Frank Whaley's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Dead Zone Christopher… The State Frank Whaley

Main Movie Roles 2010 - As Good as Dead 2008 - Drillbit Taylor 2007 - Vacancy 2007 - Cherry Crush 2006 - World Trade Center 2006 - Crazy Eights 2003 - School of Rock 2002 - Red Dragon 1999 - Curtain Call 1998 - Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five 1997 - Retroactive 1996 - Cannes Man 1996 - Broken Arrow 1994 - I.Q. 1994 - Swimming with Sharks 1994 - Pulp Fiction 1993 - Swing Kids 1992 - A Midnight Clear 1992 - Hoffa 1991 - JFK 1991 - The Doors 1991 - Career Opportunities 1990 - The Freshman 1989 - Born on the Fourth of July 1989 - Field of Dreams 1989 - Little Monsters 1987 - Ironweed

BIOGRAPHY:

Frank Whaley grew up in Syracuse, New York, and left home at eighteen to pursue an acting career. His older brother Robert originally wanted to be an actor but Frank later became interested in the profession and followed in his brother's footsteps. He not only has a brother but two sisters as well. His brother is the lead singer of the New York based band, the Niagras, and was also the composer for Frank's directorial debut Joe the King (1999). Frank makes his home in New York and is close friends with actor Ethan Hawke who he made friends with on the set of A Midnight Clear (1992).


TRIVIA:

• Made his acting debut on the New York stage in "Tigers Wild".
• A staunch supporter of indie-films, he hosted the MetroChannel cable TV New York Stories Angelika Film Festival.
• Graduate of State University of New York at Albany.
• Does all his own musical work whenever he plays a musician in a movie.
• Brother of musician/composer/actor 'Robert Whaley (I)' (qv).
• Has 2 children with his wife Heather Bucha.
• Gained 30 pounds for role in _Homage (1995)_ (qv).
• Plays bit parts in big movies and successful star vehicles (_Pulp Fiction (1994)_ (qv), _JFK (1991)_ (qv), _Broken Arrow (1996)_ (qv), _The Freshman (1990)_ (qv), _Born on the Fourth of July (1989)_ (qv) and _Red Dragon (2002)_ (qv)), and leads in mostly bad movies (_Career Opportunities (1991)_ (qv), _Cold Dog Soup (1990)_ (qv), and _The Jimmy Show (2001)_ (qv)).