
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
- 2025 · Squali as Robert Price
- 2024 · Hey Joe as Dean Barry
- 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 · Zeroville as Vikar
- 2019 · Don't Come Back from the Moon as Roman Smalley
- 2018 · The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
- 2018 · Kin as Taylor Balik
- 2018 · Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary as Self
- 2018 · Future World as Warlord
- 2017 · The Deuce as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
- 2017 · The Mad Whale as Edward Fry
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
- 2017 · The Institute as Dr. Cairn
- 2016 · Why Him? as Laird Mayhew
- 2016 · The Labyrinth as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Blood Surf as Metalhead Troy
- 2016 · King Cobra as Joe Kerekes
- 2016 · Goat as Mitch
- 2016 · Sausage Party as Druggie (voice)
- 2016 · 11.22.63 as Jake Epping
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
- 2016 · Yosemite as Phil
- 2015 · The Night Before as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Little Prince as The Fox (voice)
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Tomas Eldan
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha as Pasamonte
- 2014 · The Interview as Dave Skylark
- 2014 · National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as George
- 2014 · Good People as Tom Reed
- 2014 · Obituaries as Felix Mitchum
- 2014 · Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Palo Alto as Mr. B
- 2013 · Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3 as
- 2013 · Homefront as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
- 2013 · Playtime as The Art Dealer
- 2013 · Here Comes the Night Time as Man on Phone
- 2013 · Lovelace as Hugh Hefner
- 2013 · Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show as Self
- 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 · Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present as Self
- 2012 · The Broken Tower as Hart Crane
- 2012 · Hart Crane: An Exegesis as Self
- 2012 · About Cherry as Francis
- 2011 · Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman
- 2011 · Caput as
- 2011 · The Green Hornet as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
- 2010 · 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock) as James Franco (Image Only)
- 2010 · Eat Pray Love as David
- 2010 · Shadows & Lies as William Vincent
- 2008 · Nights in Rodanthe as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
- 2008 · Pineapple Express as Saul Silver
- 2008 · Camille as Silias
- 2008 · Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- 2007 · An American Crime as Andy
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Self (uncredited)
- 2007 · Spider-Man 3 as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
- 2006 · The Holiday as James Franco
- 2006 · 30 Rock as James Franco
- 2006 · The Wicker Man as Bar Guy #1
- 2006 · Tristan & Isolde as Tristan
- 2005 · The Colbert Report as
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Spider-Man as Harry Osborn
- 2002 · Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- 1999 · Freaks and Geeks as Daniel Desario
- 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 · Bunny-Man as Austin Boyd
- Future · Golden State Killer as
- 2006 · Flyboys as Blaine Rawlings
- 2005 · The Ape as Harry Walker
- 2000 · Whatever It Takes as Chris Campbell
- 1999 · Never Been Kissed as Jason
- Future · Kill the Czar as
- Future · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Finn (voice)
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Lemmy (voice)
- 2017 · Marcians as Self - Interviewee
- 2017 · The Show as Male Host
- 2017 · The Vault as Ed Mass
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Tommy / 'Johnny'
- 2017 · Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
- 2017 · High School Lover as Rick Winters
- 2016 · In Dubious Battle as Mac McLeod
- 2016 · Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? as Director
- 2016 · The Adderall Diaries as Stephen Elliott
- 2016 · Memoria as Mr. Wyckoff
- 2016 · The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
- 2015 · The Sound and the Fury as Benjy Compson
- 2015 · Queen of the Desert as Henry Cadogan
- 2015 · Wild Horses as Ben Briggs
- 2015 · Killing Animals as Mr. Hurston
- 2015 · True Story as Christian Longo
- 2015 · I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
- 2014 · Third Person as Rick
- 2014 · Deadbeat as Johnny
- 2014 · Veronica Mars as James Franco (uncredited)
- 2013 · Sal as Milton Katselas
- 2013 · Interior. Leather Bar. as James
- 2013 · What Is Cinema? as Self
- 2013 · Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as Self
- 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 · Maladies as James
- 2011 · Eames: The Architect and the Painter as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Hamish and Andy's Gap Year as Self
- 2011 · Your Highness as Fabious
- 2010 · Howl as Allen Ginsberg
- 2010 · Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 2010 · Date Night as Taste
- 2008 · Milk as Scott Smith
- 2007 · In the Valley of Elah as Sergeant Carnelli
- 2007 · Interview as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Derek
- 2006 · Grasshopper as Travis
- 2006 · Annapolis as Jake Huard
- 2005 · The Great Raid as Captain Prince
- 2002 · Sonny as Sonny
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Joey
- 2002 · Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
- 2002 · Deuces Wild as Tino
- Future · The Razor's Edge as Dante
- Future · Toad as
- 2013 · Venice 70: Future Reloaded as
- Future · The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
- 2019 · Pretenders as Maxwell
- 2018 · Mississippi Requiem as Homer Barron
- 2018 · Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster as Self
- 2017 · Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine as Self - Archive Footage
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott as Self
- 2017 · Dumpster Diving as El Diablo
- 2017 · Blood Heist as Farmer Simon
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper as Branson
- 2016 · The Caged Pillows as David D-R+
- 2016 · Burn Country as Lindsay
- 2015 · Richard Peter Johnson as James Franco
- 2015 · A Walk in Winter as Conrad
- 2015 · Call Me Lucky as Self
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Leo
- 2015 · The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Conrad
- 2014 · Future Relic 02 as The Searcher
- 2014 · Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special as David Skylark
- 2014 · Child of God as Jerry
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
- 2013 · Mademoiselle C as Self
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as
- 2010 · Masculinity & Me as
- 2010 · Saturday Night as Self
- 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
- 2008 · Good Time Max as Max
- 2007 · The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis as Justin Bobby
- 2007 · Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Dean Silo
- 2005 · Fool's Gold as Brent
- 2003 · The Company as Josh
- 2003 · Blind Spot as Danny
- 2002 · You Always Stalk the Ones You Love as
- 2002 · The Car Kid as
- 2002 · Spider-Mania as Self
- 2001 · James Dean as James Dean
- 2001 · Some Body as Apartment Guy #3
- 2001 · Mean People Suck as Casey
- 2000 · At Any Cost as Mike
- 2000 · If Tomorrow Comes as Devin
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- Future · Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra as Self
- Future · Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde as Fidel Castro
- Future · Me, You as