JF
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).
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).
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| 2025 | Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin · as Finn (voice) |
| 2024 | Hey Joe · as Dean Barry |
| 2024 | The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure · as Ezio Burntwood |
| 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 | Don't Come Back from the Moon · as Roman Smalley |
| 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 | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper · as Branson |
| 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 | Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? · as Director |
| 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 | Black Dog, Red Dog · as Leo |
| 2015 | Wild Horses · as Ben Briggs |
| 2015 | True Story · as Christian Longo |
| 2015 | Every Thing Will Be Fine · as Tomas Eldan |
| 2015 | The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards · as Conrad |
| 2015 | Don Quixote · as Pasamonte |
| 2014 | The Sound and the Fury · as Benjy Compson |
| 2014 | The Interview · as Dave Skylark |
| 2014 | Good People · as Tom Reed |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes · as Will Rodman |
| 2014 | Of Mice and Men · as George |
| 2014 | Deadbeat (TV Series) · as Johnny |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars · as James Franco (uncredited) |
| 2014 | I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel · as James |
| 2013 | Child of God · as Jerry |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Homefront · as Morgan 'gator' Bodine |
| 2013 | As I Lay Dying · as Darl Bundren |
| 2013 | Interior. Leather Bar. · as James |
| 2013 | Third Person · as Rick |
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| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as Will Rodman |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful · as Oz |
| 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 | |
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights (TV Series) · as Osborne Silver |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Cowboy (archive Footage) |
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| 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Broken Tower · as Hart Crane |
| 2011 | The Sitter · as Soap Actor |
| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes · as Will Rodman |
| 2011 | Your Highness · as Fabious |
| 2011 | The Green Hornet · as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited) |
| 2010 | 127 Hours · as Aron Ralston |
| 2010 | |
| 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 | An American Crime · as Andy |
| 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 | |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man · as Bar Guy #1 |
| 2006 | The Dead Girl · as Derek |
| 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 | The Company · as Josh |
| 2002 | Blind Spot · as Danny |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | City by the Sea · as Joey |
| 2002 | Mother Ghost · as Skateboarder Guy |
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| 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 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Franco |