Edgar Faison – An Overview of the Actor

Faison made his acting debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear with James Earl Jones and later appeared in its Broadway premiere of Fences.

Omar Epps is best known for his roles as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell on HBO series The Wire and Barney in Hannibal Lecter movies. Additionally, he has appeared in films like The Money Pit and Maximum Overdrive.

Early Life and Education

Edgar Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia and studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University before becoming a member of Theta Chi fraternity while still attending school.

He began acting professionally in 1974 at the New York Shakespeare Festival production of King Lear with James Earl Jones, and also featured alongside him in its Broadway premiere of Fences.

Faison was given his initial breakthrough when he was cast as Lt. Fisk on the television series Manhunter. This led to him landing roles such as Barney for Hannibal Lecter in film adaptations of The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Red Dragon.

He made his television debut as Richard Evans on One Life to Live in 2009.

Professional Career

Faison has enjoyed a four-decade acting career spanning television shows and films alike. His first acting job came at the New York Shakespeare Festival; then in 1974 made his film debut opposite James Earl Jones in King Lear.

He made multiple appearances in films such as Hot Hero Sandwich in 1980 and other short films and television productions; most notably as Barney in Manhunter: Hannibal and Red Dragon where he held one of the most recognizable supporting roles as Lecter’s jailer.

Faison’s research centers around protein structure and stability. He hopes to use his expertise to increase diversity in STEM fields by mentoring students and increasing outreach activities within communities.

Achievement and Honors

Mr. Faison brings extensive public company chair and CEO experience to the Board, serving on Vislink Technologies (a publicly traded company producing wireless broadcast video cameras for both commercial and military markets) board as its director.

He has also served on the boards of several public companies, such as Celiant Corporation and AT&T, with extensive knowledge in their complex manufacturing and distribution systems used by multinational firms today to deliver their products worldwide.

Faison has appeared in several movies and television shows, most notably Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns and John Krasinski’s Brief Interviews With Hideous Men. Additionally, he played Richard Evans on One Life to Live for many years.

Personal Life

Faison is a graduate student who studies the physics and chemistry of protein structure, stability, and interaction. His particular area of research involves how protein misfolding contributes to disease etiology; protein engineering offers one potential solution.

Faison was featured in two New York Shakespeare Festival productions of King Lear: an Intimate Comedy with James Earl Jones, as well as its Broadway premiere where he earned a Tony nomination. Additionally, Faison appeared as Stephanie Faracy’s love interest on Fox situation comedy True Colors until being replaced with Cleavon Little for season two of True Colors’ story line about an interracial couple.

He is married to Jane Mandel and lives with them and their two children in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Despite sharing the same last name as Donald Faison of Scrubs and Clueless fame, there is no relationship between the two parties.

Net Worth

Faison has been active in the entertainment industry since 1974 and his acting career is going very well. He has appeared in multiple movies and TV series which have achieved significant box office collections, garnering him numerous awards such as Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor.

Faison made his mark on both movies and television shows such as Mother Night, Roommates, Adam, and Freejack; moreover he made an impressionable turn as police commissioner Ervin Burrell in The Wire – an American crime drama television show.

He is a dedicated and mindful husband to his wife and father of three children: Rachel, Amanda and Blake. His hard work and talent has contributed greatly to his success as an American citizen.