FrameThrower · Actors · Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox
8 films · 541 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1985–2023
Born 9 June 1961 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Michael Andrew Fox OC, known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 541 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1985–2023
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy2000
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy1999
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy1998
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy1989
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series2000
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series1999
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series2009
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2000
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1988
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1987
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1986
- Officer of the Order of Canada2010
How their films are shot
Measured across 541 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Michael 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.
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016 · A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
The Frighteners
1996 · Frank Bannister
Back To The Future Part III
1990 · Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future II
1989 · Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future
1985 · Marty McFly
Teen Wolf
1985 · Scott Howard
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023 · Self
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Jason Stone
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 541 frames from Michael J. Fox's 8 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.