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 (nΓ©e 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)
Saint Clare
2025
Death on the Border
2023
Bitcon
2022
Private Property
2022
Magic in Mount Holly
2021
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2021
Gossip Girl
2021
For NYC
2020
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
Interrogation
2020
The Shed
2019
All That We Destroy
2019
Hustlers
2019
Wish Man
2019
Warning Shot
2018
The Good Cop
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Deception
2018
The Outcasts
2017
Against the Night
2017
Monster Trucks
2016
Cold Moon
2016
Madoff
2016
Bull
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
MacGyver
2016
Divorce
2016
Chicago Med
2015
Sneaky Pete
2015
Empire
2015
Rob the Mob
2014
Gotham
2014
Aftermath
2013
The Blacklist
2013
Under the Dome
2013
Ray Donovan
2013
Elementary
2012
Alcatraz
2012
Unforgettable
2011
Janie Jones
2010
As Good As Dead
2010
Blue Bloods
2010
The Cell 2
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Vacancy
2007
Cherry Crush
2007
Ruffian
2007
The Hottest State
2007
New York City Serenade
2007
The Wedding Bells
2007
Burn Notice
2007
World Trade Center
2006
Mrs. Harris
2006
Crazy Eights
2006
Where There's a Will
2006
Ugly Betty
2006
Psych
2006
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005
Medium
2005
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime
2004
House
2004
Boston Legal
2004
The School of Rock
2003
A Good Night to Die
2003
NCIS
2003
The Jimmy Show
2002
Red Dragon
2002
The Dead Zone
2002
The Twilight Zone
2002
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
Chelsea Walls
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Strange Frequency
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Joe the King
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
When Trumpets Fade
1998
Glam
1998
The Wall
1998
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998
Curtain Call
1998
Buddy Faro
1998
Retroactive
1997
Bombshell
1997
Cafe Society
1997
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
The Winner
1996
Cannes Man
1996
Broken Arrow
1996
Homage
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
Pulp Fiction
1994
Swimming with Sharks
1994
The Desperate Trail
1994
I.Q.
1994
Swing Kids
1993
To Dance with the White Dog
1993
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
A Midnight Clear
1992
Hoffa
1992
Back in the USSR
1992
The Doors
1991
Career Opportunities
1991
JFK
1991
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991
The Freshman
1990
Cold Dog Soup
1990
Flying Blind
1990
Law & Order
1990
Field of Dreams
1989
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Unconquered
1989
Little Monsters
1989
Seasonal Differences
1987
Ironweed
1987
Spenser: For Hire
1985
The Equalizer
1985
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
3 Days Rising