James Franco


    Starbirth:
    April 19, 1978
Birthplace:
Palo Alto, California, USA
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Overview

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure 2024
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Self (archive footage) 2022
The Long Home Dallas Hardin 2021
Arctic Dogs Lemmy (voice) 2019
Pretenders Maxwell 2019
Zeroville Vikar 2019
Don't Come Back from the Moon Roman Smalley 2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones") 2018
Kin Taylor Balik 2018
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Self 2018
Future World Warlord 2018
Mississippi Requiem 2018
The Show Male Host 2017
The Vault Ed Mass 2017
Blood Heist Farmer Simon 2017
The Mad Whale 2017
Alien: Covenant Jacob Branson (uncredited) 2017
The Disaster Artist Tommy Wiseau 2017
Actors Anonymous Jake Lamont 2017
The Institute Dr. Cairn 2017
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Capt. Jacob Branson 2017
High School Lover Rick Winters 2017
The Labyrinth Narrator (voice) 2017
Why Him? Laird Mayhew 2016
Blood Surf Metalhead Troy 2016
King Cobra Joe Kerekes 2016
In Dubious Battle Mac McLeod 2016
Goat Mitch 2016
Sausage Party Druggie (voice) 2016
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? Director 2016
The Caged Pillows David D-R+ 2016
Burn Country Lindsay 2016
The Adderall Diaries Stephen Elliott 2016
Memoria Mr. Wyckoff 2016
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Self 2016
Yosemite Phil 2016
Richard Peter Johnson James Franco 2015
The Night Before Self 2015
A Walk in Winter Conrad 2015
The Sound and the Fury Benjy Compson 2015
Queen of the Desert Henry Cadogan 2015
Call Me Lucky Self 2015
The Little Prince The Fox (voice) 2015
Black Dog, Red Dog Leo 2015
Wild Horses Ben Briggs 2015
Killing Animals Mr. Hurston 2015
True Story Christian Longo 2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine Tomas Eldan 2015
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards Conrad 2015
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Self 2015
I Am Michael Michael Glatze 2015
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha Pasamonte 2015
The Interview Dave Skylark 2014
Future Relic 02 The Searcher 2014
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men George 2014
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special David Skylark 2014
Good People Tom Reed 2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Will Rodman (archive footage) (uncredited) 2014
Obituaries Felix Mitchum 2014
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto Self 2014
Palo Alto Mr. B 2014
Child of God Jerry 2014
Veronica Mars James Franco (uncredited) 2014
Bound 3 "Kanye" Substitute 2013
Homefront Morgan 'Gator' Bodine 2013
Playtime The Art Dealer 2013
Sal Milton Katselas 2013
As I Lay Dying Darl Bundren 2013
Interior. Leather Bar. James 2013
Here Comes the Night Time Man on Phone 2013
Mademoiselle C Self 2013
Third Person Rick 2013
What Is Cinema? Self 2013
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco Self 2013
A Fuller Life Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy") 2013
Lovelace Hugh Hefner 2013
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show Self 2013
This Is the End James Franco 2013
Oz the Great and Powerful Oz 2013
Spring Breakers Alien 2013
The Color of Time C.K. Williams (age 40) 2012
The Letter Tyrone 2012
The Iceman Marty Freeman 2012
Maladies James 2012
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present Self 2012
The Broken Tower Hart Crane 2012
Hart Crane: An Exegesis Himself 2012
About Cherry Francis 2012
Eames: The Architect and the Painter Narrator 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Will Rodman 2011
Caput 2011
Your Highness Fabious 2011
The Green Hornet Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited) 2011
14 Actors Acting Self 2010
127 Hours Aron Ralston 2010
Howl Allen Ginsberg 2010
Love and Distrust Travis (segment "Grasshopper") 2010
Eat Pray Love David 2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Self 2010
Masculinity & Me 2010
Saturday Night Self 2010
Shadows & Lies William Vincent 2010
Date Night Taste 2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas 2009
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco 2009
Erased James Franco Himself 2009
Milk Scott Smith 2008
Good Time Max Max 2008
Nights in Rodanthe Mark Flanner (uncredited) 2008
Pineapple Express Saul Silver 2008
Camille Silias 2008
In the Valley of Elah Sergeant Carnelli 2007
An American Crime Andy 2007
Interview Boyfriend on Phone (voice) 2007
Knocked Up Himself (uncredited) 2007
Spider-Man 3 New Goblin / Harry Osborn 2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee Dean Silo 2007
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis Justin Bobby 2007
The Holiday James Franco (uncredited) 2006
The Dead Girl Derek 2006
Grasshopper Travis 2006
Flyboys Blaine Rawlings 2006
The Wicker Man Bar Guy #1 2006
Tristan & Isolde Tristan 2006
Annapolis Jake Huard 2006
The Great Raid Captain Prince 2005
The Ape Harry Walker 2005
Fool's Gold Brent 2005
Spider-Man 2 Harry Osborn 2004
The Company Josh 2003
Blind Spot Danny 2003
Sonny Sonny 2002
City by the Sea Joey 2002
Mother Ghost Skateboarder guy 2002
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love 2002
The Car Kid 2002
Deuces Wild Tino 2002
Spider-Man Harry Osborn 2002
Spider-Mania Self 2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' Self 2002
James Dean James Dean 2001
Some Body Apartment Guy #3 2001
Mean People Suck Casey 2001
At Any Cost Mike 2000
Whatever It Takes Chris Campbell 2000
If Tomorrow Comes Devin 2000
Never Been Kissed Jason 1999
To Serve and Protect Matt Carr 1999
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde Fidel Castro
Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin Finn (voice)
Me, You
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra Self
Hey Joe
Dumpster Diving El Diablo
Kill the Czar
The Policeman Babcock
Bunny-Man
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11.22.63 Jake Epping <mt>
Freaks and Geeks Daniel Desario <mt>
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno <blank> <mt>
The Early Show Self <mt>
The Tony Danza Show Self <mt>
Jimmy Kimmel Live! <blank> <mt>
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self <mt>
The Daily Show Self <mt>
Profiler <blank> <mt>
The X-Files Officer #2 <mt>
The Colbert Report <blank> <mt>
30 Rock James Franco <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Host / Various <mt>
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self <mt>
Deadbeat Johnny <mt>
The Mindy Project Paul Leotard <mt>
The Deuce Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino <mt>
Angie Tribeca Sgt. Eddie Pepper <mt>
Hot Ones Self <mt>
Pacific Blue Brian <mt>
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Host <mt>
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self <mt>
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis Self <mt>
Conan Self <mt>
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year Himself <mt>
The Frame Will Rodman <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) <mt>
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self <mt>
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self <mt>
Honest Trailers Cowboy (archive footage) <mt>
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