Search for the movie or TV show you're watching, pick the season and episode, and tap any face. You'll see who it is, how old they are (and how old they were in what you're watching), and everything else they've been in. Mark shows and movies as watched, and those always appear first, so you can spot where you know someone from at a glance.

Features

Search movies, TV shows, or actors by name
Cast grid with photos, actor names and character names
Episode guest stars: pick a season and episode to see that episode's guest cast, not just the regulars
Actor pages with age now, age at the time of the title you came from, birthplace, and bio
"Where do I know them from?": roles from titles you've marked as watched are listed first, then their best-known work
Recently viewed list
Built for big screens too (looks great unfolded on a Galaxy Fold)

Setup

The app uses data from TMDB (The Movie Database). TMDB is free, but each person needs their own free TMDB key. The first time you open the app, a short setup walks you through getting one:

Make a free account at themoviedb.org and verify your email.
Open Settings > API and click Create. Choose Developer (the free personal option) and accept the terms.
Fill in the short form. The app gives you answers you can copy. The button may say Subscribe; the page should say FREE.
Copy your API Read Access Token (the long code starting with eyJ) or your API Key.
Paste it into the app and tap Test & save.

Your key is stored only on your phone.

Download

Grab the latest WhosThat.apk from the Releases section and install it. (Android will ask you to allow installs from your browser or file manager the first time.)

Building from source

Open the project in Android Studio, or build from the command line:

./gradlew assemblePublicRelease

The public build has no key built in and runs the setup wizard. The family build reads a token from a private tmdb.properties file (token=...) that is not part of this repository, for personal use only.

Credits

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.