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).
Known for
The X-Files
Officer #2
Honest Trailers
Cowboy (archive footage)
The Mindy Project
Paul Leotard
Spider-Man
Harry Osborn
30 Rock
James Franco
Spider-Man 3
New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Freaks and Geeks
Daniel Desario
Pacific Blue
Brian
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure
Ezio Burntwood
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Will Rodman
The Deuce
Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
11.22.63
Jake Epping
Alien: Covenant
Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Angie Tribeca
Sgt. Eddie Pepper
Profiler
Eat Pray Love
David
127 Hours
Aron Ralston
Homefront
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
The Disaster Artist
Tommy / "Johnny"
Spider-Man 2
Harry Osborn
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Sausage Party
Druggie (voice)
Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz
Why Him?
Laird Mayhew
The Holiday
James Franco
Date Night
Taste
The Interview
Dave Skylark
Deadbeat
Johnny
SNL Digital Shorts
Pineapple Express
Saul Silver
This Is the End
James Franco
The Little Prince
The Fox (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Himself
The Green Hornet
Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
Kin
Taylor Balik
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan
Lovelace
Hugh Hefner
The Iceman
Marty Freeman
The Night Before
Self
Your Highness
Fabious
The Wicker Man
Bar Guy #1
Flyboys
Blaine Rawlings
Spring Breakers
Alien
An American Crime
Andy
Whatever It Takes
Chris Campbell
Annapolis
Jake Huard
The Show
Male Host
Good People
Tom Reed
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
George
In Dubious Battle
Mac McLeod
The Vault
Ed Mass
In the Valley of Elah
Sergeant Carnelli
The Dead Girl
Derek
About Cherry
Francis
I Am Michael
Michael Glatze
The Sound and the Fury
Benjy Compson
Milk
Scott Smith
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Self
King Cobra
Joe Kerekes
Never Been Kissed
Jason
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
Palo Alto
Mr. B
Future World
Warlord
Call Me Lucky
Self
Arctic Dogs
Lemmy (voice)
The Institute
Dr. Cairn
Goat
Mitch
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
James Dean
James Dean
Interview
Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
True Story
Christian Longo
Third Person
Rick
Zeroville
Vikar
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Conrad
Nights in Rodanthe
Mark Flanner (uncredited)
Camille
Silias
Sonny
Sonny
The Adderall Diaries
Stephen Elliott
The Great Raid
Captain Prince
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Finn (voice)
Obituaries
Felix Mitchum
The Letter
Tyrone
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Director
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
Wild Horses
Ben Briggs
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
Saturday Night
Self
The Color of Time
C.K. Williams (age 40)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Burn Country
Lindsay
The Long Home
Dallas Hardin
Black Dog, Red Dog
Leo
The Company
Josh
Memoria
Mr. Wyckoff
City by the Sea
Joey
Queen of the Desert
Henry Cadogan
Veronica Mars
James Franco (uncredited)
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
Here Comes the Night Time
Man on Phone
Mississippi Requiem
Homer Barron
Love and Distrust
Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Blind Spot
Danny
Actors Anonymous
Jake Lamont
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
14 Actors Acting
Self
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Self
Dumpster Diving
El Diablo
The Labyrinth
Narrator (voice)
Toad
A Walk in Winter
Conrad
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Pasamonte
High School Lover
Rick Winters
Yosemite
Phil
Shadows & Lies
William Vincent
As I Lay Dying
Darl Bundren
Blood Surf
Metalhead Troy
Mother Ghost
Skateboarder guy
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Self - Archive Footage
Pretenders
Maxwell
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Good Time Max
Max
What Is Cinema?
Self
Don't Come Back from the Moon
Roman Smalley
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Self
The Mad Whale
The Razor's Edge
Dante
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Self - Narrator (voice)
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self (archive footage)
At Any Cost
Mike
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
David Skylark
Hey Joe
Dean Barry
Maladies
James
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde
Fidel Castro
Interior. Leather Bar.
James
Deuces Wild
Tino
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Tomas Eldan
The Broken Tower
Hart Crane
If Tomorrow Comes
Devin
The Ape
Harry Walker
Bunny-Man
Austin Boyd
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Dean Silo
Sal
Milton Katselas
Killing Animals
Mr. Hurston
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
Justin Bobby
The Policeman
Babcock
Spider-Mania
Self
The Car Kid
Squali
Mademoiselle C
Self
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
Himself
The Caged Pillows
David D-R+
Child of God
Jerry
Future Relic 02
The Searcher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Me, You
The Daily Show
Self
Richard Peter Johnson
James Franco
Playtime
The Art Dealer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Fool's Gold
Brent
Grasshopper
Travis
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
James Franco (Image Only)
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
Erased James Franco
Self
Caput
Kill the Czar
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
Self
Some Body
Apartment Guy #3
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
Blood Heist
Farmer Simon
Mean People Suck
Casey
Conan
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Colbert Report
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host / Various
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Masculinity & Me
Hot Ones
Self
The Tony Danza Show
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Early Show
Self
The Frame
Will Rodman
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self