Acting
James Franco
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).
Filmography
John Rambo
Film · 2027
Foster
Film · 2026
Confession
Film · 2026
Squali
Film · 2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Film · 2025
Largo Winch: The Price of Money
Film · 2024
Hey Joe
Film · 2024
Zeroville
Film · 2019
Arctic Dogs
Film · 2019
Pretenders
Film · 2019
Future World
Film · 2018
Mississippi Requiem
Film · 2018
Kin
Film · 2018
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Film · 2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Film · 2018
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Film · 2018
Cultureshock
Series · 2018
Alien: Covenant
Film · 2017
Dumpster Diving
Film · 2017
The Disaster Artist
Film · 2017
Actors Anonymous
Film · 2017
The Vault
Film · 2017
The Institute
Film · 2017
The Mad Whale
Film · 2017
High School Lover
Film · 2017
Don't Come Back from the Moon
Film · 2017
Blood Heist
Film · 2017
The Show
Film · 2017
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Film · 2017
The Deuce
Series · 2017
Marcians
Series · 2017
Sausage Party
Film · 2016
The Adderall Diaries
Film · 2016
Yosemite
Film · 2016
Memoria
Film · 2016
Burn Country
Film · 2016
In Dubious Battle
Film · 2016
Why Him?
Film · 2016
King Cobra
Film · 2016
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
Film · 2016
Goat
Film · 2016
The Caged Pillows
Film · 2016
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Film · 2016
The Labyrinth
Film · 2016
Blood Surf
Film · 2016
11.22.63
Series · 2016
Angie Tribeca
Series · 2016
True Story
Film · 2015
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Film · 2015
The Sound and the Fury
Film · 2015
Queen of the Desert
Film · 2015
I Am Michael
Film · 2015
Wild Horses
Film · 2015
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Film · 2015
The Night Before
Film · 2015
Call Me Lucky
Film · 2015
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Film · 2015
The Little Prince
Film · 2015
Richard Peter Johnson
Film · 2015
Black Dog, Red Dog
Film · 2015
A Walk in Winter
Film · 2015
Killing Animals
Film · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Film · 2014
Child of God
Film · 2014
Palo Alto
Film · 2014
Third Person
Film · 2014
The Interview
Film · 2014
Veronica Mars
Film · 2014
Good People
Film · 2014
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Film · 2014
Future Relic 02
Film · 2014
Obituaries
Film · 2014
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Film · 2014
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
Film · 2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Deadbeat
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Making A Scene With James Franco
Series · 2014
Oz the Great and Powerful
Film · 2013
Lovelace
Film · 2013
Spring Breakers
Film · 2013
This Is the End
Film · 2013
As I Lay Dying
Film · 2013
Interior. Leather Bar.
Film · 2013
Homefront
Film · 2013
Sal
Film · 2013
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
Film · 2013
A Fuller Life
Film · 2013
Playtime
Film · 2013
What Is Cinema?
Film · 2013
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
Film · 2013
Here Comes the Night Time
Film · 2013
Mademoiselle C
Film · 2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Film · 2013
My Journey in Oz
Film · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
The Iceman
Film · 2012
The Broken Tower
Film · 2012
About Cherry
Film · 2012
The Letter
Film · 2012
Maladies
Film · 2012
The Color of Time
Film · 2012
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
Film · 2012
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Film · 2012
The Mindy Project
Series · 2012
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Film · 2011
Your Highness
Film · 2011
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Film · 2011
Caput
Film · 2011
The Green Hornet
Film · 2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Film · 2011
Two Films, One Legacy
Film · 2011
127 Hours: An extraordinary view
Film · 2011
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Series · 2011
Date Night
Film · 2010
Eat Pray Love
Film · 2010
127 Hours
Film · 2010
Howl
Film · 2010
Shadows & Lies
Film · 2010
Love and Distrust
Film · 2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Film · 2010
Saturday Night
Film · 2010
Masculinity & Me
Film · 2010
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
Erased James Franco
Film · 2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Film · 2009
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
Film · 2009
Milk
Film · 2008
Pineapple Express
Film · 2008
Camille
Film · 2008
Good Time Max
Film · 2008
Nights in Rodanthe
Film · 2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Series · 2008
Spider-Man 3
Film · 2007
Knocked Up
Film · 2007
In the Valley of Elah
Film · 2007
An American Crime
Film · 2007
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
Film · 2007
Interview
Film · 2007
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Film · 2007
Re-Imagining the Goblin
Film · 2007
Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
Film · 2007
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
Film · 2007
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
Film · 2007
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Film · 2007
The Wicker Man
Film · 2006
Tristan & Isolde
Film · 2006
Annapolis
Film · 2006
Flyboys
Film · 2006
The Dead Girl
Film · 2006
Grasshopper
Film · 2006
30 Rock
Series · 2006
The Great Raid
Film · 2005
The Ape
Film · 2005
Fool's Gold
Film · 2005
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Spider-Man 2
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
The Company
Film · 2003
Blind Spot
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Spider-Man
Film · 2002
Sonny
Film · 2002
City by the Sea
Film · 2002
Mother Ghost
Film · 2002
The Car Kid
Film · 2002
Deuces Wild
Film · 2002
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
Film · 2002
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Film · 2002
Spider-Mania
Film · 2002
James Dean
Film · 2001
Mean People Suck
Film · 2001
Some Body
Film · 2001
Whatever It Takes
Film · 2000
At Any Cost
Film · 2000
If Tomorrow Comes
Film · 2000
Never Been Kissed
Film · 1999
To Serve and Protect
Film · 1999
Freaks and Geeks
Series · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
To Serve and Protect
Series · 1999
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Profiler
Series · 1996
Pacific Blue
Series · 1996
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Film
Castro's Daughter
Film
Golden State Killer
Film
Bunny-Man
Film
The Long Home
Film
The Razor's Edge
Film
Kill the Czar
Film
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
Film
Toad
Film
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Film
Something's In There
Film
Making A Scene
Film
Runaway
Film
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe: A Life on Screen
Film