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James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

2 films · 304 frames · top-billed in 1 · 20042012

Born 24 August 1975 · London, England, UK

James D'Arcy is an English actor and film director. He is known for his portrayals of Howard Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agent Carter and the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, and murder suspect Lee Ashworth in the second season of the ITV series Broadchurch. D'Arcy also co-starred in Christopher Nolan's war movies Dunkirk (2017) and Oppenheimer (2023). He wrote and directed Made in Italy (2020).

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How their films are shot

Measured across 304 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work James 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, 56% of their frames are night, 58% low key — the look of the work James takes.

Time of day

Night56%
Day33%
Golden hour7%

Lighting

Low key58%
Natural34%
Silhouette4%

Shot size

Medium40%
Closeup26%
Wide21%
Establishing7%

Camera angle

Eye level76%
High angle11%
Low angle8%
Top down4%

Mood

Neutral34%
Tense25%
Ominous14%
Lonely14%

Films in the library

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

A reference database for filmmakers

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