FrameThrower · Actors · Francis Magee
Francis Magee
2 films · 69 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2009–2014
Born 7 June 1959 · Dublin, Ireland
Francis Magee is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, including Sahara (2005), Layer Cake (2004) and The Calling (2000). He played the part of Ordgar, the Housecarl who led the Crowhurst contingent, in 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (2009), a reconstruction of the year of the three battles from the English perspective.
He was raised in Ireland and on the Isle of Man. He spent eight years as a fisherman before becoming an actor and has also been a member of several music groups including Namoza - who released four singles and an album - and Disco D'Oro.
He studied acting at the Poor School at London's Kings Cross.
How their films are shot
Measured across 69 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Francis 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, 65% of their frames are day, 62% natural — the look of the work Francis 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 69 frames from Francis Magee'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.