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Name
James Franco

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1978-04-19 (48 years old)

Place of Birth
Palo Alto, California, USA

Biography

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

Movies

Tv Shows

2002 Spider-Man as Harry Osborn
2004 Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
2007 Spider-Man 3 as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
2008 Milk as Scott Smith
2001 James Dean as James Dean
2008 Pineapple Express as Saul Silver
2006 The Wicker Man as Bar Guy #1
2007 Knocked Up as Sol (uncredited)
1999 Never Been Kissed as Jason
2008 Camille as Silias
2024 Largo Winch: The Price of Money as Ezio Burntwood
2007 In the Valley of Elah as Sergeant Carnelli
2006 Tristan & Isolde as Tristan
2007 An American Crime as Andy
2006 Annapolis as Jake Huard
2006 Flyboys as Blaine Rawlings
2002 Sonny as Sonny
2002 City by the Sea as Joey
2006 The Dead Girl as Derek
2010 Date Night as Taste
2005 The Great Raid as Captain Prince
2008 Good Time Max as Max
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman
2010 Eat Pray Love as David
2010 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
2005 The Ape as Harry Walker
2011 Your Highness as Fabious
2000 Whatever It Takes as Chris Campbell
2014 Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special as David Skylark
2010 Howl as Allen Ginsberg
2010 Shadows & Lies as William Vincent
Soon Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Finn (voice)
2010 Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful as Oz
2012 The Iceman as Marty Freeman
2003 The Company as Josh
2012 The Broken Tower as Hart Crane
2007 The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis as Justin Bobby
2001 Mean People Suck as Casey
2011 Eames: The Architect and the Painter as Self - Narrator (voice)
2012 About Cherry as Francis
2010 With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
2013 Lovelace as Hugh Hefner
2002 Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
2008 Nights in Rodanthe as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
2013 Spring Breakers as Alien
2012 The Letter as Tyrone
2013 This Is the End as James Franco
2014 Child of God as Jerry
2013 As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
2013 Interior. Leather Bar. as James
2012 Maladies as James
2014 Palo Alto as Mr. B
2014 Third Person as Rick
2013 Homefront as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
2009 Erased James Franco as Self
2012 The Color of Time as C.K. Williams (age 40)
2013 Sal as Milton Katselas
2012 Hart Crane: An Exegesis as Self
2016 Sausage Party as Druggie (voice)
2024 Hey Joe as Dean Barry
2015 True Story as Christian Longo
2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine as Tomas Eldan
2014 The Interview as Dave Skylark
2014 Veronica Mars as James Franco (uncredited)
2014 Good People as Tom Reed
2017 Alien: Covenant as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
2016 The Adderall Diaries as Stephen Elliott
Soon Castro's Daughter as Fidel Castro
2015 The Sound and the Fury as Benjy Compson
2010 Saturday Night as Self
2015 Queen of the Desert as Henry Cadogan
2017 Dumpster Diving as El Diablo
2019 Zeroville as Vikar
2015 I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
2016 Yosemite as Phil
2016 Memoria as Mr. Wyckoff
2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
2013 Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as Self
2014 National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as George
Soon The Policeman
2011 Caput
2015 Wild Horses as Ben Briggs
2005 Fool's Gold as Brent
2016 Burn Country as Lindsay
Soon Bunny-Man as Austin Boyd
2016 In Dubious Battle as Mac McLeod
2016 Why Him? as Laird Mayhew
2015 The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Conrad
2014 Future Relic 02 as The Searcher
2015 The Night Before as Self
2015 Call Me Lucky as Self
2017 The Disaster Artist as Tommy / 'Johnny'
2006 Grasshopper as Travis
2003 Blind Spot as Danny
Soon The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
2002 The Car Kid
Soon The Razor's Edge as Dante
2015 Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha as Pasamonte
2016 King Cobra as Joe Kerekes
2016 Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? as Director
2016 Goat as Mitch
2016 The Caged Pillows as David D-R+
2014 Obituaries as Felix Mitchum
2016 The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
2011 The Green Hornet as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
2015 The Little Prince as The Fox (voice)
2000 At Any Cost as Mike
2017 Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
2015 Richard Peter Johnson as James Franco
2018 Future World as Warlord
2015 Black Dog, Red Dog as Leo
2019 Arctic Dogs as Lemmy (voice)
2002 Deuces Wild as Tino
2007 Interview as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
2007 Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Dean Silo
2001 Some Body as Apartment Guy #3
2010 Masculinity & Me
2016 The Labyrinth as Narrator (voice)
2015 A Walk in Winter as Conrad
2017 The Vault as Ed Mass
Soon Kill the Czar
2018 Mississippi Requiem as Homer Barron
2017 The Institute as Dr. Cairn
2002 You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
2025 Squali as Robert Price
2017 The Mad Whale as Edward Fry
2015 Killing Animals as Mr. Hurston
2018 Kin as Taylor Balik
2013 A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
2019 Pretenders as Maxwell
2017 High School Lover as Rick Winters
2006 The Holiday as James Franco (uncredited)
2019 Don't Come Back from the Moon as Roman Smalley
2017 Blood Heist as Farmer Simon
1999 To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
2013 Playtime as The Art Dealer
2018 Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary as Self
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
2014 Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto as Self
2013 What Is Cinema? as Self
2009 The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
2013 Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show as Self
2000 If Tomorrow Comes as Devin
2017 The Show as Male Host
2013 Here Comes the Night Time as Man on Phone
2016 Blood Surf as Metalhead Troy
2013 Mademoiselle C as Self
2002 Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
2002 Spider-Mania as Self
2012 Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present as Self
Soon Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra as Self
2010 Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock) as James Franco (Image Only)
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded as Self (segment James Franco)
2018 Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster as Self
Soon Toad
2011 Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2017 Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine as Self - Archive Footage
Soon Foster as Donald 'Don' Foster
Soon Love Meets in the Sunshine as Jacob
2011 Two Films, One Legacy
2013 My Journey in Oz as Self
Soon Something's In There
2027 John Rambo
Soon Making A Scene as Himself
2014 I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel as James Franco
Soon Runaway
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman
2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
2007 Re-Imagining the Goblin as Self
2007 Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' as Self
2007 Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' as Self
2007 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets as Self
2007 On the Set: Spider-Man 3 as Self

2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self
1999 Freaks and Geeks ( 18 episodes ) as Daniel Desario
1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
1996 Profiler ( 1 episode ) as Stevie
1993 The X-Files ( 1 episode ) as Officer #2
2006 30 Rock ( 1 episode ) as James Franco
2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode )
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2011 Hamish and Andy's Gap Year ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 Deadbeat ( 1 episode ) as Johnny
2016 11.22.63 ( 8 episodes ) as Jake Epping
2012 The Mindy Project ( 2 episodes ) as Paul Leotard
2017 The Deuce ( 25 episodes ) as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
2016 Angie Tribeca ( 6 episodes ) as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
1996 Pacific Blue ( 1 episode ) as Brian
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Host
2013 The Frame ( 1 episode ) as Will Rodman
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2008 Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 Marcians ( 1 episode ) as Self - Interviewee
2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
1999 To Serve and Protect ( 2 episodes ) as Matt Carr
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2018 Cultureshock ( 1 episode ) as Self
1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2014 Making A Scene With James Franco ( 30 episodes )
1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self (uncredited)

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