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Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

12 films · 861 frames · top-billed in 6 · 20052024

Born 14 October 1965 · Middleton, Manchester, England, UK

Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is an English comedian, actor, writer and producer.

His best known character in the United Kingdom is Alan Partridge, a socially awkward and politically incorrect regional media personality, who featured in several television series, such as The Day Today, Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge. Outside the UK, Coogan is better known for his film roles.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 12 films · 861 frames · top-billed in 6 · 20052024

  • British Academy Television Awards

How their films are shot

Measured across 861 frames from the 12 films we hold. This is the look of the work Steve takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 12 films we hold, 52% of their frames are day, 41% natural — the look of the work Steve takes.

Time of day

Day52%
Night33%
Interior11%

Lighting

Natural41%
Low key28%
High key27%

Shot size

Medium49%
Wide24%
Closeup15%
Fullbody8%

Camera angle

Eye level83%
High angle8%
Low angle7%

Mood

Neutral71%
Tense10%
Lonely4%
Chaotic4%

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 861 frames from Steve Coogan's 12 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.