FrameThrower · Actors · Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
23 films · 1,806 frames · top-billed in 22 · 1995–2024
Born 28 October 1974 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation and known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Volpi Cup, and two Golden Globes.
Phoenix began his career by appearing in television series in the early 1980s with his brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, a name he gave himself.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 23 films · 1,806 frames · top-billed in 22 · 1995–2024
- Academy Award for Best Actor2020
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama2020
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy2006
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role2020
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role2020
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor2017
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor2012
- Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media2007
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,806 frames from the 23 films we hold. This is the look of the work Joaquin takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 23 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day, 44% low key — the look of the work Joaquin takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024 · Arthur Fleck
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Beau Wassermann
Napoleon
2023 · Napoleon Bonaparte
C’mon C’mon
2021 · Johnny
Joker
2019 · Arthur Fleck
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
2018 · John Callahan
The Sisters Brothers
2018 · Charlie Sisters
You Were Never Really Here
2017 · Joe
Inherent Vice
2014 · Larry "Doc" Sportello
The Immigrant
2013 · Bruno Weiss
Her
2013 · Theodore
The Master
2012 · Freddie Quell
Two Lovers
2008 · Leonard Kraditor
Walk The Line
2005 · John R. Cash
Ladder 49
2004 · Jack Morrison
The Village
2004 · Lucius Hunt
Brother Bear
2003 · Kenai (voice)
Signs
2002 · Merrill Hess
Quills
2000 · Abbe du Coulmier
The Yards
2000 · Willie Gutierrez
Gladiator
2000 · Commodus
To Die For
1995 · Jimmy Emmett
U-Turn
1997 · Toby N. Tucker
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 1,806 frames from Joaquin Phoenix's 23 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.