
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 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 · Hey Joe as Dean Barry
- 2024 · The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure as Ezio Burntwood
- 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 · 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 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 · Blood Surf as Metalhead Troy
- 2016 · Sausage Party as Druggie (voice)
- 2016 · Memoria as Mr. Wyckoff
- 2016 · The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Interior. Leather Bar. as James
- 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 · Maladies as James
- 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 · The Green Hornet as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
- 2010 · 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Eat Pray Love as David
- 2010 · Shadows & Lies as William Vincent
- 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 · 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 · Flyboys as Blaine Rawlings
- 2006 · The Wicker Man as Bar Guy #1
- 2006 · Tristan & Isolde as Tristan
- 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 · Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
- 2002 · Deuces Wild as Tino
- 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 · Foster as Donald 'Don' Foster
- 2000 · Whatever It Takes as Chris Campbell
- 1999 · Never Been Kissed as Jason
- Future · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as Finn (voice)
- Future · Kill the Czar as
- 2006 · Annapolis as Jake Huard
- Future · Golden State Killer as
- Future · The Razor's Edge as Dante
- 2025 · Squali as Robert Price
- 2019 · Arctic Dogs as Lemmy (voice)
- 2019 · Pretenders as Maxwell
- 2018 · Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary as Self
- 2017 · The Vault as Ed Mass
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Tommy / 'Johnny'
- 2017 · High School Lover as Rick Winters
- 2016 · The Labyrinth as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · King Cobra as Joe Kerekes
- 2016 · In Dubious Battle as Mac McLeod
- 2016 · Goat as Mitch
- 2016 · Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? as Director
- 2016 · Burn Country as Lindsay
- 2016 · The Adderall Diaries as Stephen Elliott
- 2015 · Call Me Lucky as Self
- 2015 · True Story as Christian Longo
- 2015 · I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
- 2014 · Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special as David Skylark
- 2014 · Good People as Tom Reed
- 2014 · Third Person as Rick
- 2014 · Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto as Self
- 2014 · Child of God as Jerry
- 2014 · Deadbeat as Johnny
- 2014 · Veronica Mars as James Franco (uncredited)
- 2013 · Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3 as
- 2013 · Playtime as The Art Dealer
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
- 2013 · What Is Cinema? as Self
- 2013 · Comedy Central Roast of James Franco as Self
- 2013 · Venice 70: Future Reloaded as
- 2012 · The Color of Time as C.K. Williams (age 40)
- 2012 · The Letter as Tyrone
- 2011 · Eames: The Architect and the Painter as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Hamish and Andy's Gap Year as Self
- 2011 · Caput as
- 2011 · Your Highness as Fabious
- 2010 · Howl as Allen Ginsberg
- 2010 · Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock) as James Franco (Image Only)
- 2010 · Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
- 2008 · Good Time Max as Max
- 2007 · In the Valley of Elah as Sergeant Carnelli
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Derek
- 2006 · Grasshopper as Travis
- 2005 · The Ape as Harry Walker
- 2002 · Sonny as Sonny
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- Future · The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
- Future · Toad as
- 2001 · James Dean as James Dean
- Future · Bunny-Man as Austin Boyd
- 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 · Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper as Branson
- 2016 · The Caged Pillows as David D-R+
- 2015 · Richard Peter Johnson as James Franco
- 2015 · A Walk in Winter as Conrad
- 2015 · The Sound and the Fury as Benjy Compson
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Leo
- 2015 · Killing Animals as Mr. Hurston
- 2015 · The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Conrad
- 2014 · Future Relic 02 as The Searcher
- 2014 · National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men as George
- 2014 · Obituaries as Felix Mitchum
- 2013 · Sal as Milton Katselas
- 2013 · Here Comes the Night Time as Man on Phone
- 2013 · Mademoiselle C as Self
- 2013 · A Fuller Life as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
- 2013 · Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show as Self
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 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
- 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
- Future · Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra as Self
- 2009 · Erased James Franco as Self
- 2007 · Interview as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
- 2005 · Fool's Gold as Brent
- 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 · Some Body as Apartment Guy #3
- 2001 · Mean People Suck as Casey
- 2000 · If Tomorrow Comes as Devin
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- Future · Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde as Fidel Castro
- 2000 · At Any Cost as Mike
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr