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 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).

Cast

New Goblin / Harry Osborn

Pineapple Express

Self (uncredited)

Never Been Kissed

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

In the Valley of Elah

Sergeant Carnelli

Tristan & Isolde

An American Crime

Blaine Rawlings

City by the Sea

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Whatever It Takes

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special

William Vincent

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Love and Distrust

Travis (segment "Grasshopper")

Oz the Great and Powerful

The Broken Tower

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

Mean People Suck

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Self - Narrator (voice)

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Skateboarder guy

Nights in Rodanthe

Mark Flanner (uncredited)

Spring Breakers

This Is the End

Interior. Leather Bar.

Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

Erased James Franco

The Color of Time

C.K. Williams (age 40)

Milton Katselas

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

Druggie (voice)

Christian Longo

Every Thing Will Be Fine

James Franco (uncredited)

Alien: Covenant

Jacob Branson (uncredited)

The Adderall Diaries

Stephen Elliott

Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde

The Sound and the Fury

Queen of the Desert

Dumpster Diving

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

(archive footage)

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

Golden State Killer

In Dubious Battle

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

Future Relic 02

The Night Before

The Disaster Artist

Tommy / 'Johnny'

The Razor's Edge

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

The Caged Pillows

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

The Green Hornet

Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

The Little Prince

The Fox (voice)

Actors Anonymous

Richard Peter Johnson

Black Dog, Red Dog

Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

Apartment Guy #3

Masculinity & Me

Narrator (voice)

A Walk in Winter

Mississippi Requiem

You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

Killing Animals

Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")

High School Lover

James Franco (uncredited)

Don't Come Back from the Moon

To Serve and Protect

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

What Is Cinema?

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show

If Tomorrow Comes

Here Comes the Night Time

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

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra

Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)

James Franco (Image Only)

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

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

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

Self - Archive Footage

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

Seth Rogen & James Franco Bound 3

Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott

Donald 'Don' Foster

Love Meets in the Sunshine

Crew

Birth of a Poet

Director, Writer

Director, Writer

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

The Broken Tower

Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor

Blood Meridian Test Reel

The Feast of Stephen

Writer, Director

Director, Screenplay

Director, Screenplay

Interior. Leather Bar.

Director, Producer, Director of Photography

Hart Crane: An Exegesis

The Color of Time

Director, Story

Director, Writer

The Sound and the Fury

Director, Writer

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Executive Producer

Book, Presenter

In Dubious Battle

Director, Producer

Executive Producer

Director, Writer

The Disaster Artist

Director, Producer

Executive Producer

The Adderall Diaries

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

Story, Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Actors Anonymous

Director, Producer

Killing Animals

The Clerk's Tale

Director, Screenplay

Black Dog, Red Dog

Director, Writer

Executive Producer, Book

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

Executive Producer

Masculinity & Me

Director, Writer

Executive Producer

A Walk in Winter

Executive Producer

Mississippi Requiem

Writer, Executive Producer

Director, Executive Producer

High School Lover

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Director, Producer

42 One Dream Rush

My Own Private River

Editor, Director

Don't Come Back from the Moon

Executive Producer

I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel

Sleepaway Slasher

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

Metamorphosis: Junior Year

Executive Producer

Writer, Director