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James Franco

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn April 19, 1978 (46 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Iceman
  • Flyboys
  • Lovelace
  • An American Crime
  • Palo Alto
  • The Dead Girl
  • Howl
  • Future World
  • The Company
  • The Adderall Diaries
  • I Am Michael
  • Sonny
  • Child of God
  • Wild Horses
  • Pacific Blue
  • The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
  • The Sound and the Fury
  • Don't Come Back from the Moon
  • Yosemite
  • Burn Country
  • Maladies
  • Sal
  • The Mad Whale
  • The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer

Known For

  • 127 Hours
  • The Interview
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • The Disaster Artist
  • Spider-Man 3
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Spider-Man
  • Oz the Great and Powerful
  • Pineapple Express
  • Spring Breakers
  • Why Him?
  • 11.22.63
  • Homefront
  • Tristan + Isolde
  • Freaks and Geeks
  • Your Highness
  • Milk
  • Flyboys
  • True Story
  • Eat Pray Love
  • The Deuce
  • Annapolis
  • Good People
  • Palo Alto

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    2024
    Hey Joe · as Dean Barry
    2024
    2021
    The Long Home · as Dallas Hardin
    2019
    Arctic Dogs · as Lemmy (voice)
    2019
    Zeroville · as Vikar
    2018
    The Pretenders · as Maxwell
    2018
    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · as Cowboy (segment "near Algodones")
    2018
    Kin · as Taylor Balik
    2018
    Future World · as Warlord
    2018
    Mississippi Requiem · as Homer Barron
    2017
    2017
    The Disaster Artist · as Tommy / "johnny"
    2017
    This Is Your Death · as Male Host
    2017
    The Vault · as Ed Mass
    2017
    The Deuce (TV Series) · as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino
    2017
    Blood Heist · as Farmer Simon
    2017
    2017
    Alien: Covenant · as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
    2017
    Actors Anonymous · as Jake Lamont
    2017
    The Institute · as Dr. Cairn
    2017
    2017
    High School Lover · as Rick Winters
    2017
    The Labyrinth · as Narrator (voice)
    2016
    Why Him? · as Laird Mayhew
    2016
    Burn Country · as Lindsay
    2016
    In Dubious Battle · as Mac Mcleod
    2016
    Goat · as Mitch
    2016
    Sausage Party · as Druggie (voice)
    2016
    2016
    King Cobra · as Joe Kerekes
    2016
    11.22.63 (TV Series) · as Jake Epping
    2016
    Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
    2015
    Memoria · as Mr. Wyckoff
    2015
    The Adderall Diaries · as Stephen Elliott
    2015
    2015
    I Am Michael · as Michael Glatze
    2015
    Queen of the Desert · as Henry Cadogan
    2015
    The Little Prince · as The Fox (voice)
    2015
    2015
    Wild Horses · as Ben Briggs
    2015
    True Story · as Christian Longo
    2015
    Every Thing Will Be Fine · as Tomas Eldan
    2015
    2015
    Don Quixote · as Pasamonte
    2014
    2014
    The Interview · as Dave Skylark
    2014
    Good People · as Tom Reed
    2014
    2014
    Of Mice and Men · as George
    2014
    Deadbeat (TV Series) · as Johnny
    2014
    Veronica Mars · as James Franco (uncredited)
    2014
    2013
    2013
    Palo Alto · as Mr. B
    2013
    Homefront · as Morgan 'gator' Bodine
    2013
    As I Lay Dying · as Darl Bundren
    2013
    2013
    Third Person · as Rick
    2013
    2013
    Lovelace · as Hugh Hefner
    2013
    The Frame (TV Series) · as Will Rodman
    2013
    2012
    Spring Breakers · as Alien
    2012
    The Color of Time · as C.k. Williams (age 40)
    2012
    The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Paul Leotard
    2012
    The Letter · as Tyrone
    2012
    The Iceman · as Marty Freeman
    2012
    About Cherry · as Francis
    2012
    Maladies · as James
    2012
    Hollywood Heights (TV Series) · as Osborne Silver
    2012
    Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Cowboy (archive Footage)
    2012
    2011
    Sal · as Milton Katselas
    2011
    The Broken Tower · as Hart Crane
    2011
    The Sitter · as Soap Actor
    2011
    2011
    Your Highness · as Fabious
    2011
    The Green Hornet · as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
    2010
    127 Hours · as Aron Ralston
    2010
    Howl · as Allen Ginsberg
    2010
    Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock) · as James Franco (image Only)
    2010
    FCU: Fact Checkers Unit (TV Series) · as James
    2010
    Love & Distrust · as Travis (segment "grasshopper")
    2010
    Eat Pray Love · as David
    2010
    Shadows & Lies · as William Vincent
    2010
    Date Night · as Taste
    2009
    2008
    Milk · as Scott Smith
    2008
    Nights in Rodanthe · as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
    2008
    Pineapple Express · as Saul Silver
    2008
    Camille · as Silias
    2007
    Good Time Max · as Max
    2007
    2007
    In the Valley of Elah · as Sergeant Carnelli
    2007
    Interview · as Boyfriend On Phone (voice)
    2007
    Spider-Man 3 · as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
    2007
    Finishing the Game · as Dean Silo
    2006
    Flyboys · as Blaine Rawlings
    2006
    The Wicker Man · as Bar Guy #1
    2006
    2006
    Annapolis · as Jake Huard
    2006
    Tristan + Isolde · as Tristan
    2005
    SNL Digital Shorts (TV Series)
    2005
    The Colbert Report (TV Series)
    2005
    The Great Raid · as Captain Prince
    2005
    The Ape · as Harry Walker
    2005
    Fool's Gold · as Brent
    2004
    Spider-Man 2 · as Harry Osborn
    2003
    2002
    Blind Spot · as Danny
    2002
    Sonny · as Sonny
    2002
    City by the Sea · as Joey
    2002
    Mother Ghost · as Skateboarder Guy
    2002
    2002
    2002
    Deuces Wild · as Tino
    2002
    Spider-Man · as Harry Osborn
    2001
    James Dean · as James Dean
    2001
    Some Body · as Apartment Guy #3
    2000
    At Any Cost · as Mike
    2000
    Whatever It Takes · as Chris Campbell
    2000
    If Tomorrow Comes · as Devin
    1999
    Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) · as Daniel Desario
    1999
    Never Been Kissed · as Jason
    1999
    To Serve and Protect (TV Series) · as Matt Carr
    1996
    Profiler (TV Series)
    1996
    Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Brian
    1993
    The X-Files (TV Series) · as Officer #2
    1992
    1963
    General Hospital (TV Series) · as Franco

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