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  • BIRTH 19/04/1978
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 96
  • DIRECTOR 18
  • SCRIPT 9
  • PRODUCTION 23

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).

James Franco

Shows (17)

The X-Files
The X-Files
Officer #2
11.22.63
11.22.63
Jake Epping
The Deuce
The Deuce
Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks
Daniel Desario
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
Paul Leotard
30 Rock
30 Rock
James Franco
Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca
Sgt. Eddie Pepper
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue
Brian
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Himself / Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Deadbeat
Deadbeat
Johnny
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self

Movies (96)

Largo Winch: Le prix de l'argent
Largo Winch: Le prix de l'argent
Ezio Burntwood
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Harry Osborn
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
Harry Osborn
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Will Rodman
127 Hours
127 Hours
Aron Ralston
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz
The Interview
The Interview
Dave Skylark
Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
David
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
Druggie (voice)
Homefront
Homefront
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Why Him?
Why Him?
Laird Mayhew
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
This Is the End
This Is the End
James Franco
The Night Before
The Night Before
Self
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
The Fox (voice)
Spring Breakers
Spring Breakers
Alien
Date Night
Date Night
Taste
Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express
Saul Silver
Kin
Kin
Taylor Balik
The Iceman
The Iceman
Marty Freeman
Milk
Milk
Scott Smith
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist
Tommy / "Johnny"
Future World
Future World
Warlord
Flyboys
Flyboys
Blaine Rawlings
Never Been Kissed
Never Been Kissed
Jason
Your Highness
Your Highness
Fabious
True Story
True Story
Christian Longo
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Capt. Jacob Branson
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
Sergeant Carnelli
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan
About Cherry
About Cherry
Francis
Lovelace
Lovelace
Hugh Hefner
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle
Mac McLeod
Third Person
Third Person
Rick
Good People
Good People
Tom Reed
An American Crime
An American Crime
Andy
Annapolis
Annapolis
Jake Huard
The Great Raid
The Great Raid
Captain Prince
The Vault
The Vault
Ed Mass
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Mr. B
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Finn (voice)
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
Henry Cadogan
Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes
Chris Campbell
The Color of Time
The Color of Time
C.K. Williams (age 40)
City by the Sea
City by the Sea
Joey
Good Time Max
Good Time Max
Max
King Cobra
King Cobra
Joe Kerekes
Howl
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
Goat
Goat
Mitch
I Am Michael
I Am Michael
Michael Glatze
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Director
Wild Horses
Wild Horses
Ben Briggs
Child of God
Child of God
Jerry
Shadows & Lies
Shadows & Lies
William Vincent
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
Darl Bundren
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Tomas Eldan
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Self
Yosemite
Yosemite
Phil
The Institute
The Institute
Dr. Cairn
Burn Country
Burn Country
Lindsay
Some Body
Some Body
Apartment Guy #3
Pretenders
Pretenders
Maxwell
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
Benjy Compson
Call Me Lucky
Call Me Lucky
Self
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
High School Lover
High School Lover
Rick Winters
Mississippi Requiem
Mississippi Requiem
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Maladies
Maladies
James
Sal
Sal
Milton Katselas
The Dead Girl
The Dead Girl
Derek
Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild
Tino
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Conrad
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
George
James Dean
James Dean
James Dean
The Long Home
The Long Home
Dallas Hardin
Zeroville
Zeroville
Vikar
Love and Distrust
Love and Distrust
Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Adderall Diaries
The Adderall Diaries
Stephen Elliott
The Show
The Show
Male Host
Memoria
Memoria
Mr. Wyckoff
The Company
The Company
Josh
Sal
Sal
Milton Katselas
Sonny
Sonny
Sonny
Erased James Franco
Erased James Franco
Self
The Mad Whale
The Mad Whale
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
Arctic Dogs
Arctic Dogs
Lemmy (voice)
Interior. Leather Bar.
Interior. Leather Bar.
James
The Ape
The Ape
Harry Walker
Mademoiselle C
Mademoiselle C
Self
Interview
Interview
Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower
Hart Crane

Director (18)

11.22.63
11.22.63
(1 episode)
The Deuce
The Deuce
(2 episodes)
Future World
Future World
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle
Good Time Max
Good Time Max
Zeroville
Zeroville
Sal
Sal
Sal
Sal
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
The Ape
The Ape
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
The Institute
The Institute
Child of God
Child of God
Pretenders
Pretenders
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower
Interior. Leather Bar.
Interior. Leather Bar.
The Long Home
The Long Home

Script (9)

Good Time Max
Good Time Max
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
Child of God
Child of God
Sal
Sal
Sal
Sal
The Ape
The Ape
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Mississippi Requiem
Mississippi Requiem
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower

Production (23)

The Interview
The Interview
Why Him?
Why Him?
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist
Future World
Future World
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle
Goat
Goat
King Cobra
King Cobra
The Color of Time
The Color of Time
I Am Michael
I Am Michael
The Adderall Diaries
The Adderall Diaries
The Ape
The Ape
The Director
The Director
Yosemite
Yosemite
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
High School Lover
High School Lover
The Institute
The Institute
Mississippi Requiem
Mississippi Requiem
Kink
Kink
Interior. Leather Bar.
Interior. Leather Bar.
The Broken Tower
The Broken Tower
Rio
Rio
Rio
Rio
Rio
Rio