James Franco

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-04-19 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Palo Alto, California, USA

James 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 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...

Acting

2002

Spider-Man

as Harry Osborn

2007

Spider-Man 3

as New Goblin / Harry Osborn

2004

Spider-Man 2

as Harry Osborn

2008

Milk

as Scott Smith

2001

James Dean

as James Dean

2008

Pineapple Express

as Saul Silver

2006

The Wicker Man

as Bar Guy #1

2007

Knocked Up

as Self (uncredited)

1999

2008

Camille

as Silias

2007

In the Valley of Elah

as Sergeant Carnelli

2006

2006

Annapolis

as Jake Huard

2006

Flyboys

as Blaine Rawlings

2002

Sonny

as Sonny

2002

2006

2010

Date Night

as Taste

2005

The Great Raid

as Captain Prince

2008

2010

2010

127 Hours

as Aron Ralston

2005

The Ape

as Harry Walker

2011

Your Highness

as Fabious

2000

Whatever It Takes

as Chris Campbell

2010

Howl

as Allen Ginsberg

2010

Shadows & Lies

as William Vincent

2010

Love and Distrust

as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")

2012

The Iceman

as Marty Freeman

2003

2012

The Broken Tower

as Hart Crane

2001

2011

Eames: The Architect and the Painter

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2012

About Cherry

as Francis

2013

Lovelace

as Hugh Hefner

2002

Mother Ghost

as Skateboarder guy

2008

Nights in Rodanthe

as Mark Flanner (uncredited)

2013

2012

The Letter

as Tyrone

2013

This Is the End

as James Franco

2014

Child of God

as Jerry

2013

As I Lay Dying

as Darl Bundren

2012

Maladies

as James

2013

Palo Alto

as Mr. B

2014

2013

Homefront

as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

2012

The Color of Time

as C.K. Williams (age 40)

2013

Sal

as Milton Katselas

2016

Sausage Party

as Druggie (voice)

2024

Hey Joe

as Dean Barry

2022

2015

True Story

as Christian Longo

2015

2014

The Interview

as Dave Skylark

2014

Veronica Mars

as James Franco (uncredited)

2014

Good People

as Tom Reed

2017

Alien: Covenant

as Jacob Branson (uncredited)

2016

The Adderall Diaries

as Stephen Elliott

2015

The Sound and the Fury

as Benjy Compson

2010

2015

Queen of the Desert

as Henry Cadogan

2017

Dumpster Diving

as El Diablo

2019

Zeroville

as Vikar

2015

I Am Michael

as Michael Glatze

2016

Yosemite

as Phil

2016

Memoria

as Mr. Wyckoff

2009

2011

2015

Wild Horses

as Ben Briggs

2005

Fool's Gold

as Brent

2016

Burn Country

as Lindsay

-

Bunny-Man

as Austin Boyd

2016

In Dubious Battle

as Mac McLeod

2016

Why Him?

as Laird Mayhew

2014

Future Relic 02

as The Searcher

2015

2015

2017

The Disaster Artist

as Tommy / 'Johnny'

2006

Grasshopper

as Travis

2003

Blind Spot

as Danny

-

The Long Home

as Dallas Hardin

2016

King Cobra

as Joe Kerekes

2016

Goat

as Mitch

2016

The Caged Pillows

as David D-R+

2014

Obituaries

as Felix Mitchum

2011

The Green Hornet

as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

2015

The Little Prince

as The Fox (voice)

2000

2017

Actors Anonymous

as Jake Lamont

2015

Richard Peter Johnson

as James Franco

2018

Future World

as Warlord

2002

2001

Some Body

as Apartment Guy #3

2007

Interview

as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

2016

The Labyrinth

as Narrator (voice)

2017

The Vault

as Ed Mass

2019

Arctic Dogs

as Lemmy (voice)

2015

2018

Mississippi Requiem

as Homer Barron

2017

The Institute

as Dr. Cairn

2025

Squali

as Robert Price

2017

The Mad Whale

as Edward Fry

2015

Killing Animals

as Mr. Hurston

2018

Kin

as Taylor Balik

2013

A Fuller Life

as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")

2019

Pretenders

as Maxwell

2017

High School Lover

as Rick Winters

2006

The Holiday

as James Franco

2019

2017

Blood Heist

as Farmer Simon

1999

2013

Playtime

as The Art Dealer

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

2010

2013

2000

2017

The Show

as Male Host

2013

2016

Blood Surf

as Metalhead Troy

2013

2002

2010

Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)

as James Franco (Image Only)

Production

2020

2020

Birth of a Poet

as Director

2008

Good Time Max

as Director

2008

Good Time Max

as Writer

2005

The Ape

as Director

2012

The Broken Tower

as Producer

2012

The Broken Tower

as Director

2012

The Broken Tower

as Screenplay

2012

2012

Francophrenia

as Director

2009

2014

Child of God

as Director

2014

Child of God

as Screenplay

2013

As I Lay Dying

as Director

2013

As I Lay Dying

as Screenplay

2013

2013

Kink

as Producer

2013

The Director

as Producer

2012

2013

Sal

as Director

2013

Sal

as Story

2010

Herbert White

as Director

2010

Herbert White

as Writer

2015

2013

Bukowski

as Writer

2013

Bukowski

as Director

2019

Zeroville

as Director

2010

Saturday Night

as Director

2014

The Interview

as Executive Producer

2010

Goat Boy

as Director

2013

La Passione

as Director

-

The Long Home

as Director

2013

Palo Alto

as Author

2013

Palo Alto

as Book

2016

2014

Guests

as Executive Producer

2005

Fool's Gold

as Director

2005

Fool's Gold

as Writer

2017

2015

Miss Famous

as Executive Producer

2016

2016

King Cobra

as Producer

2017

Rio

as Executive Producer

2017

2017

2018

Future World

as Director

2016

2015

2013

Interior. Leather Bar.

as Cinematography

2005

The Ape

as Writer

2010

The Clerk's Tale

as Screenplay

2015

2015

I Am Michael

as Producer

2018

2017

The Institute

as Director

2016

Goat

as Producer

2015

2016

Yosemite

as Executive Producer

2017

The Institute

as Executive Producer

2010

The Clerk's Tale

as Director

2013

2010

2005

The Ape

as Executive Producer

2016

The Labyrinth

as Executive Producer

2015

A Walk in Winter

as Executive Producer

2010

Masculinity & Me

as Director

2018

Mississippi Requiem

as Executive Producer

2017

High School Lover

as Executive Producer

2019

Pretenders

as Director

2016

Why Him?

as Executive Producer

2016

Yosemite

as Book

2016

2013

DREAM

as Producer

2013

DREAM

as Director

2010

2018

Future World

as Producer

2012

-

Rant

as Screenplay

2017

Tenn

as Director

2012

Jeffrey

as Executive Producer

2020

Sleepaway Slasher

as Executive Producer

2016

Blood Surf

as Executive Producer

2010

Untitled

as Director

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