
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).

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

Casey
Mean People Suck

Justin Bobby
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

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

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

Mr. Wyckoff
Memoria

Phil
Yosemite

Michael Glatze
I Am Michael

(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

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

Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
Interview

Homer Barron
Mississippi Requiem

Kill the Czar

Lemmy (voice)
Arctic Dogs

Masculinity & Me

Ed Mass
The Vault

Leo
Black Dog, Red Dog

Dr. Cairn
The Institute

You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

Apartment Guy #3
Some Body

Narrator (voice)
The Labyrinth

Conrad
A Walk in Winter

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 (uncredited)
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

Donald 'Don' Foster
Foster

Turnbuckle

Love Meets in the Sunshine
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
164
Gender
Male
Birthday
1978-04-19
Place of Birth
Palo Alto, California, USA
Also Known As
James Edward Franco