | Douglas Bishop 1 episode, 2017 |
| Divorce | Carson Hodges 1 episode, 2016 |
| The State | Self 1 episode, 1995 |
Interesting Facts about Frank Whaley
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 43.
- A staunch supporter of indie films, he hosted the MetroChannel cable TV's Metro-Angelika Film Festival (2001).
- Gained 30 pounds for role in Homage (1995).
- Wife Heather Whaley, graduate of Colby College, is a playwright and actress, author of "Social Notes: An Evening with Dorothy Parker".
- Graduate of State University of New York at Albany.
- Is good friends with actor Ethan Hawke, who also lists Whaley in the acknowledgments of one of his novels, Ash Wednesday.
- Does all his own musical work whenever he plays a musician in a movie.
- Brother of musician/composer/actor Robert Whaley.
- He founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, and Steve Zahn.
- Plays bit parts in big movies and successful star vehicles (Pulp Fiction (1994), JFK (1991), Broken Arrow (1996), The Freshman (1990), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Red Dragon (2002)), and leads in mostly small and unsuccessful movies (Career Opportunities (1991), Cold Dog Soup (1990), and The Jimmy Show (2001)).
- Son of Josephine and Robert W. Whaley Sr.
- Has a brother named Robert Whaley and two sisters.
- Made his acting debut on the New York stage in Tigers Wild.
- Good friends with actor Val Kilmer.
- Played Lee Harvey Oswald in Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993) and an Oswald impostor in JFK (1991).
- As of 2016, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Field of Dreams (1989), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991) and Pulp Fiction (1994).
- He is of Irish and Italian/Sicilian descent.
- In Little Monsters (1989) plays a character named Boy, and in Swimming with Sharks (1994) plays a character named Guy.
- Auditioned for the role of Link Larkin in Hairspray (1988). The role was eventually played by Michael St. Gerard.
