James Franco
Acting
Born: April 19, 1978 (age 48) · Palo Alto, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Spider-Man
2002
Spider-Man 2
2004
Spider-Man 3
2007
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
Alien: Covenant
2017
127 Hours
2010
Sausage Party
2016
This Is the End
2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
The Interview
2014
The Holiday
2006
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Photos (5)
Movies (122)
Spider-Man
Harry Osborn
Spider-Man 3
New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Spider-Man 2
Harry Osborn
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Will Rodman
Alien: Covenant
Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Will Rodman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz
Homefront
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
127 Hours
Aron Ralston
The Holiday
James Franco (uncredited)
Sausage Party
Druggie (voice)
The Little Prince
The Fox (voice)
This Is the End
James Franco
The Interview
Dave Skylark
Why Him?
Laird Mayhew
Knocked Up
Sol (uncredited)
Eat Pray Love
David
The Green Hornet
Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
Pineapple Express
Saul Silver
The Disaster Artist
Tommy / 'Johnny'
The Wicker Man
Bar Guy #1
Lovelace
Hugh Hefner
Milk
Scott Smith
Arctic Dogs
Lemmy (voice)
Date Night
Taste
The Iceman
Marty Freeman
In the Valley of Elah
Sergeant Carnelli
King Cobra
Joe Kerekes
Queen of the Desert
Henry Cadogan
Spring Breakers
Alien
Your Highness
Fabious
Flyboys
Blaine Rawlings
The Great Raid
Captain Prince
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan
Never Been Kissed
Jason
About Cherry
Francis
True Story
Christian Longo
An American Crime
Andy
Nights in Rodanthe
Mark Flanner (uncredited)
Good People
Tom Reed
Kin
Taylor Balik
The Dead Girl
Derek
The Vault
Ed Mass
Whatever It Takes
Chris Campbell
In Dubious Battle
Mac McLeod
Future World
Warlord
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Tomas Eldan
Veronica Mars
James Franco (uncredited)
Palo Alto
Mr. B
Largo Winch: The Price of Money
Ezio Burntwood
The Show
Male Host
City by the Sea
Joey
Third Person
Rick
James Dean
James Dean
Deuces Wild
Tino
The Adderall Diaries
Stephen Elliott
Annapolis
Jake Huard
The Company
Josh
The Institute
Dr. Cairn
Zeroville
Vikar
Wild Horses
Ben Briggs
As I Lay Dying
Darl Bundren
Child of God
Jerry
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
Goat
Mitch
Camille
Silias
The Sound and the Fury
Benjy Compson
Interview
Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
I Am Michael
Michael Glatze
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Dean Silo
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Director
Sonny
Sonny
The Letter
Tyrone
Good Time Max
Max
Love and Distrust
Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Black Dog, Red Dog
Leo
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Conrad
Playtime
The Art Dealer
Actors Anonymous
Jake Lamont
The Labyrinth
Narrator (voice)
High School Lover
Rick Winters
The Color of Time
C.K. Williams (age 40)
Interior. Leather Bar.
James
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Pasamonte
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
Shadows & Lies
William Vincent
Here Comes the Night Time
Man on Phone
Burn Country
Lindsay
Mother Ghost
Skateboarder guy
If Tomorrow Comes
Devin
Hey Joe
Dean Barry
Obituaries
Felix Mitchum
Yosemite
Phil
Maladies
James
The Mad Whale
Edward Fry
The Broken Tower
Hart Crane
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
Don't Come Back from the Moon
Roman Smalley
Killing Animals
Mr. Hurston
Mississippi Requiem
Homer Barron
Pretenders
Maxwell
Two Films, One Legacy
2011
At Any Cost
Mike
Squali
Robert Price
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
Justin Bobby
Richard Peter Johnson
James Franco
A Walk in Winter
Conrad
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
George
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
David Skylark
Memoria
Mr. Wyckoff
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
2009
The Car Kid
2002
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
The Ape
Harry Walker
Sal
Milton Katselas
Blood Heist
Farmer Simon
Caput
2011
Blood Surf
Metalhead Troy
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
James Franco
Fool's Gold
Brent
Future Relic 02
The Searcher
TV Shows (15)
The X-Files
Officer #2 · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
1 eps
30 Rock
James Franco · 1 eps
The Mindy Project
Paul Leotard · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Profiler
Stevie · 1 eps
Pacific Blue
Brian · 1 eps
Freaks and Geeks
Daniel Desario · 18 eps
Angie Tribeca
Sgt. Eddie Pepper · 6 eps
The Deuce
Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino · 25 eps
11.22.63
Jake Epping · 8 eps
Deadbeat
Johnny · 1 eps
The Frame
Will Rodman · 1 eps
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr · 2 eps
Making A Scene With James Franco
30 eps
Self / Appearances (46)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 4 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Marcians
Self - Interviewee · 1 eps
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self · 1 eps
Cultureshock
Self · 1 eps
The Night Before
Self
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Call Me Lucky
Self
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Self · 1 eps
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Mademoiselle C
Self
Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
Self
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Self (segment James Franco)
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Spider-Mania
Self
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Self - Archive Footage
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Self
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
Self
What Is Cinema?
Self
Saturday Night
Self
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
Self
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
Re-Imagining the Goblin
Self
My Journey in Oz
Self
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Self - Narrator (voice)
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Self
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
Erased James Franco
Self
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
Self
Upcoming (5)
Directing (33)
The Deuce
Director
11.22.63
Director
The Disaster Artist
Director
In Dubious Battle
Director
Future World
Director
The Institute
Director
Zeroville
Director
As I Lay Dying
Director
Child of God
Director
The Sound and the Fury
Director
42 One Dream Rush
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
Good Time Max
Director
Black Dog, Red Dog
Director
My Own Private River
Director
Interior. Leather Bar.
Director
Saturday Night
Director
Blood Meridian Test Reel
Director
My Journey in Oz
Director
The Broken Tower
Director
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Director
Pretenders
Director
Birth of a Poet
Director
Tenn
Director
Francophrenia
Director
The Ape
Director
Sal
Director
Herbert White
Director
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
Director
Fool's Gold
Director
The Feast of Stephen
Director
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
Director
DREAM
Director
Writing (17)
Palo Alto
Book
As I Lay Dying
Screenplay
Child of God
Screenplay
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Story
Good Time Max
Writer
Black Dog, Red Dog
Writer
Actors Anonymous
Writer
Yosemite
Book
The Broken Tower
Screenplay
Killing Animals
Novel
Mississippi Requiem
Writer
Birth of a Poet
Writer
The Ape
Writer
Sal
Story
Herbert White
Writer
Fool's Gold
Writer
The Feast of Stephen
Writer
Producing (32)
The Deuce
Executive Producer
11.22.63
Producer
The Interview
Executive Producer
Why Him?
Executive Producer
The Disaster Artist
Producer
King Cobra
Producer
In Dubious Battle
Producer
Future World
Producer
The Adderall Diaries
Producer
The Institute
Executive Producer
Goat
Producer
I Am Michael
Producer
Kink
Producer
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Executive Producer
The Labyrinth
Executive Producer
High School Lover
Executive Producer
The Color of Time
Producer
Interior. Leather Bar.
Producer
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Executive Producer
Yosemite
Executive Producer
My Journey in Oz
Producer
The Broken Tower
Producer
Don't Come Back from the Moon
Producer
Mississippi Requiem
Executive Producer
A Walk in Winter
Executive Producer
The Director
Producer
The Ape
Executive Producer
Sleepaway Slasher
Executive Producer
Blood Surf
Executive Producer
Guests
Executive Producer
Jeffrey
Executive Producer
DREAM
Producer