Frankie Muniz
Biography
Frankie Muniz is an American actor who also races stock cars, and he became known in the 2000s for his lead role on Malcolm in the Middle, the Fox sitcom, earning him an Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. Born in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, and raised in Knightdale, North Carolina, he was discovered at eight in a Raleigh talent show. He made his film debut in the television movie To Dance with Olivia (1997) and appeared that year in What the Deaf Man Heard (1997). He co-starred in Big Fat Liar (2002), had a role in the ensemble of Deuces Wild (2002), and headlined Agent Cody Banks (2003) and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004). After putting acting on hold in 2008 to race open-wheel cars, he drove a full ARCA Menards Series season in 2023, finishing fourth in the standings. He also drives full-time in NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series.
40years old
Turns 41 on December 5in 53 days
- Born Wood-Ridge
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Francisco Muniz IV (birth name)Also credited as Francisco Muñiz IV
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 28 years1997 to 2025
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First role
Muniz was found at a Raleigh talent show when he was eight years old. There, he was performing as Tiny Tim in a local staging of A Christmas Carol.
Getting ready for a role
Muniz was cast as the title character in Agent Cody Banks and returned for the sequel, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. For those films he learned martial arts and handled most of his own stunts.
Behind the camera
In 2004, Muniz wrote the teleplay for the TV show Granted, and he was also the executive producer on that show.
Frankie Muniz movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Frankie Muniz's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$300 million
8 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$91M30.2% of the total
- 2$59M19.6% of the total
- 3$53M17.6% of the total
- 4$36M11.8% of the total
- 5$29M9.6% of the total
- 6$27M9.0% of the total
- 7$6.3M2.1% of the total
- 8$55K0.0% of the total
