FrameThrower · Actors · David Strathairn
David Strathairn
15 films · 1,241 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1986–2020
Born 26 January 1949 · San Francisco, California, USA
David Russell Strathairn is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the feature film Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He also starred in L.A. Confidential (1997), Godzilla (2014), and the Bourne franchise (2007–2012).
Strathairn appeared in supporting roles in many notable films such as A League of Their Own (1992), Sneakers (1992), The Firm (1993), The River Wild (1995), Lincoln (2012), Nomadland (2020), and Nightmare Alley (2021).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 15 films · 1,241 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1986–2020
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie2010
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male1992
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film2010
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,241 frames from the 15 films we hold. This is the look of the work David takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 15 films we hold, 46% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work David takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Nomadland
2020 · Dave
Lincoln
2012 · William Seward
Temple Grandin
2010 · Professor Carlock
Good Night And Good Luck
2005 · Edward R. Murrow
Limbo
1999 · Joe Gastineau
Fast Color
2018 · Ellis
Louder Than Bombs
2015 · Richard Weissman
Godzilla
2014 · Admiral William Stenz
Howl
2010 · Ralph McIntosh
Cold Souls
2009 · Dr. Flintstein
The Notorious Bettie Page
2005 · Estes Kefauver
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Pierce Patchett
Eight Men Out
1988 · Eddie Cicotte
Matewan
1987 · Police Chief Sid Hatfield
At Close Range
1986 · Tony Pine
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,241 frames from David Strathairn's 15 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.