James Franco

James Franco

Date of Birth:

Apr 19, 1978

Place of Birth:

Palo Alto, California, USA

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).

filmography:

A Walk in Winter A Walk in Winter

2015

The Vault The Vault

2017

Kill the Czar Kill the Czar

1970

The Labyrinth The Labyrinth

2017

Masculinity & Me Masculinity & Me

2010

Interview Interview

2007

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

2007

Some Body Some Body

2001

Mississippi Requiem Mississippi Requiem

2018

The Institute The Institute

2017

The Holiday The Holiday

2006

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

2017

Don't Come Back from the Moon Don't Come Back from the Moon

2019

High School Lover High School Lover

2017

Pretenders Pretenders

2019

You Always Stalk the Ones You Love You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

2002

The Long Home The Long Home

2021

A Fuller Life A Fuller Life

2013

Deuces Wild Deuces Wild

2002

Arctic Dogs Arctic Dogs

2019

Why Him? Why Him?

2016

Goat Goat

2016

The Caged Pillows The Caged Pillows

2016

King Cobra King Cobra

2016

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

2015

Sausage Party Sausage Party

2016

The Car Kid The Car Kid

2002

Burn Country Burn Country

2016

Obituaries Obituaries

2014

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016

Kin Kin

2018

Future World Future World

2018

Killing Animals Killing Animals

2015

The Mad Whale The Mad Whale

2017

Actors Anonymous Actors Anonymous

2017

The Green Hornet The Green Hornet

2011

At Any Cost At Any Cost

2000

Richard Peter Johnson Richard Peter Johnson

2015

Blood Heist Blood Heist

2017

To Serve and Protect To Serve and Protect

1999

Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde

1970

Caput Caput

2011

Fool's Gold Fool's Gold

2005

Alien: Covenant Alien: Covenant

2017

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

Nights in Rodanthe Nights in Rodanthe

2008

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

Hart Crane: An Exegesis Hart Crane: An Exegesis

2012

Me, You Me, You

1970

The Wicker Man The Wicker Man

2006

The Policeman The Policeman

1970

Bunny-Man Bunny-Man

1970

Bound 3 Bound 3

2013

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

2009

Dumpster Diving Dumpster Diving

1970

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

2024

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

2015

Hey Joe Hey Joe

1970

Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin

1970

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special

2014

What Is Cinema? What Is Cinema?

2013

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

2009

Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show

2013

14 Actors Acting 14 Actors Acting

2010

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto

2014

Playtime Playtime

2013

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

If Tomorrow Comes If Tomorrow Comes

2000

The Show The Show

2017

Spider-Mania Spider-Mania

2002

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

2012

Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra

1970

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

2002

Mademoiselle C Mademoiselle C

2013

Here Comes the Night Time Here Comes the Night Time

2013

Blood Surf Blood Surf

2016

Blind Spot Blind Spot

2003

Grasshopper Grasshopper

2006

Howl Howl

2010

Shadows & Lies Shadows & Lies

2010

Love and Distrust Love and Distrust

2010

Whatever It Takes Whatever It Takes

2000

The Ape The Ape

2005

127 Hours 127 Hours

2010

Eat Pray Love Eat Pray Love

2010

Your Highness Your Highness

2011

Oz the Great and Powerful Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

The Iceman The Iceman

2012

About Cherry About Cherry

2012

Lovelace Lovelace

2013

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010

Eames: The Architect and the Painter Eames: The Architect and the Painter

2011

Mean People Suck Mean People Suck

2001

The Company The Company

2003

The Broken Tower The Broken Tower

2012

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

2007

Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Good Time Max Good Time Max

2008

Knocked Up Knocked Up

2007

Camille Camille

2008

In the Valley of Elah In the Valley of Elah

2007

Pineapple Express Pineapple Express

2008

James Dean James Dean

2001

Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2

2004

Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3

2007

Milk Milk

2008

Tristan & Isolde Tristan & Isolde

2006

Flyboys Flyboys

2006

The Dead Girl The Dead Girl

2006

Date Night Date Night

2010

The Great Raid The Great Raid

2005

City by the Sea City by the Sea

2002

Sonny Sonny

2002

An American Crime An American Crime

2007

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

2016

Annapolis Annapolis

2006

Mother Ghost Mother Ghost

2002

Spring Breakers Spring Breakers

2013

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

2013

The Interview The Interview

2014

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

2014

Saturday Night Saturday Night

2010

Memoria Memoria

2016

Queen of the Desert Queen of the Desert

2015

I Am Michael I Am Michael

2015

Yosemite Yosemite

2016

Never Been Kissed Never Been Kissed

1999

The Little Prince The Little Prince

2015

The Night Before The Night Before

2015

Call Me Lucky Call Me Lucky

2015

The Disaster Artist The Disaster Artist

2017

Future Relic 02 Future Relic 02

2014

The Adderall Diaries The Adderall Diaries

2016

In Dubious Battle In Dubious Battle

2016

Zeroville Zeroville

2019

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

2015

The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury

2015

Black Dog, Red Dog Black Dog, Red Dog

2015

Palo Alto Palo Alto

2014

Third Person Third Person

2013

Maladies Maladies

2012

Interior. Leather Bar. Interior. Leather Bar.

2013

As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying

2013

The Letter The Letter

2012

This Is the End This Is the End

2013

Child of God Child of God

2014

Homefront Homefront

2013

Erased James Franco Erased James Franco

2009

Veronica Mars Veronica Mars

2014

Good People Good People

2014

Wild Horses Wild Horses

2015

Every Thing Will Be Fine Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015

True Story True Story

2015

The Color of Time The Color of Time

2012

Sal Sal

2013

Spider-Man Spider-Man

2002

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