FrameThrower · Actors · Will Smith
Will Smith
18 films · 1,806 frames · top-billed in 17 · 1995–2024
Born 25 September 1968 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Willard Carroll Smith II is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five US Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" —from 1985 to 1994.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 18 films · 1,806 frames · top-billed in 17 · 1995–2024
- Academy Award for Best Actor2022
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama2021
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award2013
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture2009
- MTV Movie Award for Best Performance2008
- Saturn Award for Best Actor2007
- David Angell Humanitarian Award2006
- Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist2005
- MTV Movie Award for Best Performance2002
- Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist2000
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video2000
- American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album1999
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,806 frames from the 18 films we hold. This is the look of the work Will takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 18 films we hold, 47% of their frames are night, 44% natural — the look of the work Will takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · Mike Lowrey
King Richard
2021 · Richard Williams
Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Mike
Gemini Man
2019 · Henry Brogen / Junior
Collateral Beauty
2016 · Howard Inlet
Suicide Squad
2016 · Deadshot
Focus
2015 · Nicky Spurgeon
Men in Black 3
2012 · Agent J
Hancock
2008 · John Hancock
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Chris Gardner
I, Robot
2004 · Del Spooner
Shark Tale
2004 · Oscar (voice)
Bad Boys II
2003 · Detective Mike Lowrey
Ali
2001 · Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Men In Black
1997 · Jay
Independence Day
1996 · Capt. Steven Hiller
Bad Boys
1995 · Mike Lowrey
Winter's Tale
2014 · Judge
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 1,806 frames from Will Smith's 18 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.