James Franco

Biography

James Edward Franco 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

Harry Osborn

Spider-Man

New Goblin / Harry Osborn

Spider-Man 3

Harry Osborn

Spider-Man 2

Scott Smith

Milk

James Dean

James Dean

Saul Silver

Pineapple Express

Bar Guy #1

The Wicker Man

Self (uncredited)

Knocked Up

Jason

Never Been Kissed

Silias

Camille

Ezio Burntwood

Largo Winch : Le Prix de l'argent

Sergeant Carnelli

In the Valley of Elah

Tristan

Tristan & Isolde

Andy

An American Crime

Jake Huard

Annapolis

Blaine Rawlings

Flyboys

Sonny

Sonny

Joey

City by the Sea

Derek

The Dead Girl

Taste

Date Night

Captain Prince

The Great Raid

Max

Good Time Max

Will Rodman

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

David

Eat Pray Love

Aron Ralston

127 Hours

Harry Walker

The Ape

Fabious

Your Highness

Chris Campbell

Whatever It Takes

David Skylark

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special

Allen Ginsberg

Howl

William Vincent

Shadows & Lies

Finn (voice)

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Travis (segment "Grasshopper")

Love and Distrust

Oz

Oz the Great and Powerful

Marty Freeman

The Iceman

Josh

The Company

Hart Crane

The Broken Tower

Justin Bobby

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

Casey

Mean People Suck

Self - Narrator (voice)

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Francis

About Cherry

Self

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Hugh Hefner

Lovelace

Skateboarder guy

Mother Ghost

Mark Flanner (uncredited)

Nights in Rodanthe

Alien

Spring Breakers

Tyrone

The Letter

James Franco

This Is the End

Jerry

Child of God

Darl Bundren

As I Lay Dying

James

Interior. Leather Bar.

James

Maladies

Mr. B

Palo Alto

Rick

Third Person

Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

Homefront

Self

Erased James Franco

C.K. Williams (age 40)

The Color of Time

Milton Katselas

Sal

Self

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

Druggie (voice)

Sausage Party

Dean Barry

Hey Joe

Self (archive footage)

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Christian Longo

True Story

Tomas Eldan

Every Thing Will Be Fine

Dave Skylark

The Interview

James Franco (uncredited)

Veronica Mars

Tom Reed

Good People

Jacob Branson (uncredited)

Alien: Covenant

Stephen Elliott

The Adderall Diaries

Fidel Castro

Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde

Benjy Compson

The Sound and the Fury

Self

Saturday Night

Henry Cadogan

Queen of the Desert

El Diablo

Dumpster Diving

Vikar

Zeroville

Michael Glatze

I Am Michael

Phil

Yosemite

Mr. Wyckoff

Memoria

(archive footage)

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

Self

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

George

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

Golden State Killer

Caput

Ben Briggs

Wild Horses

Brent

Fool's Gold

Lindsay

Burn Country

Me, You

Austin Boyd

Bunny-Man

Mac McLeod

In Dubious Battle

Laird Mayhew

Why Him?

Conrad

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

The Searcher

Future Relic 02

Self

The Night Before

Self

Call Me Lucky

Tommy / 'Johnny'

The Disaster Artist

Travis

Grasshopper

Danny

Blind Spot

Dallas Hardin

The Long Home

The Car Kid

Dante

The Razor's Edge

Pasamonte

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Joe Kerekes

King Cobra

Director

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

Mitch

Goat

David D-R+

The Caged Pillows

Felix Mitchum

Obituaries

Self

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

The Green Hornet

The Fox (voice)

The Little Prince

Mike

At Any Cost

Jake Lamont

Actors Anonymous

James Franco

Richard Peter Johnson

Warlord

Future World

Tino

Deuces Wild

Dean Silo

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

Apartment Guy #3

Some Body

Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

Interview

Leo

Black Dog, Red Dog

Narrator (voice)

The Labyrinth

Masculinity & Me

Ed Mass

The Vault

Lemmy (voice)

Arctic Dogs

Conrad

A Walk in Winter

Homer Barron

Mississippi Requiem

You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

Kill the Czar

Dr. Cairn

The Institute

Robert Price

Squali

Edward Fry

The Mad Whale

Mr. Hurston

Killing Animals

Taylor Balik

Kin

Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")

A Fuller Life

Maxwell

Pretenders

Rick Winters

High School Lover

James Franco

The Holiday

Roman Smalley

Don't Come Back from the Moon

Farmer Simon

Blood Heist

Matt Carr

To Serve and Protect

The Art Dealer

Playtime

Self

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Self

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

Self

What Is Cinema?

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

Self

Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show

Devin

If Tomorrow Comes

Male Host

The Show

Man on Phone

Here Comes the Night Time

Metalhead Troy

Blood Surf

Self

Mademoiselle C

Self

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

Self

Spider-Mania

Self

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Self

Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra

James Franco (Image Only)

Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Self

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

Toad

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Self - Archive Footage

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

Branson

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3

Self

Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-04-19

Place of Birth

Palo Alto, California, USA

Also Known As

James Edward Franco