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Sean Gilder
3 films · 175 frames · top-billed in 1 · 2013–2023
Born 1 March 1964 · Brampton, Cumberland, England, UK
Sean Brian Gilder is an English stage, film and screen actor, he is also a playwright
Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Paddy Maguire on Shameless from 2005 to 2010, and as Styles on Hornblower. He has appeared in Doctor Who (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as New Tricks, Gangs of New York, and the 2004 film, King Arthur.
How their films are shot
Measured across 175 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Sean takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 3 films we hold, 65% of their frames are day, 63% natural — the look of the work Sean takes.
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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 175 frames from Sean Gilder's 3 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.