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Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

4 films · 314 frames · top-billed in 2 · 19922023

Born 19 December 1963 · Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Paul Rhys is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Rhys was born in Neath to working-class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. He is of part-Irish descent on his mother's side. From the age of ten, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands.

How their films are shot

Measured across 314 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Paul takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 4 films we hold, 54% of their frames are day, 47% natural — the look of the work Paul takes.

Time of day

Day54%
Night38%

Lighting

Natural47%
Low key41%
Silhouette4%
High key4%

Shot size

Medium38%
Wide29%
Closeup19%
Establishing8%

Camera angle

Eye level85%
High angle7%
Low angle5%

Mood

Neutral64%
Tense16%
Lonely10%
Ominous5%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 314 frames from Paul Rhys's 4 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.