James Franco

Biography

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).

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The X-Files

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Conan

The Colbert Report

All Movies (164)

• John Rambo2027
• Bunny-Man2026 · as Austin Boyd
• Squali2025 · as Robert Price
• Hey Joe2024 · as Dean Barry
• Largo Winch: The Price of Money2024 · as Ezio Burntwood
• Arctic Dogs2019 · as Lemmy (voice)
• Pretenders2019 · as Maxwell
• Zeroville2019 · as Vikar
• Don't Come Back from the Moon2019 · as Roman Smalley
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018 · as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
• Kin2018 · as Taylor Balik
• Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary2018 · as Self
• Future World2018 · as Warlord
• Mississippi Requiem2018 · as Homer Barron
• Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster2018 · as Self
• Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine2017 · as Self - Archive Footage
• The Show2017 · as Male Host
• The Vault2017 · as Ed Mass
• Dumpster Diving2017 · as El Diablo
• Blood Heist2017 · as Farmer Simon
• The Mad Whale2017 · as Edward Fry
• Alien: Covenant2017 · as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
• The Disaster Artist2017 · as Tommy / 'Johnny'
• Actors Anonymous2017 · as Jake Lamont
• The Institute2017 · as Dr. Cairn
• High School Lover2017 · as Rick Winters
• Why Him?2016 · as Laird Mayhew
• The Labyrinth2016 · as Narrator (voice)
• Blood Surf2016 · as Metalhead Troy
• King Cobra2016 · as Joe Kerekes
• In Dubious Battle2016 · as Mac McLeod
• Goat2016 · as Mitch
• Sausage Party2016 · as Druggie (voice)
• Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?2016 · as Director
• The Caged Pillows2016 · as David D-R+
• Burn Country2016 · as Lindsay
• The Adderall Diaries2016 · as Stephen Elliott
• Memoria2016 · as Mr. Wyckoff
• The 4%: Film's Gender Problem2016 · as Self
• Yosemite2016 · as Phil
• Richard Peter Johnson2015 · as James Franco
• The Night Before2015 · as Self
• A Walk in Winter2015 · as Conrad
• The Sound and the Fury2015 · as Benjy Compson
• Queen of the Desert2015 · as Henry Cadogan
• Call Me Lucky2015 · as Self
• The Little Prince2015 · as The Fox (voice)
• Black Dog, Red Dog2015 · as Leo
• Wild Horses2015 · as Ben Briggs
• Killing Animals2015 · as Mr. Hurston
• True Story2015 · as Christian Longo
• Every Thing Will Be Fine2015 · as Tomas Eldan
• The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards2015 · as Conrad
• I Am Michael2015 · as Michael Glatze
• Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha2015 · as Pasamonte
• The Interview2014 · as Dave Skylark
• Future Relic 022014 · as The Searcher
• National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men2014 · as George
• Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special2014 · as David Skylark
• Good People2014 · as Tom Reed
• Third Person2014 · as Rick
• Obituaries2014 · as Felix Mitchum
• Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto2014 · as Self
• Palo Alto2014 · as Mr. B
• Child of God2014 · as Jerry
• Veronica Mars2014 · as James Franco (uncredited)
• Homefront2013 · as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
• Playtime2013 · as The Art Dealer
• Sal2013 · as Milton Katselas
• As I Lay Dying2013 · as Darl Bundren
• Interior. Leather Bar.2013 · as James
• Here Comes the Night Time2013 · as Man on Phone
• Mademoiselle C2013 · as Self
• What Is Cinema?2013 · as Self
• Comedy Central Roast of James Franco2013 · as Self
• A Fuller Life2013 · as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
• Venice 70: Future Reloaded2013 · as Self (segment James Franco)
• Lovelace2013 · as Hugh Hefner
• Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show2013 · as Self
• This Is the End2013 · as James Franco
• My Journey in Oz2013 · as Self
• Oz the Great and Powerful2013 · as Oz
• Spring Breakers2013 · as Alien
• The Color of Time2012 · as C.K. Williams (age 40)
• The Letter2012 · as Tyrone
• The Iceman2012 · as Marty Freeman
• Maladies2012 · as James
• Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present2012 · as Self
• The Broken Tower2012 · as Hart Crane
• Hart Crane: An Exegesis2012 · as Self
• About Cherry2012 · as Francis
• Eames: The Architect and the Painter2011 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011 · as Will Rodman
• Caput2011
• Your Highness2011 · as Fabious
• Two Films, One Legacy2011
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'102011
• The Green Hornet2011 · as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
• 127 Hours2010 · as Aron Ralston
• Howl2010 · as Allen Ginsberg
• Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)2010 · as James Franco (Image Only)
• Love and Distrust2010 · as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
• Eat Pray Love2010 · as David
• With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story2010 · as Self
• Masculinity & Me2010
• Saturday Night2010 · as Self
• Shadows & Lies2010 · as William Vincent
• Date Night2010 · as Taste
• SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas2009 · as (archive footage)
• The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco2009
• Erased James Franco2009 · as Self
• Milk2008 · as Scott Smith
• Good Time Max2008 · as Max
• Nights in Rodanthe2008 · as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
• Pineapple Express2008 · as Saul Silver
• Camille2008 · as Silias
• The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis2007 · as Justin Bobby
• In the Valley of Elah2007 · as Sergeant Carnelli
• An American Crime2007 · as Andy
• Interview2007 · as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
• Knocked Up2007 · as Sol (uncredited)
• Spider-Man 32007 · as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
• Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee2007 · as Dean Silo
• The Holiday2006 · as James Franco (uncredited)
• The Dead Girl2006 · as Derek
• Grasshopper2006 · as Travis
• Flyboys2006 · as Blaine Rawlings
• The Wicker Man2006 · as Bar Guy #1
• Tristan & Isolde2006 · as Tristan
• Annapolis2006 · as Jake Huard
• The Great Raid2005 · as Captain Prince
• The Ape2005 · as Harry Walker
• Fool's Gold2005 · as Brent
• Spider-Man 22004 · as Harry Osborn
• The Company2003 · as Josh
• Blind Spot2003 · as Danny
• Sonny2002 · as Sonny
• City by the Sea2002 · as Joey
• Mother Ghost2002 · as Skateboarder guy
• You Always Stalk the Ones You Love2002
• The Car Kid2002
• Deuces Wild2002 · as Tino
• Spider-Man2002 · as Harry Osborn
• Spider-Mania2002 · as Self
• Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'2002 · as Self
• James Dean2001 · as James Dean
• Some Body2001 · as Apartment Guy #3
• Mean People Suck2001 · as Casey
• At Any Cost2000 · as Mike
• Whatever It Takes2000 · as Chris Campbell
• If Tomorrow Comes2000 · as Devin
• Never Been Kissed1999 · as Jason
• To Serve and Protect1999 · as Matt Carr
• Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin— · as Finn (voice)
• Castro's Daughter— · as Fidel Castro
• Golden State Killer—
• The Long Home— · as Dallas Hardin
• The Razor's Edge— · as Dante
• Kill the Czar—
• Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra— · as Self
• Toad—
• Foster— · as Donald 'Don' Foster
• Love Meets in the Sunshine— · as Jacob
• Something's In There—

All TV Shows (33)

• Cultureshock2018 · as Self
• Marcians2017 · as Self - Interviewee
• The Deuce2017 · as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
• 11.22.632016 · as Jake Epping
• Angie Tribeca2016 · as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Deadbeat2014 · as Johnny
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Frame2013 · as Will Rodman
• The Mindy Project2012 · as Paul Leotard
• Hamish and Andy's Gap Year2011 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis2008 · as Self
• 30 Rock2006 · as James Franco
• The Colbert Report2005
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Freaks and Geeks1999 · as Daniel Desario
• To Serve and Protect1999 · as Matt Carr
• Profiler1996 · as Stevie
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Pacific Blue1996 · as Brian
• The X-Files1993 · as Officer #2
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host