FrameThrower · Actors · Michael Stuhlbarg
Michael Stuhlbarg
13 films · 895 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2008–2022
Born 5 July 1968 · Long Beach, California, USA
Michael Stuhlbarg is an American actor. He is known as a character actor, having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television, and theatre. He has received several awards, including nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.
He rose to prominence as troubled university professor Larry Gopnik in the 2009 dark comedy film A Serious Man, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Stuhlbarg has since become known as a character actor and has appeared in numerous films and television series portraying real-life figures, such as George Yeaman in Lincoln (2012), Lew Wasserman in Hitchcock (2012), Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs (2015), Edward G.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 895 frames from the 13 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 13 films we hold, 43% of their frames are day, 42% low key — 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.
Call Me By Your Name
2017 · Mr. Perlman
A Serious Man
2009 · Larry Gopnik
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Dr. Nic West
Bones and All
2022 · Jake
The Shape of Water
2017 · Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Doctor Strange
2016 · Dr. Nicodemus West
Arrival
2016 · Agent Halpern
Steve Jobs
2015 · Andy Hertzfeld
Pawn Sacrifice
2014 · Paul Marshall
Men in Black 3
2012 · Griffin
Hugo
2011 · René Tabard
Cold Souls
2009 · Hedge Fund Consultant
Afterschool
2008 · Mr. Burke
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 895 frames from Michael Stuhlbarg's 13 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.