Frank John Hughes Unplugged [V 4.0]

BIOGRAPHY

Born November 11 in the South Bronx, Frank got in to acting in the eighties. Before he was bit by the acting bug, he was bit by the music bug, playing drums and studying jazz. He went to college on a scholarship, initially studying jazz composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. His work has been primarily in indy films. He's a major jazz fan, and some of his favorite music choices include Tom Waits, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, and general heavy metal. (Quite a variety!) He dabbles in song-writing and screenplay-writing. Although originally from New York, Frank makes his home on the west coast with his wife Jelena and his son, who was born in May 1988, but has never quite managed to lose his Bronx accent. He is 5'6. Early in his career he was credited as both Franke Hughes and Frankie Hughes.

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FILMOGRAPHY

Kings of South Beach (2007) as Lt. Houlton
The Path to 9/11 (2006) as Bill Miller
Catch Me If You Can (2002) as Tom Fox
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002) as Brady
Anacardium (2001) as Rich
Band of Brothers (2001) as Sgt. William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere
Robbers (2000) as Tony Z
Blink of an Eye (1999) as Tommy: Tommy escaped a hellish childhood by killing his abusive father, then spent time in jail for smuggling. Upon release he goes to work at St. Michael's school, where he befriends Guillermo and Steven, and falls in love with Steven's sister, school teacher Sophia.
Angel's Dance (1999) as Nick
Mr. Vincent (1997) as Johnny Vincent: John Vincent is a failed musician who is teaching English. After events in his life culminate, he has a nervous breakdown, and when he re-encounters a past girlfriend, he gets obsessive about her. (He may also have produced this B&W indy flick.)
Layin' Low (1996) as Christy
No Way Home (1996) as Bobby
The Funeral (1996) as Bacco: Bacco is one of the mob's hired hands in this dark mobster drama.
Bad Boys (1995) as Casper: Casper is the hired hand of one of the bad guys, whose job it is to take out Julie Mott. It's not a major role, but it does get a decent amount of airtime and a few speaking lines.
Happy Hell Night (1992) as Sonny Collins
My New Gun (1992) as Cop #1
Candystore Conspiracy (1991)
True Convictions (1991): This film marked the first of many times that Frank worked with director Robert Celestino. The film also starred Christopher Laro, who has gone on to make films of his own.
Lonely in America (1991) as Carlos
Bloodrush (199?)
Moon of Honor (199?)

LAX (2004-2005) as Harry Engels: LAX was one of the new 2004 offerings from NBC, a network where Frank has had a long and well-recognized history as both a star and a guest credit. Harry Engels is an LAPD officer who is assigned to take care of the bustling airport, but what may eventually bring about his downfall is a secret drinking problem.
Players (1997-1998) as Charlie O'Bannon: In this 1997 - 1998 Dick Wolf series about three criminals out on early release to work for the FBI, Charlie was the computer geek who was worried about everything. This is quite a change from Frank's usual dark roles, where he typically plays either a 'bad guy' or a man on the edge of sanity. Frank is clean-shaven in this role.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Angry Driver: The Surrogate on 22 February 2004
Monk (2002) as Trevor Howe: Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect on 8 August 2003
Without a Trace (2002) as Special Agent Jason Farrell: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been on 1 May 2003
Boomtown (2002) as Officer Vincent Manzani: Storm Watch on 16 March 2003
Boomtown (2002) as Officer Vincent Manzani: Execution on 9 March 2003
The Guardian (2001) as Daniel Lafferty: Sacrifice on 10 December 2002
The Guardian (2001) as Daniel Lafferty: Monster on 1 October 2002
UC: Undercover (2001) as Michael 'Mick' Vincent: Honor Among Thieves on 28 October 2001; Mick is a thief who gets his hands on some priceless jewels.
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000) as Agent Brooks: Our Mr. Brooks on 23 April 2000; Beauty Marks on 16 April 2000; Perfect Frank on 9 April 2000; Where Have You Gone, Sandy Koufax? on 2 April 2000; Domestic Terrorism on 19 March 2000; The Line on 12 March 2000; Just Act Normal on 5 March 2000; Agent Brooks was a fellow FBI agent of the main character, and was killed off in the episode 'Our Mr. Brooks'.
Martial Law (1998/I) as Spencer: No Quarter on 8 January 2000
JAG (1995) as Lt. Bouchard: Psychic Warrior on 2 November 1999
Sliders (1995) as Hal: A Thousand Deaths on 24 September 1999
Law & Order (1990) as Mike Bodack: We Like Mike on 30 April 1997; Mike Bodack is an engaged hotel worker...who just happens to witness a murder. When his past as a bookie comes out and the killer starts threatening him, he almost changes his mind about testifying.
Feds (1997) as Pags Pagnielle: Missing Pieces on 26 March 1997
New York Undercover (1994) as Uther: Going Platinum on 5 December 1996
Viper (1996) as Bobby Finn: Diamond in the Rough on 21 October 1996
Swift Justice (1996) as Punk: Where Were You in '72? on 10 April 1996
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Zithead Mazursky: Fire: Part 2 on 27 October 1995
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Zithead Mazursky: Fire: Part 1 on 20 October 1995
Law & Order (1990) as Rozakis: Severance on 14 January 1992; Rozakis is the parking lot attendant who helps Ceretti and Logan learn more about a witness who disappeared during a federal case.

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Call of Duty 2 (2005) as Pvt. Alvin 'Brookyln' Bloomfield: Buy this game on PC, MAC or XBOX. You can also pick up the Collector's Edition for the PC, or the Game of the Year edition on XBOX.

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