
Cast
James Franco
Acting
Cast
James Franco
Known for
Acting
Born
1978-04-19
From
Palo Alto, California, USA
Also known as James Edward Franco
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).

Spider-Man
as Harry Osborn

Spider-Man 3
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn

Alien: Covenant
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman

Spider-Man 2
as Harry Osborn

Homefront
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

Sausage Party
as Druggie (voice)

The Interview
as Dave Skylark

This Is the End
as James Franco

The Holiday
as James Franco (uncredited)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

Eat Pray Love
as David

Oz the Great and Powerful
as Oz

127 Hours
as Aron Ralston

Lovelace
as Hugh Hefner

Pineapple Express
as Saul Silver

Why Him?
as Laird Mayhew

Knocked Up
as Sol (uncredited)

Spring Breakers
as Alien

The Little Prince
as The Fox (voice)

Annapolis
as Jake Huard

The Green Hornet
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

Date Night
as Taste

The Iceman
as Marty Freeman

Milk
as Scott Smith

The Wicker Man
as Bar Guy #1

About Cherry
as Francis

Flyboys
as Blaine Rawlings

In Dubious Battle
as Mac McLeod

Never Been Kissed
as Jason

Your Highness
as Fabious

Tristan & Isolde
as Tristan

The Great Raid
as Captain Prince

An American Crime
as Andy

King Cobra
as Joe Kerekes

Whatever It Takes
as Chris Campbell

The Night Before
as Self

Palo Alto
as Mr. B

Zeroville
as Vikar

The Disaster Artist
as Tommy / 'Johnny'

True Story
as Christian Longo

Largo Winch: The Price of Money
as Ezio Burntwood

Good People
as Tom Reed

Kin
as Taylor Balik

Future World
as Warlord

Deuces Wild
as Tino

Arctic Dogs
as Lemmy (voice)

City by the Sea
as Joey

In the Valley of Elah
as Sergeant Carnelli

The Institute
as Dr. Cairn

Veronica Mars
as James Franco (uncredited)

Nights in Rodanthe
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)

James Dean
as James Dean

Third Person
as Rick

The Show
as Male Host

Love and Distrust
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")

The Adderall Diaries
as Stephen Elliott

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self

The Long Home
as Dallas Hardin

The Vault
as Ed Mass

Queen of the Desert
as Henry Cadogan

I Am Michael
as Michael Glatze

The Company
as Josh

The Dead Girl
as Derek

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Finn (voice)

Goat
as Mitch

The Sound and the Fury
as Benjy Compson

Interview
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

Howl
as Allen Ginsberg

Sonny
as Sonny

Wild Horses
as Ben Briggs

The Letter
as Tyrone

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as Self (segment James Franco)

Blood Surf
as Metalhead Troy

John Rambo

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
as Self

Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Tomas Eldan

Mademoiselle C
as Self

Call Me Lucky
as Self

Camille
as Silias

Dumpster Diving
as El Diablo

Actors Anonymous
as Jake Lamont

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
as Conrad

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as Pasamonte

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Dean Silo

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)

As I Lay Dying
as Darl Bundren

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
as Self

Saturday Night
as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self

Bunny-Man
as Austin Boyd

Child of God
as Jerry

Some Body
as Apartment Guy #3

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
as Director

Black Dog, Red Dog
as Leo

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
as Self

Spider-Mania
as Self

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self

Pretenders
as Maxwell

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self

The Broken Tower
as Hart Crane

Shadows & Lies
as William Vincent

Sal
as Milton Katselas

Mother Ghost
as Skateboarder guy

Hey Joe
as Dean Barry

A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")

Good Time Max
as Max

The Car Kid

Memoria
as Mr. Wyckoff

High School Lover
as Rick Winters

Kill the Czar

What Is Cinema?
as Self

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage

Toad

Blind Spot
as Danny

Squali
as Robert Price

The Labyrinth
as Narrator (voice)

Interior. Leather Bar.
as James

The Mad Whale
as Edward Fry

Here Comes the Night Time
as Man on Phone

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
as David Skylark

Playtime
as The Art Dealer

Maladies
as James

Mississippi Requiem
as Homer Barron

Castro's Daughter
as Fidel Castro

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
as Justin Bobby

Golden State Killer

Masculinity & Me

Burn Country
as Lindsay

The Color of Time
as C.K. Williams (age 40)

Caput

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
as Self

To Serve and Protect
as Matt Carr

The Caged Pillows
as David D-R+

Love Meets in the Sunshine
as Jacob

Obituaries
as Felix Mitchum

Don't Come Back from the Moon
as Roman Smalley

You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

At Any Cost
as Mike

Yosemite
as Phil

A Walk in Winter
as Conrad

Eames: The Architect and the Painter
as Self - Narrator (voice)

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
as George

Killing Animals
as Mr. Hurston

The Razor's Edge
as Dante

Mean People Suck
as Casey

Richard Peter Johnson
as James Franco

Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
as Self

Foster
as Donald 'Don' Foster

Grasshopper
as Travis

Fool's Gold
as Brent

The Ape
as Harry Walker

If Tomorrow Comes
as Devin

Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
as Self

My Journey in Oz
as Self

Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
as James Franco (Image Only)

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

Hart Crane: An Exegesis
as Self

Blood Heist
as Farmer Simon

Two Films, One Legacy

Something's In There

Future Relic 02
as The Searcher

Erased James Franco
as Self