James Franco
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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 appearing 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 frequently collaborates with fellow actor Seth Rogen, including in 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's first prominent acting role was on television. He starred as 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 a Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco also 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
Credits
Spider-Man (2002)
as Harry Osborn
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Homefront (2013)
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Alien: Covenant (2017)
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
as Will Rodman
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
as Harry Osborn
The Interview (2014)
as Dave Skylark
127 Hours (2010)
as Aron Ralston
Sausage Party (2016)
as Druggie (voice)
The Holiday (2006)
as James Franco (uncredited)
Eat Pray Love (2010)
as David
The Wicker Man (2006)
as Bar Guy #1
This Is the End (2013)
as James Franco
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
The Little Prince (2015)
as The Fox (voice)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
as Oz
Why Him? (2016)
as Laird Mayhew
Pineapple Express (2008)
as Saul Silver
Lovelace (2013)
as Hugh Hefner
Knocked Up (2007)
as Sol (uncredited)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
as Jason
Date Night (2010)
as Taste
The Green Hornet (2011)
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
Arctic Dogs (2019)
as Lemmy (voice)
The Iceman (2012)
as Marty Freeman
Spring Breakers (2013)
as Alien
The Disaster Artist (2017)
as Tommy / 'Johnny'
Milk (2008)
as Scott Smith
Your Highness (2011)
as Fabious
Whatever It Takes (2000)
as Chris Campbell
About Cherry (2012)
as Francis
King Cobra (2016)
as Joe Kerekes
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
as Tristan
Third Person (2014)
as Rick
The Night Before (2015)
as Self
An American Crime (2007)
as Andy
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Mac McLeod
Palo Alto (2014)
as Mr. B
The Great Raid (2005)
as Captain Prince
Good People (2014)
as Tom Reed
Annapolis (2006)
as Jake Huard
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
True Story (2015)
as Christian Longo
Kin (2018)
as Taylor Balik
The Vault (2017)
as Ed Mass
The Institute (2017)
as Dr. Cairn
James Dean (2001)
as James Dean
Largo Winch: The Price of Money (2024)
as Ezio Burntwood
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
as Sergeant Carnelli
Veronica Mars (2014)
as James Franco (uncredited)
Flyboys (2006)
as Blaine Rawlings
Deuces Wild (2002)
as Tino
The Dead Girl (2006)
as Derek
Future World (2018)
as Warlord
City by the Sea (2002)
as Joey
The Show (2017)
as Male Host
Queen of the Desert (2015)
as Henry Cadogan
Wild Horses (2015)
as Ben Briggs
The Letter (2012)
as Tyrone
I Am Michael (2015)
as Michael Glatze
The Company (2003)
as Josh
John Rambo (2027)
Actor
Zeroville (2019)
as Vikar
The Long Home (—)
as Dallas Hardin
Call Me Lucky (2015)
as Self
Howl (2010)
as Allen Ginsberg
Bunny-Man (2026)
as Austin Boyd
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (—)
as Finn (voice)
Goat (2016)
as Mitch
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)
as Dean Silo
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
as Self (segment James Franco)
Mademoiselle C (2013)
as Self
As I Lay Dying (2013)
as Darl Bundren
Burn Country (2016)
as Lindsay
Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
as Tomas Eldan
Camille (2008)
as Silias
Sonny (2002)
as Sonny
The Mad Whale (2017)
as Edward Fry
Black Dog, Red Dog (2015)
as Leo
Child of God (2014)
as Jerry
High School Lover (2017)
as Rick Winters
Shadows & Lies (2010)
as William Vincent
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (2016)
as Director
The Adderall Diaries (2016)
as Stephen Elliott
Love and Distrust (2010)
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
The Color of Time (2012)
as C.K. Williams (age 40)
Saturday Night (2010)
as Self
The Broken Tower (2012)
as Hart Crane
Interview (2007)
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
as Self
The Labyrinth (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
The Sound and the Fury (2015)
as Benjy Compson
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem (2016)
as Self
A Fuller Life (2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Good Time Max (2008)
as Max
Blind Spot (2003)
as Danny
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)
as (archive footage)
Spider-Mania (2002)
as Self
The Car Kid (2002)
Actor
Yosemite (2016)
as Phil
A Walk in Winter (2015)
as Conrad
My Journey in Oz (2013)
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (2013)
as Self
Hey Joe (2024)
as Dean Barry
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha (2015)
as Pasamonte
The Ape (2005)
as Harry Walker
Mother Ghost (2002)
as Skateboarder guy
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present (2012)
as Self
At Any Cost (2000)
as Mike
Castro's Daughter (—)
as Fidel Castro
The Razor's Edge (—)
as Dante
Love Meets in the Sunshine (—)
as Jacob
Maladies (2012)
as James
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002)
as Self
Actors Anonymous (2017)
as Jake Lamont
Pretenders (2019)
as Maxwell
Toad (—)
Actor
Mississippi Requiem (2018)
as Homer Barron
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018)
as Self
Playtime (2013)
as The Art Dealer
Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)
as James
Blood Surf (2016)
as Metalhead Troy
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto (2014)
as Self
What Is Cinema? (2013)
as Self
Golden State Killer (—)
Actor
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster (2018)
as Self
Don't Come Back from the Moon (2019)
as Roman Smalley
Killing Animals (2015)
as Mr. Hurston
Here Comes the Night Time (2013)
as Man on Phone
Squali (2025)
as Robert Price
Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015)
as Conrad
Dumpster Diving (2017)
as El Diablo
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men (2014)
as George
Obituaries (2014)
as Felix Mitchum
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
Actor
Kill the Czar (—)
Actor
To Serve and Protect (1999)
as Matt Carr
Grasshopper (2006)
as Travis
Sal (2013)
as Milton Katselas
Richard Peter Johnson (2015)
as James Franco
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine (2017)
as Self - Archive Footage
Foster (—)
as Donald 'Don' Foster
Blood Heist (2017)
as Farmer Simon
Memoria (2016)
as Mr. Wyckoff
Future Relic 02 (2014)
as The Searcher
The Caged Pillows (2016)
as David D-R+
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love (2002)
Actor
Fool's Gold (2005)
as Brent
Some Body (2001)
as Apartment Guy #3
If Tomorrow Comes (2000)
as Devin
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special (2014)
as David Skylark
Hart Crane: An Exegesis (2012)
as Self
Two Films, One Legacy (2011)
Actor
Masculinity & Me (2010)
Actor
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock) (2010)
as James Franco (Image Only)
Mean People Suck (2001)
as Casey
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco (2009)
Actor
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show (2013)
as Self
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis (2007)
as Justin Bobby
Caput (2011)
Actor
Something's In There (—)
Actor
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra (—)
as Self
Erased James Franco (2009)
as Self