The son of Millwall footballer Dave Harper, Frank says he gained his dramatic training at SMAD - the Smithfield Academy for Dramatic Art - since he was working as a porter at Smithfield meat market when he first started acting. He is well known to British cinema goers for his roles in 'For Queen and Country', 'TwentyFourSeven', 'In the Name of the Father' and 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'. He most recently filmed 'A Room for Romeo Brass', directed by Shane Meadows.
His television credits include 'Between the Lines', Lynda La Plante's 'The Guvnor' and 'Boyz Unlimited'.
Frank also appears in 'My Father, The Liar', 'A Bird in the Hand' and 'Rosebud'.