FrameThrower · Actors · Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston
14 films · 1,466 frames · top-billed in 7 · 2011–2025
Born 7 March 1956 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Bryan Lee Cranston is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. He has received several accolades, including seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Cranston first gained prominence playing Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 14 films · 1,466 frames · top-billed in 7 · 2011–2025
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series2014
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series2010
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series2009
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series2008
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play2014
- Theatre World Award2014
- Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors
- Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
- Drama League Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,466 frames from the 14 films we hold. This is the look of the work Bryan takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 14 films we hold, 44% of their frames are day, 42% natural — the look of the work Bryan takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022 · Jerry Selbee
Isle of Dogs
2018 · Chief (voice)
Last Flag Flying
2017 · Sal Nealon
All the Way
2016 · Lyndon B. Johnson
Argo
2012 · Jack O'Donnell
Batman: Year One
2011 · Jim Gordon (voice)
Drive
2011 · Shannon
The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Reagan
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Li (voice)
Asteroid City
2023 · The Host
Godzilla
2014 · Joe Brody
Total Recall
2012 · Cohaagen
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · Vitaly (voice)
Contagion
2011 · Lyle Haggerty
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,466 frames from Bryan Cranston's 14 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.