
James Franco
ActingAlso Known As
James Edward 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).
Movies
(165 total)
Spider-Man
as Harry Osborn

Spider-Man 2
as Harry Osborn

Spider-Man 3
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman

Alien: Covenant
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)

127 Hours
as Aron Ralston

Sausage Party
as Druggie (voice)

This Is the End
as James Franco

The Interview
as Dave Skylark

The Holiday
as James Franco (uncredited)

Why Him?
as Laird Mayhew

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited)

Pineapple Express
as Saul Silver

Spring Breakers
as Alien

Homefront
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

The Disaster Artist
as Tommy / 'Johnny'

The Green Hornet
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

Date Night
as Taste
TV Shows
(31 total)
The X-Files
as Officer #2

11.22.63
as Jake Epping

Freaks and Geeks
as Daniel Desario

30 Rock
as James Franco

The Daily Show
as Self

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

The Deuce
as Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino

The Colbert Report
as Self (uncredited)

Conan
as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self

The Mindy Project
as Paul Leotard

Angie Tribeca
as Sgt. Eddie Pepper

Pacific Blue
as Brian





