Line #8 Creator/FrankGrillo


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3	Frank Anthony Grillo (born June 8, 1965 in New York City, New York) is an American actor who was previously specialized in tough-guy roles due to his [[BrooklynRage New York accent]] and physicality, but has become a rising star and leading man in recent years.
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5	He is best known for his roles as Brock Rumlow/Crossbones in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, Leo Barnes in two of the sequels to ''Film/ThePurge'' (''[[Film/ThePurgeAnarchy Anarchy]]'' and ''[[Film/ThePurgeElectionYear Election Year]]''), and the lead role of Alvey Kulina in ''[[Series/Kingdom2014 Kingdom]]''.
6	!Film Roles
7	* 1992 - ''Film/TheMamboKings'' as Machito
8	* 2002 - ''Film/MinorityReport'' as Pre-Crime Cop
9	* 2003 - ''Film/TheSweetestThing'' as Andy
10	* 2010 - ''Film/{{Edge of Darkness\|2010}}'' as Agent One
11	* 2010 - ''Film/MySoulToTake'' as Paterson
12	* 2011 - ''Film/{{Warrior}}'' as Frank Campana
13	* 2012 - ''Film/TheGrey'' as John Diaz
14	* 2012 - ''Film/EndOfWatch'' as Sarge
15	* 2012 - ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty'' as Red Squadron Commanding Officer
16	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Brock Rumlow / Crossbones:
17	** 2014 - ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
18	** 2016 - ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''
19	** 2019 - ''Film/AvengersEndgame''
20	** 2021 - ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
21	* 2014 - ''Film/ThePurgeAnarchy'' as Leo
22	** 2016 - ''Film/ThePurgeElectionYear'' as Leo
23	* 2017 - ''Film/{{Wheelman}}''
24	* 2021 - ''Film/BossLevel''
25	* 2021 - ''Film/CosmicSin'' as Gen. Eron Ryle
26	* 2021 - ''Film/{{Copshop}}'' as Theodore "Teddy" Murretto
27	* 2023 - ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWarworld'' as Agent Faraday
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29	!Television Roles
30	* 1996–1999 - ''Series/GuidingLight'' as Hart Jessup
31	* 2002-2003 - ''Series/TheShield'' as Officer Paul Jackson
32	* 2005-2006 - ''Series/PrisonBreak'' as Nick Savrinn
33	* 2005 - ''Series/BlindJustice'' as Marty Russo
34	* 2007 - ''Series/TheKillPoint'' as Mr. Pig
35	* 2010 - ''Series/TheGates'' as Nick Monohan
36	* 2014–2017 - ''[[Series/Kingdom2014 Kingdom]]'' as Alvey Kulina
37	* 2020 - ''Series/{{Billions}}'' as Nico Tanner
38	* 2024–present - ''WesternAnimation/{{Creature Commandos\|2024}}'' as Rick Flag Sr.
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40	!!Tropes Associated with Frank Grillo
41	* CelebrityResemblance: Of the late Creator/PeterFalk, the late Creator/DickMiller and the late Creator/FredWard [[CompositeCharacter rolled into one]], due to Falk, Miller, Ward and Grillo have similar craggy facial appearances, Grillo's voice having New York-accented gravelly voice as Falk's and Miller's, but with the gruffness of Miller's and Ward's, while also having the intense eyes, a sly grin and grizzled physicality of Ward.
42	** Grillo's character Paterson from ''Film/MySoulToTake'', complete with brown trench coat and somewhat raspy and gruff voice, loosely resembles Falk's famed television character Series/{{Columbo}} (which is a property of Creator/{{Universal}}, whose subsidiary Rogue Pictures distributed this film).
43	** Grillo's character as John Diaz in ''Film/TheGrey'' is a [[CompositeCharacter cross]] of a character played by Falk due to his voice pattern, syntax and vocal delivery and Ward's character Lonnie Reece from another survival thriller ''Film/SouthernComfort'' due to them being the HotBlooded members of a DwindlingParty.
44	** Due to his tough guy acting and physicality, Grillo had recently gain recognition in action film roles such as ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', ''Film/ThePurgeAnarchy'' and ''Film/ThePurgeElectionYear'', similar to Ward in the 1980s in his roles as such as ''Film/UncommonValor'' and ''Film/RemoWilliamsTheAdventureBegins'' for the same reasons as Grillo's.
45	** In particular, Grillo's role as Leo Barnes in ''Film/ThePurge'' has led to comparisons with the Punisher, and some fans had called for him to be cast as the character in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. However since Grillo already played Crossbones in the MCU, he was not in the running to play Frank Castle, which was eventually played by Creator/JonBernthal, who he share some physical resemblance.
46	** In addition to the bullet just above, Grillo's action roles and his role in ''Film/GangsterSquad'' can also draw comparisons to Falk's Oscar nominated performance as mob hitman 'Kid Twist' Reles in '' Murder, Inc''.

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