framethrowerSign up for free

FrameThrower · Actors · Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

13 films · 949 frames · top-billed in 4 · 20032025

Born 14 May 1962 · Rome, Italy

Daniel Sallis Huston is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.

He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen

How their films are shot

Measured across 949 frames from the 13 films we hold. This is the look of the work Danny takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 13 films we hold, 46% of their frames are day, 45% low key — the look of the work Danny takes.

Time of day

Day46%
Night44%
Interior5%

Lighting

Low key45%
Natural42%
High key7%
Silhouette4%

Shot size

Medium46%
Wide27%
Closeup17%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level87%
Low angle6%
High angle5%

Mood

Neutral52%
Tense23%
Lonely11%
Ominous5%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

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 949 frames from Danny Huston's 13 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.