Frank Whaley
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 (née Timilione).Whaley graduated from Anthony A. Henninger High School in 1981 and left home at 18. He graduated from the University at Albany.
Acting (72 movies)
The Freshman
1990
Pulp Fiction
1994
The Doors
1991
Field of Dreams
1989
World Trade Center
2006
Vacancy
2007
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
For NYC
2020
Swing Kids
1993
Swimming with Sharks
1994
A Midnight Clear
1992
Mrs. Harris
2006
Retroactive
1997
When Trumpets Fade
1998
Cherry Crush
2007
Crazy Eights
2006
Career Opportunities
1991
The Desperate Trail
1994
Joe the King
1999
The Cell 2
2009
Janie Jones
2010
Arthur Hailey's Detective
2005
Cold Dog Soup
1990
The Jimmy Show
2002
The Winner
1996
Magic in Mount Holly
2021
To Dance with the White Dog
1993
Where There's a Will
2006
Aftermath
2013
Ruffian
2007
Glam
1998
Bombshell
1997
Cafe Society
1997
Death on the Border
2023
Monster Trucks
2016
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
1993
Homage
1995
The Outcasts
2017
Saint Clare
2025
Bitcon
2022
The Wall
1998
Red Dragon
2002
Unconquered
1989
JFK
1991
Hoffa
1992
As Good As Dead
2010
Seasonal Differences
1987
Back in the USSR
1992
I.Q.
1994
School of Rock
2003
Cold Moon
2016
A Good Night to Die
2003
Rob the Mob
2014
Pursuit of Happiness
2001
Ironweed
1987
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998
Against the Night
2017
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Warning Shot
2018
The Shed
2019
All That We Destroy
2019
Hustlers
2019
Flying Blind
1990
Cannes Man
1996
Chelsea Walls
2001
Little Monsters
1989
Curtain Call
1998
Private Property
2022
If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
2021
Wish Man
2019
The Hottest State
2007
Broken Arrow
1996
Directing (4 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Joe the King | 1999 | Writer |
| The Jimmy Show | 2002 | Writer |
| New York City Serenade | 2007 | Writer |
| Like Sunday, Like Rain | 2014 | Writer |