FrameThrower · Actors · William H. Macy
William H. Macy
13 films · 898 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1996–2024
Born 13 March 1950 · Miami, Florida, USA
William H. Macy is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Gallagher in Showtime's comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021). Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 13 films · 898 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1996–2024
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie2003
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 898 frames from the 13 films we hold. This is the look of the work William takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 13 films we hold, 48% of their frames are night, 43% low key — the look of the work William takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Blood Father
2016 · Kirby Curtis
The Cooler
2003 · Bernie Lootz
Jurassic Park III
2001 · Paul Kirby
Pleasantville
1998 · George Parker
Fargo
1996 · Jerry Lundegaard
Ricky Stanicky
2024 · Summerhayes
Room
2015 · Robert
Cake
2014 · Leonard
Inland Empire
2006 · Announcer
Inland Empire
2006 · Announcer
Seabiscuit
2003 · Tick Tock McGlaughlin
Magnolia
1999 · Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
Boogie Nights
· Little Bill
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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