FrameThrower · Actors · Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade
7 films · 493 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2009–2025
Born 23 May 1977 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Richard Ayoade is a British actor, comedian, writer, filmmaker, and voice actor known for his deadpan style and sharp wit. He rose to fame playing Maurice Moss in the sitcom The IT Crowd, has voiced Tyrannis in Dan Harmon’s animated series Krapopolis, and has directed films including Submarine (2010) and The Double (2013). Beyond film and television, he has hosted shows such as Travel Man and The Crystal Maze and appeared on the comedy competition series Last One Laughing UK.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 7 films · 493 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2009–2025
- Chortle Awards
How their films are shot
Measured across 493 frames from the 7 films we hold. This is the look of the work Richard takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 7 films we hold, 46% of their frames are day — the look of the work Richard 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 493 frames from Richard Ayoade's 7 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.