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