Actor
James Franco
Known for Acting
Born 1978-04-19 in Palo Alto, California, USA
Age 48
Mostly Drama
1Films in catalog
176Credits
1999 to 2027Years active
85Trailers on Reactr
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).
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John Rambo
2027
Foster
2026
as Donald 'Don' Foster
Squali
2025
as Robert Price
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Hey Joe
2024
as Dean Barry
Largo Winch: The Price of Money
2024 · Trailer
as Ezio Burntwood
Arctic Dogs
2019 · Trailer
as Lemmy (voice)
Pretenders
2019
as Maxwell
Zeroville
2019 · Trailer
as Vikar
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 · Trailer
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Kin
2018 · Trailer
as Taylor Balik
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
as Self
Future World
2018 · Trailer
as Warlord
Mississippi Requiem
2018
as Homer Barron
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
2018
as Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
2017
as Self - Archive Footage
The Show
2017 · Trailer
as Male Host
The Vault
2017 · Trailer
as Ed Mass
Dumpster Diving
2017
as El Diablo
Blood Heist
2017
as Farmer Simon
Don't Come Back from the Moon
2017 · Trailer
as Roman Smalley
The Mad Whale
2017 · Trailer
as Edward Fry
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Trailer
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
The Disaster Artist
2017 · Trailer
as Tommy / 'Johnny'
Actors Anonymous
2017
as Jake Lamont
The Institute
2017 · Trailer
as Dr. Cairn
High School Lover
2017
as Rick Winters
Why Him?
2016 · Trailer
as Laird Mayhew
The Labyrinth
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Blood Surf
2016
as Metalhead Troy
King Cobra
2016 · Trailer
as Joe Kerekes
In Dubious Battle
2016 · Trailer
as Mac McLeod
Goat
2016 · Trailer
as Mitch
Sausage Party
2016 · Trailer
as Druggie (voice)
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
2016
as Director
The Caged Pillows
2016
as David D-R+
Burn Country
2016 · Trailer
as Lindsay
The Adderall Diaries
2016 · Trailer
as Stephen Elliott
Memoria
2016 · Trailer
as Mr. Wyckoff
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
as Self
Yosemite
2016
as Phil
Richard Peter Johnson
2015
as James Franco
The Night Before
2015 · Trailer
as Self
A Walk in Winter
2015
as Conrad
The Sound and the Fury
2015 · Trailer
as Benjy Compson
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Trailer
as Henry Cadogan
Call Me Lucky
2015
as Self
The Little Prince
2015 · Trailer
as The Fox (voice)
Black Dog, Red Dog
2015
as Leo
Wild Horses
2015
as Ben Briggs
Killing Animals
2015
as Mr. Hurston
True Story
2015 · Trailer
as Christian Longo
Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015
as Tomas Eldan
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
2015 · Trailer
as Conrad
I Am Michael
2015 · Trailer
as Michael Glatze
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
2015 · Trailer
as Pasamonte
The Interview
2014 · Trailer
as Dave Skylark
Future Relic 02
2014
as The Searcher
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014
as George
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
2014
as David Skylark
Good People
2014 · Trailer
as Tom Reed
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Trailer
as Will Rodman
Third Person
2014 · Trailer
as Rick
Obituaries
2014
as Felix Mitchum
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
2014
as Self
Palo Alto
2014 · Trailer
as Mr. B
Child of God
2014 · Trailer
as Jerry
Veronica Mars
2014 · Trailer
as James Franco (uncredited)
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
2014 · Trailer
as James Franco
Homefront
2013 · Trailer
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Playtime
2013
as The Art Dealer
Sal
2013 · Trailer
as Milton Katselas
As I Lay Dying
2013 · Trailer
as Darl Bundren
Interior. Leather Bar.
2013
as James
Here Comes the Night Time
2013
as Man on Phone
Mademoiselle C
2013 · Trailer
as Self
What Is Cinema?
2013
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
2013
as Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
as Self (segment James Franco)
A Fuller Life
2013 · Trailer
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Lovelace
2013 · Trailer
as Hugh Hefner
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
2013
as Self
This Is the End
2013 · Trailer
as James Franco
My Journey in Oz
2013
as Self
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 · Trailer
as Oz
Spring Breakers
2013 · Trailer
as Alien
The Color of Time
2012 · Trailer
as C.K. Williams (age 40)
The Letter
2012 · Trailer
as Tyrone
The Iceman
2012 · Trailer
as Marty Freeman
Maladies
2012
as James
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
2012
as Self
The Broken Tower
2012 · Trailer
as Hart Crane
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
2012
as Self
About Cherry
2012 · Trailer
as Francis
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
2011 · Trailer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Trailer
as Will Rodman
Caput
2011
Your Highness
2011 · Trailer
as Fabious
Two Films, One Legacy
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
127 Hours: An extraordinary view
2011
as Self - interviewed guest
The Green Hornet
2011 · Trailer
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
127 Hours
2010 · Trailer
as Aron Ralston
Howl
2010 · Trailer
as Allen Ginsberg
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
2010
as James Franco (Image Only)
Love and Distrust
2010
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Eat Pray Love
2010 · Trailer
as David
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010 · Trailer
as Self
Masculinity & Me
2010
Saturday Night
2010
as Self
Shadows & Lies
2010 · Trailer
as William Vincent
Date Night
2010 · Trailer
as Taste
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
as (archive footage)
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
2009
Erased James Franco
2009
as Self
Milk
2008 · Trailer
as Scott Smith
Good Time Max
2008 · Trailer
as Max
Nights in Rodanthe
2008 · Trailer
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
Pineapple Express
2008 · Trailer
as Saul Silver
Camille
2008 · Trailer
as Silias
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
2007
as Justin Bobby
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
2007
as Self
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
2007
as Self
Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
2007
as Self
Re-Imagining the Goblin
2007
as Self
In the Valley of Elah
2007
as Sergeant Carnelli
An American Crime
2007 · Trailer
as Andy
Interview
2007 · Trailer
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
Knocked Up
2007 · Trailer
as Sol (uncredited)
Spider-Man 3
2007 · Trailer
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
2007
as Self
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007 · Trailer
as Dean Silo
The Dead Girl
2006 · Trailer
as Derek
Grasshopper
2006
as Travis
Flyboys
2006 · Trailer
as Blaine Rawlings
The Wicker Man
2006 · Trailer
as Bar Guy #1
Tristan & Isolde
2006 · Trailer
as Tristan
Annapolis
2006
as Jake Huard
The Great Raid
2005 · Trailer
as Captain Prince
The Ape
2005 · Trailer
as Harry Walker
Fool's Gold
2005
as Brent
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Trailer
as Harry Osborn
The Company
2003 · Trailer
as Josh
Blind Spot
2003
as Danny
Sonny
2002 · Trailer
as Sonny
City by the Sea
2002 · Trailer
as Joey
Mother Ghost
2002
as Skateboarder guy
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
2002
The Car Kid
2002
Deuces Wild
2002 · Trailer
as Tino
Spider-Man
2002 · Trailer
as Harry Osborn
Spider-Mania
2002
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man
2002
as Self
James Dean
2001
as James Dean
Some Body
2001
as Apartment Guy #3
Mean People Suck
2001
as Casey
At Any Cost
2000
as Mike
Whatever It Takes
2000 · Trailer
as Chris Campbell
If Tomorrow Comes
2000
as Devin
Never Been Kissed
1999 · Trailer
as Jason
To Serve and Protect
1999
as Matt Carr
The Long Home
Release date to be announced
as Dallas Hardin
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Release date to be announced
as Finn (voice)
Runaway
Release date to be announced
The Razor's Edge
Release date to be announced
as Dante
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Release date to be announced
as Jacob
Castro's Daughter
Release date to be announced
as Fidel Castro
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: A Life on Screen
Release date to be announced
as Self (archive footage)
Toad
Release date to be announced
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
Release date to be announced
as Self
Bunny-Man
Release date to be announced
as Austin Boyd
Golden State Killer
Release date to be announced
Something's In There
Release date to be announced
Kill the Czar
Release date to be announced
Making A Scene
Release date to be announced
as Himself
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