James Franco

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).

Known For

Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Alien: Covenant
Birth Location Palo Alto, California, USA
Born 1978-04-19

Movies

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
2021
Arctic Dogs as Lemmy (voice)
2019
Pretenders as Maxwell
2019
Zeroville as Vikar
2019
2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
2018
Kin as Taylor Balik
2018
Future World as Warlord
2018
The Show as Male Host
2017
The Vault as Ed Mass
2017
Blood Heist as Farmer Simon
2017
Alien: Covenant as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
2017
The Disaster Artist as Tommy Wiseau
2017
Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
2017
The Institute as Dr. Cairn
2017
2017
High School Lover as Rick Winters
2017
The Labyrinth as Narrator (voice)
2017
Why Him? as Laird Mayhew
2016
Blood Surf as Metalhead Troy
2016
King Cobra as Joe Kerekes
2016
In Dubious Battle as Mac McLeod
2016
Goat as Mitch
2016
Sausage Party as Druggie (voice)
2016
The Caged Pillows as David D-R+
2016
Burn Country as Lindsay
2016
The Adderall Diaries as Stephen Elliott
2016
Memoria as Mr. Wyckoff
2016
Yosemite as Phil
2016
Richard Peter Johnson as James Franco
2015
2015
A Walk in Winter as Conrad
2015
The Sound and the Fury as Benjy Compson
2015
Queen of the Desert as Henry Cadogan
2015
Call Me Lucky as Self
2015
The Little Prince as The Fox (voice)
2015
2015
Wild Horses as Ben Briggs
2015
Killing Animals as Mr. Hurston
2015
True Story as Christian Longo
2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine as Tomas Eldan
2015
I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
2015
The Interview as Dave Skylark
2014
Future Relic 02 as The Searcher
2014
Good People as Tom Reed
2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Obituaries as Felix Mitchum
2014
Palo Alto as Mr. B
2014
Child of God as Jerry
2014
Veronica Mars as James Franco (uncredited)
2014
Bound 3 as "Kanye" Substitute
2013
Homefront as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
2013
Playtime as The Art Dealer
2013
Sal as Milton Katselas
2013
As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
2013
2013
Here Comes the Night Time as Man on Phone
2013
Mademoiselle C as Self
2013
Third Person as Rick
2013
What Is Cinema? as Self
2013
A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
2013
Lovelace as Hugh Hefner
2013
This Is the End as James Franco
2013
Spring Breakers as Alien
2013
The Color of Time as C.K. Williams (age 40)
2012
The Letter as Tyrone
2012
The Iceman as Marty Freeman
2012
Maladies as James
2012
The Broken Tower as Hart Crane
2012
2012
About Cherry as Francis
2012
2011
2011
Your Highness as Fabious
2011
The Green Hornet as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
2011
2010
127 Hours as Aron Ralston
2010
Howl as Allen Ginsberg
2010
Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
2010
Eat Pray Love as David
2010
Saturday Night as Self
2010
Shadows & Lies as William Vincent
2010
Date Night as Taste
2010
Erased James Franco as Himself
2009
Milk as Scott Smith
2008
Good Time Max as Max
2008
Nights in Rodanthe as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
2008
Pineapple Express as Saul Silver
2008
Camille as Silias
2008
In the Valley of Elah as Sergeant Carnelli
2007
2007
Interview as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
2007
Knocked Up as Himself (uncredited)
2007
Spider-Man 3 as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
2007
The Holiday as James Franco (uncredited)
2006
The Dead Girl as Derek
2006
Grasshopper as Travis
2006
Flyboys as Blaine Rawlings
2006
The Wicker Man as Bar Guy #1
2006
Tristan & Isolde as Tristan
2006
Annapolis as Jake Huard
2006
The Great Raid as Captain Prince
2005
The Ape as Harry Walker
2005
Fool's Gold as Brent
2005
Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
2004
The Company as Josh
2003
Blind Spot as Danny
2003
Sonny as Sonny
2002
City by the Sea as Joey
2002
Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
2002
Deuces Wild as Tino
2002
Spider-Man as Harry Osborn
2002
Spider-Mania as Self
2002
James Dean as James Dean
2001
Some Body as Apartment Guy #3
2001
Mean People Suck as Casey
2001
At Any Cost as Mike
2000
Whatever It Takes as Chris Campbell
2000
2000
1999
To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
1999
The Policeman as Babcock
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Dumpster Diving as El Diablo
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Movies

The Long Home Director
2021
Sleepaway Slasher Executive Producer
2020
2020
Birth of a Poet Director
2020
Pretenders Director
2019
Zeroville Director
2019
Future World Producer
2018
Future World Director
2018
Mississippi Requiem Executive Producer
2018
2018
Tenn Director
2017
2017
2017
2017
The Institute Executive Producer
2017
The Institute Director
2017
High School Lover Executive Producer
2017
Rio Executive Producer
2017
The Labyrinth Executive Producer
2017
Why Him? Executive Producer
2016
Blood Surf Executive Producer
2016
King Cobra Producer
2016
2016
2016
Goat Producer
2016
2016
2016
Yosemite Book
2016
Yosemite Executive Producer
2016
A Walk in Winter Executive Producer
2015
2015
2015
2015
Miss Famous Executive Producer
2015
2015
I Am Michael Producer
2015
The Interview Executive Producer
2014
Guests Executive Producer
2014
Palo Alto Author
2014
Palo Alto Book
2014
Child of God Screenplay
2014
Child of God Director
2014
Sal Story
2013
Sal Director
2013
As I Lay Dying Screenplay
2013
As I Lay Dying Director
2013
2013
Interior. Leather Bar. Cinematography
2013
2013
La Passione Director
2013
Bukowski Writer
2013
Bukowski Director
2013
The Director Producer
2013
Kink Producer
2013
2012
2012
The Broken Tower Producer
2012
The Broken Tower Screenplay
2012
The Broken Tower Director
2012
2012
Francophrenia Director
2012
Jeffrey Executive Producer
2012
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
Masculinity & Me Director
2010
The Clerk's Tale Screenplay
2010
The Clerk's Tale Director
2010
Saturday Night Director
2010
Herbert White Writer
2010
Herbert White Director
2010
Goat Boy Director
2010
2009
2009
Good Time Max Writer
2008
Good Time Max Director
2008
The Ape Executive Producer
2005
The Ape Writer
2005
The Ape Director
2005
Fool's Gold Writer
2005
Fool's Gold Director
2005
Untitled Director
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Rant Screenplay
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