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James Franco

Acting
Known For

47 Years Old

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).

Born

Palo Alto, California, USA on 19th April 1978

All Credits

The X-Files Image
The X-Files
Officer #2
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Conan Image
Conan
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
30 Rock Image
30 Rock
James Franco
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
Self
The Colbert Report Image
The Colbert Report
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Spider-Man Image
Spider-Man
Harry Osborn
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Spider-Man 3 Image
Spider-Man 3
New Goblin / Harry Osborn
The Mindy Project Image
The Mindy Project
Paul Leotard
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
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The Tony Danza Show
Self
11.22.63 Image
11.22.63
Jake Epping
Profiler Image
Profiler
Stevie
Angie Tribeca Image
Angie Tribeca
Sgt. Eddie Pepper
Pacific Blue Image
Pacific Blue
Brian
Homefront Image
Homefront
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Freaks and Geeks Image
Freaks and Geeks
Daniel Desario
The Deuce Image
The Deuce
Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
Alien: Covenant Image
Alien: Covenant
Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Zeroville Image
Zeroville
Vikar
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Image
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Will Rodman
This Is the End Image
This Is the End
James Franco
Deuces Wild Image
Deuces Wild
Tino
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis Image
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
In the Valley of Elah Image
In the Valley of Elah
Sergeant Carnelli
The Labyrinth Image
The Labyrinth
Narrator (voice)
Spider-Man 2 Image
Spider-Man 2
Harry Osborn
The Interview Image
The Interview
Dave Skylark
Annapolis Image
Annapolis
Jake Huard
Marcians Image
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
Sausage Party Image
Sausage Party
Druggie (voice)
The Ape Image
The Ape
Harry Walker
The Company Image
The Company
Josh
The Holiday Image
The Holiday
James Franco (uncredited)
The Adderall Diaries Image
The Adderall Diaries
Stephen Elliott
Child of God Image
Child of God
Jerry
An American Crime Image
An American Crime
Andy
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Image
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Howl Image
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
The Mad Whale Image
The Mad Whale
Edward Fry
Kin Image
Kin
Taylor Balik
The Dead Girl Image
The Dead Girl
Derek
Lovelace Image
Lovelace
Hugh Hefner
Sonny Image
Sonny
Sonny
Oz the Great and Powerful Image
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz
Caput Image
Caput
Love and Distrust Image
Love and Distrust
Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Call Me Lucky Image
Call Me Lucky
Self
The Frame Image
The Frame
Will Rodman
Knocked Up Image
Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
The Little Prince Image
The Little Prince
The Fox (voice)
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Grasshopper
Travis
127 Hours Image
127 Hours
Aron Ralston
In Dubious Battle Image
In Dubious Battle
Mac McLeod
The Green Hornet Image
The Green Hornet
Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
Bunny-Man Image
Bunny-Man
Austin Boyd
Toad Image
Toad
Goat Image
Goat
Mitch
Tristan & Isolde Image
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan
Camille Image
Camille
Silias
Eat Pray Love Image
Eat Pray Love
David
Blood Surf Image
Blood Surf
Metalhead Troy
Deadbeat Image
Deadbeat
Johnny
Pineapple Express Image
Pineapple Express
Saul Silver
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure Image
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure
Ezio Burntwood
Why Him? Image
Why Him?
Laird Mayhew
Date Night Image
Date Night
Taste
Milk Image
Milk
Scott Smith
No Image
The Long Home
Dallas Hardin
The Disaster Artist Image
The Disaster Artist
Tommy / 'Johnny'
Pretenders Image
Pretenders
Maxwell
James Dean Image
James Dean
James Dean
No Image
Golden State Killer
Never Been Kissed Image
Never Been Kissed
Jason
Arctic Dogs Image
Arctic Dogs
Lemmy (voice)
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Image
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
Spring Breakers Image
Spring Breakers
Alien
Memoria Image
Memoria
Mr. Wyckoff
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self
No Image
Some Body
Apartment Guy #3
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco Image
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
Third Person Image
Third Person
Rick
Nights in Rodanthe Image
Nights in Rodanthe
Mark Flanner (uncredited)
The Night Before Image
The Night Before
Self
The Wicker Man Image
The Wicker Man
Bar Guy #1
Flyboys Image
Flyboys
Blaine Rawlings
Hey Joe Image
Hey Joe
Dean Barry
Burn Country Image
Burn Country
Lindsay
Palo Alto Image
Palo Alto
Mr. B
No Image
Masculinity & Me
Your Highness Image
Your Highness
Fabious
The Iceman Image
The Iceman
Marty Freeman
Whatever It Takes Image
Whatever It Takes
Chris Campbell
The Great Raid Image
The Great Raid
Captain Prince
A Fuller Life Image
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Queen of the Desert Image
Queen of the Desert
Henry Cadogan
I Am Michael Image
I Am Michael
Michael Glatze
Squali Image
Squali
Robert Price
True Story Image
True Story
Christian Longo
Good People Image
Good People
Tom Reed
Saturday Night Image
Saturday Night
Self
The Show Image
The Show
Male Host
Veronica Mars Image
Veronica Mars
James Franco (uncredited)
City by the Sea Image
City by the Sea
Joey
Spider-Mania Image
Spider-Mania
Self
About Cherry Image
About Cherry
Francis
Venice 70: Future Reloaded Image
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
No Image
The Caged Pillows
David D-R+
Future World Image
Future World
Warlord
Playtime Image
Playtime
The Art Dealer
King Cobra Image
King Cobra
Joe Kerekes
The Vault Image
The Vault
Ed Mass
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year Image
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Self
The Institute Image
The Institute
Dr. Cairn
Mademoiselle C Image
Mademoiselle C
Self
High School Lover Image
High School Lover
Rick Winters
No Image
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Actors Anonymous Image
Actors Anonymous
Jake Lamont
The Letter Image
The Letter
Tyrone
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin Image
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Finn (voice)
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto Image
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
Every Thing Will Be Fine Image
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Tomas Eldan
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Image
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Branson
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? Image
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Director
The Color of Time Image
The Color of Time
C.K. Williams (age 40)
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special Image
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
David Skylark
Wild Horses Image
Wild Horses
Ben Briggs
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco Image
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Self
Shadows & Lies Image
Shadows & Lies
William Vincent
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Image
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
To Serve and Protect Image
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
The Sound and the Fury Image
The Sound and the Fury
Benjy Compson
The Broken Tower Image
The Broken Tower
Hart Crane
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards Image
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Conrad
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present Image
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Self
As I Lay Dying Image
As I Lay Dying
Darl Bundren
Interview Image
Interview
Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
What Is Cinema? Image
What Is Cinema?
Self
Good Time Max Image
Good Time Max
Max
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee Image
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Dean Silo
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott Image
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
Self
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha Image
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Pasamonte
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Image
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
No Image
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
James Franco (Image Only)
Maladies Image
Maladies
James
No Image
Turnbuckle
At Any Cost Image
At Any Cost
Mike
No Image
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
George
Black Dog, Red Dog Image
Black Dog, Red Dog
Leo
Here Comes the Night Time Image
Here Comes the Night Time
Man on Phone
The Car Kid Image
The Car Kid
To Serve and Protect Image
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
Sal Image
Sal
Milton Katselas
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas Image
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
Yosemite Image
Yosemite
Phil
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster Image
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Self
Interior. Leather Bar. Image
Interior. Leather Bar.
James
Eames: The Architect and the Painter Image
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis Image
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
Justin Bobby
My Journey in Oz Image
My Journey in Oz
Self
Don't Come Back from the Moon Image
Don't Come Back from the Moon
Roman Smalley
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' Image
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Mother Ghost Image
Mother Ghost
Skateboarder guy
No Image
Blind Spot
Danny
Richard Peter Johnson Image
Richard Peter Johnson
James Franco
Mississippi Requiem Image
Mississippi Requiem
Homer Barron
No Image
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde
Fidel Castro
A Walk in Winter Image
A Walk in Winter
Conrad
No Image
Mean People Suck
Casey
Obituaries Image
Obituaries
Felix Mitchum
No Image
Foster
Donald 'Don' Foster
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine Image
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Self - Archive Footage
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 Image
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
The Razor's Edge Image
The Razor's Edge
Dante
Blood Heist Image
Blood Heist
Farmer Simon
No Image
Kill the Czar
No Image
Dumpster Diving
El Diablo
No Image
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
Erased James Franco Image
Erased James Franco
Self
Hart Crane: An Exegesis Image
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
Self
If Tomorrow Comes Image
If Tomorrow Comes
Devin
Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3 Image
Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3
No Image
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
Self
Fool's Gold Image
Fool's Gold
Brent
Future Relic 02 Image
Future Relic 02
The Searcher
Killing Animals Image
Killing Animals
Mr. Hurston
No Image
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
Self
Two Films, One Legacy Image
Two Films, One Legacy