
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 |

