James Franco
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 his roles 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 is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being 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 is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character 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 Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco 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 · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Finn (voice)
- 2025 · Bunny-Man as
- 2024 · Hey Joe as
- 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)
- 2019 · Pretenders as Maxwell
- 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 · Marcians as Self - Interviewee
- 2017 · The Mad Whale as
- 2017 · Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
- 2017 · The Institute as Dr. Cairn
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper as Capt. Jacob 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 · Call Me Lucky as Self
- 2015 · The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Conrad
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2015 · I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
- 2015 · Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha as Pasamonte
- 2014 · Child of God as Jerry
- 2013 · Sal as Milton Katselas
- 2013 · Interior. Leather Bar. as James
- 2013 · Mademoiselle C as Self
- 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
- 2012 · The Broken Tower as Hart Crane
- 2011 · Eames: The Architect and the Painter as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Hamish and Andy's Gap Year as Himself
- 2010 · Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
- 2010 · Saturday Night as Self
- 2010 · Shadows & Lies as William Vincent
- 2008 · Good Time Max as Max
- 2007 · Interview as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
- 2007 · Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee as Dean Silo
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Derek
- 2005 · The Ape as Harry Walker
- 2003 · The Company as Josh
- 2002 · Deuces Wild as Tino
- Future · The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
- 2018 · Mississippi Requiem as
- 2017 · The Show as Male Host
- 2017 · The Deuce as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
- 2017 · The Vault as Ed Mass
- 2017 · Dumpster Diving as El Diablo
- 2017 · Blood Heist as Farmer Simon
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Tommy / "Johnny"
- 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 · The Caged Pillows as David D-R+
- 2016 · The Adderall Diaries as Stephen Elliott
- 2016 · The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
- 2016 · 11.22.63 as Jake Epping
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
- 2015 · Richard Peter Johnson as James Franco
- 2015 · The Night Before as Self
- 2015 · A Walk in Winter as Conrad
- 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 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Leo
- 2015 · Wild Horses as Ben Briggs
- 2015 · Killing Animals as Mr. Hurston
- 2015 · True Story as Christian Longo
- 2015 · Every Thing Will Be Fine as Tomas Eldan
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · The Interview as Dave Skylark
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 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 · Good People as Tom Reed
- 2014 · Third Person as Rick
- 2014 · Obituaries as Felix Mitchum
- 2014 · Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto as Self
- 2014 · Palo Alto as Mr. B
- 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 · Homefront as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
- 2013 · Playtime as The Art Dealer
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
- 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 · Hart Crane: An Exegesis as Himself
- 2012 · About Cherry as Francis
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Cowboy (archive footage)
- 2011 · Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman
- 2011 · Caput as
- 2011 · Your Highness as Fabious
- 2011 · The Green Hornet as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
- 2010 · 14 Actors Acting as Self
- 2010 · 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Howl as Allen Ginsberg
- 2010 · Eat Pray Love as David
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 2010 · Masculinity & Me as
- 2010 · Date Night as Taste
- 2009 · Erased James Franco as Self
- 2007 · The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis as Justin Bobby
- 2003 · Blind Spot as Danny
- 2002 · Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
- Future · Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde as Fidel Castro
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2000 · At Any Cost as Mike
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- Future · Kill the Czar as
- 2009 · The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco as
- 2008 · Milk as Scott Smith
- 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 · 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
- 2006 · The Holiday as James Franco (uncredited)
- 2006 · 30 Rock as James Franco
- 2006 · Grasshopper as Travis
- 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
- Future · Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra as Self
- 2005 · Fool's Gold as Brent
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Sonny as Sonny
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Joey
- 2002 · You Always Stalk the Ones You Love as
- 2002 · The Car Kid as
- 2002 · Spider-Man as Harry Osborn
- 2002 · Spider-Mania as Self
- 2002 · Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- 2001 · James Dean as James Dean
- 2001 · Some Body as Apartment Guy #3
- 2000 · Whatever It Takes as Chris Campbell
- 2000 · If Tomorrow Comes as Devin
- 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 - Host / Various
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- Future · The Policeman as Babcock
- Future · Me, You as
- 2001 · Mean People Suck as Casey
- Future · The Razor's Edge as Dante
- Future · Gli Squali as