James Franco
Born in Palo Alto, California, USA — Apr 19 1978
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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…
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The X-Files
Officer #2
30 Rock
James Franco
The Mindy Project
Paul Leotard
Profiler
Stevie
Pacific Blue
Brian
Spider-Man
Harry Osborn
Angie Tribeca
Sgt. Eddie Pepper
Spider-Man 3
New Goblin / Harry Osborn
The Deuce
Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
Freaks and Geeks
Daniel Desario
11.22.63
Jake Epping
Alien: Covenant
Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Spider-Man 2
Harry Osborn
Homefront
Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Will Rodman
The Holiday
James Franco (uncredited)
This Is the End
James Franco
The Interview
Dave Skylark
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
127 Hours
Aron Ralston
Kin
Taylor Balik
Milk
Scott Smith
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz
The Green Hornet
Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
Knocked Up
Self (uncredited)
Sausage Party
Druggie (voice)
The Disaster Artist
Tommy / 'Johnny'
Lovelace
Hugh Hefner
Tristan & Isolde
Tristan
Eat Pray Love
David
Why Him?
Laird Mayhew
Date Night
Taste
The Iceman
Marty Freeman
Deadbeat
Johnny
Pineapple Express
Saul Silver
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Self
The Little Prince
The Fox (voice)
Palo Alto
Mr. B
King Cobra
Joe Kerekes
Never Been Kissed
Jason
Your Highness
Fabious
Good People
Tom Reed
Spring Breakers
Alien
The Great Raid
Captain Prince
Camille
Silias
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure
Ezio Burntwood
In the Valley of Elah
Sergeant Carnelli
The Wicker Man
Bar Guy #1
Kink
Production
Future World
Warlord
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Pasamonte
True Story
Christian Longo
Whatever It Takes
Chris Campbell
Third Person
Rick
Zeroville
Vikar
The Night Before
Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Self (segment James Franco)
Deuces Wild
Tino
An American Crime
Andy
Annapolis
Jake Huard
City by the Sea
Joey
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Finn (voice)
Arctic Dogs
Lemmy (voice)
Flyboys
Blaine Rawlings
The Long Home
Dallas Hardin
James Dean
James Dean
About Cherry
Francis
In Dubious Battle
Mac McLeod
Goat
Mitch
I Am Michael
Michael Glatze
The Show
Male Host
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Veronica Mars
James Franco (uncredited)
The Dead Girl
Derek
What Is Cinema?
Self
Howl
Allen Ginsberg
Obituaries
Felix Mitchum
The Vault
Ed Mass
Love and Distrust
Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Nights in Rodanthe
Mark Flanner (uncredited)
Actors Anonymous
Jake Lamont
Bukowski
Writing
The Institute
Dr. Cairn
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
As I Lay Dying
Darl Bundren
The Company
Josh
Interview
Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
The Adderall Diaries
Stephen Elliott
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Conrad
Sonny
Sonny
High School Lover
Rick Winters
The Letter
Tyrone
Wild Horses
Ben Briggs
Shadows & Lies
William Vincent
Sal
Milton Katselas
Pretenders
Maxwell
Good Time Max
Max
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Tomas Eldan
Mademoiselle C
Self
42 One Dream Rush
Directing
Mother Ghost
Skateboarder guy
The Labyrinth
Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Queen of the Desert
Henry Cadogan
The Mad Whale
Edward Fry
Toad
Alien: Covenant - Master Class: Ridley Scott
Self
Child of God
Jerry
Burn Country
Lindsay
Black Dog, Red Dog
Leo
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Self
Yosemite
Phil
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Self - Archive Footage
The Broken Tower
Hart Crane
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
Tenn
Directing
Blind Spot
Danny
Blood Meridian Test Reel
Directing
The Sound and the Fury
Benjy Compson
The Color of Time
C.K. Williams (age 40)
Call Me Lucky
Self
Miss Famous
Production
Grasshopper
Travis
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Self
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Director
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Self
Fool's Gold
Brent
Playtime
The Art Dealer
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Self
Memoria
Mr. Wyckoff
Mississippi Requiem
Homer Barron
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
Branson
Turnbuckle
Squali
Robert Price
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
The Director
Production
My Own Private River
Editing
Cultureshock
Self
Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde
Fidel Castro
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
Spider-Mania
Self
Richard Peter Johnson
James Franco
Saturday Night
Self
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
Herbert White
Directing
To Serve and Protect
Matt Carr
Dumpster Diving
El Diablo
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
Interior. Leather Bar.
James
A Walk in Winter
Conrad
Hey Joe
Dean Barry
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
George
Foster
Donald 'Don' Foster
The Razor's Edge
Dante
The Car Kid
Maladies
James
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Dean Silo
Rant
Writing
Here Comes the Night Time
Man on Phone
Bunny-Man
Austin Boyd
Rio
Production
Guests
Production
Kill the Czar
Killing Animals
Mr. Hurston
Golden State Killer
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Jacob
Caput
Kyle
Writing
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
Self
My Journey in Oz
Self
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
Justin Bobby
Blood Surf
Metalhead Troy
Don't Come Back from the Moon
Roman Smalley
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
David Skylark
Birth of a Poet
Writing
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Clerk's Tale
Writing
Some Body
Apartment Guy #3
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
Self
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
James Franco (Image Only)
The Caged Pillows
David D-R+
At Any Cost
Mike
Francophrenia
Directing
Sleepaway Slasher
Production
If Tomorrow Comes
Devin
The Ape
Harry Walker
The Feast of Stephen
Directing
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
Self
Jeffrey
Production
Mean People Suck
Casey
Erased James Franco
Self
DREAM
Production
Future Relic 02
The Searcher
Masculinity & Me
La Passione
Directing
Blood Heist
Farmer Simon
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
Directing
Metamorphosis: Junior Year
Production
Goat Boy
Directing
Two Films, One Legacy