FrameThrower · Actors · Michael Peña
Michael Peña
16 films · 1,924 frames · top-billed in 4 · 2009–2025
Born 13 January 1976 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michael Anthony Peña is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his prominent roles in Crash, Observe and Report, and Oliver Stone's World Trade Center. He also appeared in the Nickelback music video for their song Savin' Me. Peña portrays Luis in the Ant Man film series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing as the character in Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
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How their films are shot
Measured across 1,924 frames from the 16 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 16 films we hold, 49% of their frames are day, 49% 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 Million Miles Away
2023 · José Hernández
Tom & Jerry
2021 · Terence Mendoza
12 Strong
2018 · Sam Diller
Frontera
2014 · Miguel
A Working Man
2025 · Joe Garcia
Moonfall
2022 · Tom Lopez
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
2019 · Cole - Dora's Father
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 · Luis
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Simon Scott
The Martian
2015 · Rick Martinez
Ant-Man
2015 · Luis
Fury
2014 · Trini 'Gordo' Garcia
American Hustle
2013 · Paco Hernandez / Sheik Abdullah
Gangster Squad
2013 · Navidad Ramirez
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
2009 · Detective Vargas
Observe And Report
2009 · Dennis
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 1,924 frames from Michael Peña's 16 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.