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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 (2002β2007), 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 Danielβ¦
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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 (2002β2007), 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 (1999β2000), 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 (2009β2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017β2019).
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BODY OF WORK
James Franco's Filmography
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John Rambo
Confession
as Vladimir
Foster
as Donald 'Don' Foster
Squali
as Robert Price
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Hey Joe
as Dean Barry
Largo Winch: The Price of Money
as Ezio Burntwood
Arctic Dogs
as Lemmy (voice)
Pretenders
as Maxwell
Zeroville
as Vikar
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Kin
as Taylor Balik
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
Future World
as Warlord
Mississippi Requiem
as Homer Barron
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
as Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage
The Show
as Male Host
The Vault
as Ed Mass
No Poster
Dumpster Diving
as El Diablo
Blood Heist
as Farmer Simon
Don't Come Back from the Moon
as Roman Smalley
The Mad Whale
as Edward Fry
Alien: Covenant
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
The Disaster Artist
as Tommy / 'Johnny'
Actors Anonymous
as Jake Lamont
The Institute
as Dr. Cairn
High School Lover
as Rick Winters
Why Him?
as Laird Mayhew
The Labyrinth
as Narrator (voice)
Blood Surf
as Metalhead Troy
King Cobra
as Joe Kerekes
In Dubious Battle
as Mac McLeod
Goat
as Mitch
Sausage Party
as Druggie (voice)
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
as Director
No Poster
The Caged Pillows
as David D-R+
Burn Country
as Lindsay
The Adderall Diaries
as Stephen Elliott
Memoria
as Mr. Wyckoff
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
Yosemite
as Phil
Richard Peter Johnson
as James Franco
The Night Before
as Self
A Walk in Winter
as Conrad
The Sound and the Fury
as Benjy Compson
Queen of the Desert
as Henry Cadogan
Call Me Lucky
as Self
The Little Prince
as The Fox (voice)
Black Dog, Red Dog
as Leo
Wild Horses
as Ben Briggs
Killing Animals
as Mr. Hurston
True Story
as Christian Longo
Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Tomas Eldan
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
as Conrad
I Am Michael
as Michael Glatze
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as Pasamonte
The Interview
as Dave Skylark
Future Relic 02
as The Searcher
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
as George
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
as David Skylark
Good People
as Tom Reed
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman
Third Person
as Rick
Obituaries
as Felix Mitchum
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
as Self
Palo Alto
as Mr. B
Child of God
as Jerry
Veronica Mars
as James Franco (uncredited)
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
as James Franco
Homefront
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Playtime
as The Art Dealer
Sal
as Milton Katselas
As I Lay Dying
as Darl Bundren
Interior. Leather Bar.
as James
Here Comes the Night Time
as Man on Phone
Mademoiselle C
as Self
What Is Cinema?
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
as Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as Self (segment James Franco)
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Lovelace
as Hugh Hefner
No Poster
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
as Self
This Is the End
as James Franco
My Journey in Oz
as Self
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Oz
Spring Breakers
as Alien
The Color of Time
as C.K. Williams (age 40)
The Letter
as Tyrone
The Iceman
as Marty Freeman
Maladies
as James
Marina AbramoviΔ: The Artist Is Present
as Self
The Broken Tower
as Hart Crane
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
as Self
About Cherry
as Francis
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman
Caput
Your Highness
as Fabious
Two Films, One Legacy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
127 Hours: An extraordinary view
as Self - interviewed guest
The Green Hornet
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
127 Hours
as Aron Ralston
Howl
as Allen Ginsberg
No Poster
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
as James Franco (Image Only)
Love and Distrust
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Eat Pray Love
as David
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
No Poster
Masculinity & Me
Saturday Night
as Self
Shadows & Lies
as William Vincent
Date Night
as Taste
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
Erased James Franco
as Self
Milk
as Scott Smith
Good Time Max
as Max
Nights in Rodanthe
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
Pineapple Express
as Saul Silver
Camille
as Silias
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
as Justin Bobby
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
as Self
Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
as Self
Re-Imagining the Goblin
as Self
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
as Self
In the Valley of Elah
as Sergeant Carnelli
An American Crime
as Andy
Interview
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
Knocked Up
as Sol (uncredited)
Spider-Man 3
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
as Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Dean Silo
The Dead Girl
as Derek
No Poster
Grasshopper
as Travis
Flyboys
as Blaine Rawlings
The Wicker Man
as Bar Guy #1
Tristan & Isolde
as Tristan
Annapolis
as Jake Huard
The Great Raid
as Captain Prince
The Ape
as Harry Walker
Fool's Gold
as Brent
Spider-Man 2
as Harry Osborn
The Company
as Josh
No Poster
Blind Spot
as Danny
Sonny
as Sonny
City by the Sea
as Joey
Mother Ghost
as Skateboarder guy
No Poster
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
The Car Kid
Deuces Wild
as Tino
Spider-Man
as Harry Osborn
Spider-Mania
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
as Self
James Dean
as James Dean
No Poster
Some Body
as Apartment Guy #3
No Poster
Mean People Suck
as Casey
At Any Cost
as Mike
Whatever It Takes
as Chris Campbell
If Tomorrow Comes
as Devin
Never Been Kissed
as Jason
To Serve and Protect
as Matt Carr
No Poster
The Long Home
as Dallas Hardin
No Poster
Runaway
No Poster
Love Meets in the Sunshine
as Jacob
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Finn (voice)
No Poster
Castro's Daughter
as Fidel Castro
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: A Life on Screen
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Something's In There
The Razor's Edge
as Dante
Bunny-Man
as Austin Boyd
Toad
No Poster
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
as Self
No Poster
Kill the Czar
No Poster
Golden State Killer
No Poster
Making A Scene
as Himself