
James Franco
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
Credits
- 2024 · The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure as Ezio Burntwood
- 2022 · Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Lemmy (voice)
- 2018 · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
- 2018 · Kin as Taylor Balik
- 2018 · Future World as Warlord
- 2017 · Marcians as Self - Interviewee
- 2017 · The Show as Male Host
- 2017 · The Deuce as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
- 2017 · The Vault as Ed Mass
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott as Self
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Tommy / 'Johnny'
- 2017 · The Institute as Dr. Cairn
- 2016 · Why Him? as Laird Mayhew
- 2016 · King Cobra as Joe Kerekes
- 2016 · Goat as Mitch
- 2016 · Sausage Party as Druggie (voice)
- 2016 · The Caged Pillows as David D-R+
- 2016 · The Adderall Diaries as Stephen Elliott
- 2016 · 11.22.63 as Jake Epping
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
- 2015 · The Night Before as Self
- 2015 · Queen of the Desert as Henry Cadogan
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Little Prince as The Fox (voice)
- 2015 · Wild Horses as Ben Briggs
- 2015 · True Story as Christian Longo
- 2015 · The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Conrad
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · The Interview as Dave Skylark
- 2014 · Good People as Tom Reed
- 2014 · Third Person as Rick
- 2014 · Deadbeat as Johnny
- 2014 · Veronica Mars as James Franco (uncredited)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Palo Alto as Mr. B
- 2013 · Homefront as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
- 2013 · Lovelace as Hugh Hefner
- 2013 · This Is the End as James Franco
- 2013 · The Frame as Will Rodman
- 2013 · Oz the Great and Powerful as Oz
- 2013 · Spring Breakers as Alien
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Paul Leotard
- 2012 · The Iceman as Marty Freeman
- 2012 · The Broken Tower as Hart Crane
- 2012 · About Cherry as Francis
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Cowboy (archive footage)
- 2011 · Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman
- 2011 · Hamish and Andy's Gap Year as Self
- 2011 · Your Highness as Fabious
- 2011 · The Green Hornet as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
- 2010 · 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Howl as Allen Ginsberg
- 2010 · Eat Pray Love as David
- 2010 · Date Night as Taste
- 2008 · Milk as Scott Smith
- 2008 · Nights in Rodanthe as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
- 2008 · Pineapple Express as Saul Silver
- 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- 2007 · In the Valley of Elah as Sergeant Carnelli
- 2007 · An American Crime as Andy
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Self (uncredited)
- 2007 · Spider-Man 3 as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
- 2007 · Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Dean Silo
- 2006 · The Holiday as James Franco
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Derek
- 2006 · 30 Rock as James Franco
- 2006 · Flyboys as Blaine Rawlings
- 2006 · The Wicker Man as Bar Guy #1
- 2006 · Tristan & Isolde as Tristan
- 2006 · Annapolis as Jake Huard
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2005 · The Great Raid as Captain Prince
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
- 2003 · The Company as Josh
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Joey
- 2002 · Deuces Wild as Tino
- 2002 · Spider-Man as Harry Osborn
- 2001 · James Dean as James Dean
- 2000 · Whatever It Takes as Chris Campbell
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Freaks and Geeks as Daniel Desario
- 1999 · Never Been Kissed as Jason
- 1996 · Profiler as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Pacific Blue as Brian
- 1993 · The X-Files as Officer #2
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Finn (voice)
- 2024 · Hey Joe as Dean Barry
- 2019 · Pretenders as Maxwell
- 2019 · Zeroville as Vikar
- 2019 · Don't Come Back from the Moon as Roman Smalley
- 2018 · Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary as Self
- 2018 · Mississippi Requiem as Homer Barron
- 2017 · The Mad Whale as Edward Fry
- 2017 · Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper as Branson
- 2017 · High School Lover as Rick Winters
- 2016 · In Dubious Battle as Mac McLeod
- 2016 · Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? as Director
- 2016 · Burn Country as Lindsay
- 2016 · Memoria as Mr. Wyckoff
- 2016 · Yosemite as Phil
- 2015 · The Sound and the Fury as Benjy Compson
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Leo
- 2015 · Killing Animals as Mr. Hurston
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Tomas Eldan
- 2015 · I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
- 2015 · Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha as Pasamonte
- 2014 · Obituaries as Felix Mitchum
- 2014 · Child of God as Jerry
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
- 2013 · Interior. Leather Bar. as James
- 2013 · Here Comes the Night Time as Man on Phone
- 2013 · Mademoiselle C as Self
- 2013 · Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as Self
- 2013 · Venice 70: Future Reloaded as
- 2013 · A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
- 2012 · The Color of Time as C.K. Williams (age 40)
- 2012 · The Letter as Tyrone
- 2012 · Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present as Self
- 2011 · Eames: The Architect and the Painter as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2010 · Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock) as James Franco (Image Only)
- 2010 · Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 2008 · Good Time Max as Max
- 2008 · Camille as Silias
- 2007 · Interview as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
- 2005 · The Ape as Harry Walker
- 2002 · Sonny as Sonny
- Future · The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
- 2003 · Blind Spot as Danny
- 2002 · Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- Future · Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra as Self
- Future · Toad as
- 2025 · Squali as Robert Price
- 2018 · Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster as Self
- 2017 · Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine as Self - Archive Footage
- 2017 · Dumpster Diving as El Diablo
- 2017 · Blood Heist as Farmer Simon
- 2016 · The Labyrinth as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Blood Surf as Metalhead Troy
- 2016 · The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
- 2015 · Richard Peter Johnson as James Franco
- 2015 · A Walk in Winter as Conrad
- 2015 · Call Me Lucky as Self
- 2014 · Future Relic 02 as The Searcher
- 2014 · National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as George
- 2014 · Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special as David Skylark
- 2014 · Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto as Self
- 2013 · Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3 as
- 2013 · Playtime as The Art Dealer
- 2013 · Sal as Milton Katselas
- 2013 · What Is Cinema? as Self
- 2013 · Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show as Self
- 2012 · Maladies as James
- 2012 · Hart Crane: An Exegesis as Self
- 2011 · Caput as
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as
- 2010 · Masculinity & Me as
- 2010 · Saturday Night as Self
- 2006 · Grasshopper as Travis
- 2001 · Mean People Suck as Casey
- Future · Bunny-Man as Austin Boyd
- 2010 · 14 Actors Acting as Self
- Future · Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde as Fidel Castro
- Future · Golden State Killer as
- 2010 · Shadows & Lies as William Vincent
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco as
- 2009 · Erased James Franco as Self
- 2007 · The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis as Justin Bobby
- 2005 · Fool's Gold as Brent
- 2002 · Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
- 2002 · You Always Stalk the Ones You Love as
- 2002 · The Car Kid as
- 2002 · Spider-Mania as Self
- 2001 · Some Body as Apartment Guy #3
- 2000 · If Tomorrow Comes as Devin
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- Future · Me, You as
- Future · The Razor's Edge as Dante
- 2000 · At Any Cost as Mike
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- Future · Kill the Czar as