FrameThrower · Actors · Nigel Terry
Nigel Terry
5 films · 306 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1981–1991
Born 15 August 1945 · Bristol, England, UK · died 30 April 2015
Nigel Terry was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio.
How their films are shot
Measured across 306 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Nigel takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 58% of their frames are night, 54% low key — the look of the work Nigel 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.
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 306 frames from Nigel Terry's 5 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.