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)
- 2021 · The Long Home as Dallas Hardin
- 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 · The Mad Whale as
- 2017 · Actors Anonymous as Jake Lamont
- 2017 · High School Lover as Rick Winters
- 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 · Memoria as Mr. Wyckoff
- 2016 · The 4%: Film's Gender Problem as Self
- 2015 · The Sound and the Fury as Benjy Compson
- 2015 · Call Me Lucky as Self
- 2015 · Black Dog, Red Dog as Leo
- 2015 · The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Conrad
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2015 · Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha as Pasamonte
- 2014 · Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special as David Skylark
- 2014 · Child of God as Jerry
- 2013 · Interior. Leather Bar. as James
- 2013 · Mademoiselle C 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 · Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present as Self
- 2011 · Eames: The Architect and the Painter as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Hamish and Andy's Gap Year as Himself
- 2010 · 14 Actors Acting as Self
- 2010 · Howl as Allen Ginsberg
- 2010 · Love and Distrust as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 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
- 2005 · Fool's Gold as Brent
- 2003 · The Company as Josh
- 2002 · Sonny as Sonny
- 2002 · Deuces Wild as Tino
- 2001 · James Dean as James Dean
- Future · Me, You as
- 2018 · Mississippi Requiem as
- 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 · 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"
- 2017 · The Institute as Dr. Cairn
- 2017 · Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper as Capt. Jacob Branson
- 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 · 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
- 2016 · Yosemite as Phil
- 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 · 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
- 2015 · I Am Michael as Michael Glatze
- 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 · 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 · Sal as Milton Katselas
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Darl Bundren
- 2013 · Here Comes the Night Time as Man on Phone
- 2013 · What Is Cinema? as Self
- 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 · The Broken Tower as Hart Crane
- 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 · 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Eat Pray Love as David
- 2010 · Masculinity & Me as
- 2010 · Date Night as Taste
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2009 · The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco as
- 2009 · Erased James Franco as Self
- 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
- 2007 · The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis as Justin Bobby
- 2006 · The Holiday as James Franco (uncredited)
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Derek
- 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
- 2005 · The Ape as Harry Walker
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
- 2003 · Blind Spot as Danny
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · City by the Sea as Joey
- 2002 · Mother Ghost as Skateboarder guy
- 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
- 2000 · At Any Cost as Mike
- 1999 · To Serve and Protect as Matt Carr
- Future · Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde as Fidel Castro
- Future · Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra as Self
- Future · The Razor's Edge as Dante
- 2001 · Mean People Suck as Casey
- Future · Gli Squali as
- 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 · Kill the Czar as
- Future · The Policeman as Babcock