FrameThrower · Actors · Chris Elliott
Chris Elliott
3 films · 197 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1986–1993
Born 31 May 1960 · New York City, New York, USA
Christopher Nash Elliott is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and author. He was born on May 31, 1960, in New York City, New York. He is the youngest of five children of Lee (née Peppers), a model and TV director, and Bob Elliott, who was part of the successful comedy team Bob and Ray.
Elliott began his career as a writer for Late Night with David Letterman in 1982. He stayed with the show for six years, during which time he created and performed in many memorable sketches.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 197 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1986–1993
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
How their films are shot
Measured across 197 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Chris takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 63% of their frames are night, 54% low key — the look of the work Chris takes.
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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 197 frames from Chris Elliott's 3 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.