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Graham Greene

Graham Greene

4 films · 373 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19902014

Born 22 June 1952 · Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada · died 1 September 2025

Graham Greene CM was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird (Ziŋtká Nagwáka) in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017).

In addition to his Oscar nomination, he was a Grammy Award, Gemini Award, Canadian Screen Award, and a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner. In 2025, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

From Wikipedia.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 373 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19902014

  • Member of the Order of Canada2015
  • Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film2025
  • Earle Grey Award2004
  • Dora Mavor Moore Awards1989

How their films are shot

Measured across 373 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Graham takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 4 films we hold, 43% of their frames are night, 46% low key — the look of the work Graham takes.

Time of day

Night43%
Day41%
Golden hour7%
Dusk5%

Lighting

Low key46%
Natural45%
Silhouette6%

Shot size

Medium40%
Wide26%
Closeup20%
Establishing9%

Camera angle

Eye level78%
High angle12%
Low angle5%
Top down4%

Mood

Neutral52%
Tense18%
Lonely15%
Mysterious7%

Films in the library

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

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