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