FrameThrower · Actors · Amy Acker
Amy Acker
2 films · 172 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2012–2020
Born 5 December 1976 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Amy Louise Acker is an American actress, best known for her roles as Root on the scifi drama series Person of Interest (2012–2016), Caitlin Strucker on the superhero drama series The Gifted (2017-2019, based on Marvel Comics' X-Men), Winifred Burkle / Illyria on the supernatural drama series Angel (2001–2004), and Kelly Peyton on the action drama series Alias (2005–2006).
She has been married to actor James Carpinello since 2003 and they have 2 children.
How their films are shot
Measured across 172 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Amy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 55% of their frames are night, 44% low key — the look of the work Amy takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 172 frames from Amy Acker's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.