FrameThrower · Actors · John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly
23 films · 1,391 frames · top-billed in 8 · 1990–2022
Born 24 May 1965 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
John Christopher Reilly is an American actor. He is known for his character acting, taking on leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Tony Scott's Days of Thunder (1990), Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004). Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award for his role in the musical film Chicago (2002).…
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,391 frames from the 23 films we hold. This is the look of the work John 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, 48% of their frames are night, 44% low key — the look of the work John takes.
Time of day
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 · Wreck-It Ralph (voice)
The Sisters Brothers
2018 · Eli Sisters
Stan & Ollie
2018 · Oliver "Ollie" Hardy
Entertainment
2015 · John
Wreck-It Ralph
2012 · Wreck-It Ralph (voice)
We Need To Talk About Kevin
2011 · Franklin Plaskett
Dark Water
2005 · Mr. Murray
Hard Eight
1996 · John
Stars At Noon
2022 · American Magazine Editor
The Little Hours
2017 · Father Tommasso
Sing
2016 · Eddie (voice)
The Lobster
2015 · Lisping Man
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014 · Corpsman Dey
Year Of The Dog
2007 · Al
The Aviator
2004 · Noah Dietrich
Gangs of New York
2002 · Happy Jack
Chicago
2002 · Amos Hart
The Good Girl
2002 · Phil Last
Magnolia
1999 · Officer Jim Kurring
Days of Thunder
1990 · Buck Bretherton
A Prairie Home Companion
· Lefty
Boogie Nights
· Reed Rothchild
The Thin Red Line
· Sgt. Maynard Storm
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 1,391 frames from John C. Reilly'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.