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Frank John Hughes

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Frank John Hughes
Born (1967-11-11) November 11, 1967 (age 58)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Frank John Hughes (born November 11, 1967)[1] is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayals of "Wild Bill" Guarnere in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Tom Fox in Catch Me If You Can, Tim Woods in 24, and Walden Belfiore in The Sopranos.[2]

Career

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After numerous stage productions, Hughes worked steadily in the New York independent film scene making his feature film debut in Robert Celestino's True Convictions. Since then, he has appeared in nearly one hundred films and TV shows.

His TV credits include Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Streets, as Charley O'Banion in Dick Wolf's Players for NBC opposite Ice T; Boomtown, Monk, LAX, Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Tim Woods in seasons 7 and 8 of 24; and as Walden Belfiore in the final season of HBO's The Sopranos.

His film credits include Michael Bay's Bad Boys, starring Martin Lawrence and Wil Smith; the Sundance Film Festival hit Mr. Vincent; Able Ferrara's The Funeral; Steven Spielberg's Catch Me if You Can, where he starred opposite Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio; the Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, Emmy Award-winning HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, where he received worldwide acclaim for his performance as Wild Bill Guarnere. He appeared in Scott Thomas's 2001 Deranged aka Anacardium as "Rich".

In 2011, Hughes wrote and co-starred with Rick Gomez in the film Leave and also wrote 2012's The Dark Tourist starring Michael Cudlitz and Melanie Griffith.

In 2021, Hughes portrayed Frank Sinatra in the Paramount+ series The Offer, directed by Dexter Fletcher, and went on to appear in 2024's The Featherweight, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way and starring James Madio, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

In 2013, Hughes' script Pox Americana broke the top ten on the prestigious Black List, resulting in a two-picture deal with Warner Brothers.

Filmography

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Television

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As actor

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1997 Law & Order Mike Bodak NBC Episode "We Like Mike"
1997–1998 Players Charlie O'Bannon NBC 18 episodes
2001 Band of Brothers William "Wild Bill" Guarnere HBO Based on true events, involving the "Easy" Company 2nd Battalion in the United States Military during WWII.
2004 LAX Henry Engels NBC 13 episodes
2007 The Sopranos Walden Belfiore HBO 5 episodes
2009-2010 24 Tim Woods Fox 24 episodes
2010 Criminal Minds Detective Jake Moreland CBS Episode "Public Enemy"
2022 The Offer Frank Sinatra Paramount+

Other appearances include: Cover Me, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Feds, Without a Trace, Monk, Boomtown, Kings of South Beach, Curb Your Enthusiasm, JAG, The Path to 9/11, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NCIS, and Criminal Minds.

Video game

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YearTitleDeveloperPublisherPlatform(s)Notes
2005 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Treyarch Activision Nintendo GameCube,
PlayStation 2,
Xbox
Hughes provided multiple voiceover performances in the game.

References

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  1. "Today in History". The Times-Gazette. Associated Press. November 11, 2010. p. 4A. Retrieved July 1, 2026. Actor Frank John Hughes is 43.
  2. Owen, Rob (June 10, 2007). "TV Review: 'Sopranos' trails off with a tease". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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