James Franco
Age: 44 | From: Palo Alto, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1978-04-19 09:28:40
Aliases: James Edward Franco , Джеймс Франко , เจมส์ แฟรนโก , 詹姆斯·法蘭科 , ジェームズ・フランコ , 제임스 프랭코 , جيمس فرانكو , Джеймс Едвард Франко , Franco , franco
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Palo Alto, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 190
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
Biography
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s. Franco landed a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks and later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biopic James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Franco has appeared in an eclectic range of projects since the 2000s. Ranging from period to contemporary pieces, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicized indie films, as well as fantasy movies to biopics and soap operas. Other notable films include Pineapple Express, a stoner comedy that earned him his second Golden Globes nomination, the Harvey Milk-biopic Milk (both 2008) as well as Danny Boyle's 2010 movie 127 Hours, about real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston's struggle to free his hand from a boulder. His performance in 127 Hours earned him nominations for many high-profile awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe and SAG Awards (None of which he won) Franco has hosted the skit comedy Saturday Night Live twice as well as the 83rd Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway. He volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity and is in a relationship with actress Ahna O'Reilly. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Franco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The X-Files
(1993) Officer #2
Spider-Man
(2002) Harry Osborn
Spider-Man 3
(2007) New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
(2014) Will Rodman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alien: Covenant
(2017) Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
(2011) Will Rodman
Homefront
(2013) Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
(2022) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Lemmy (voice) | |
| Maxwell | ||
| Vikar | ||
| Roman Smalley | ||
| 2018 | Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones") | |
| Taylor Balik | ||
| Himself | ||
| Warlord | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2017 | Male Host | |
| Vincent Martino / Frankie Martino | ||
| Ed Mass | ||
| Farmer Simon | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jacob Branson (uncredited) | ||
| Tommy Wiseau | ||
| Jake Lamont | ||
| Dr. Cairn | ||
| Capt. Jacob Branson | ||
| Mac McLeod | ||
| Rick Winters | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Laird Mayhew | |
| Metalhead Troy | ||
| Joe Kerekes | ||
| Mitch | ||
| Druggie (voice) | ||
| Director | ||
| David D-R+ | ||
| Lindsay | ||
| Stephen Elliott | ||
| Mr. Wyckoff | ||
| Self | ||
| Jake Epping | ||
| Sgt. Eddie Pepper | ||
| Phil | ||
| 2015 | James Franco | |
| Himself | ||
| Conrad | ||
| Benjy Compson | ||
| Henry Cadogan | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| The Fox (voice) | ||
| Leo | ||
| Ben Briggs | ||
| Mr. Hurston | ||
| Christian Longo | ||
| Conrad | ||
| Self | ||
| Tomas Eldan | ||
| Michael Glatze | ||
| Pasamonte | ||
| 2014 | Dave Skylark | |
| The Searcher | ||
| George | ||
| David Skylark | ||
| Tom Reed | ||
| Will Rodman (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| Felix Mitchum | ||
| Himself | ||
| Jerry | ||
| Johnny | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Mr. B | |
| Morgan 'Gator' Bodine | ||
| The Art Dealer | ||
| Milton Katselas | ||
| Darl Bundren | ||
| Self | ||
| Man on Phone | ||
| Self | ||
| Rick | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy") | ||
| Hugh Hefner | ||
| Self | ||
| James Franco | ||
| Oz | ||
| Alien | ||
| 2012 | C.K. Williams (age 40) | |
| Paul Leotard | ||
| Tyrone | ||
| Marty Freeman | ||
| James | ||
| Hart Crane | ||
| Himself | ||
| Francis | ||
| Self | ||
| 2011 | Narrator | |
| Will Rodman | ||
| Himself | ||
| Fabious | ||
| Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited) | ||
| 2010 | Himself | |
| Aron Ralston | ||
| Self | ||
| Allen Ginsberg | ||
| Travis (Segment 3: Grasshopper) | ||
| David | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| William Vincent | ||
| Taste | ||
| 2009 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| 2008 | Scott Smith | |
| Max | ||
| Mark Flanner (uncredited) | ||
| Saul Silver | ||
| Silias | ||
| Self | ||
| 2007 | Sergeant Carnelli | |
| Andy | ||
| Boyfriend on Phone (voice) | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| New Goblin / Harry Osborn | ||
| The Unsuspecting Husband | ||
| Dean Silo | ||
| Justin Bobby | ||
| 2006 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Derek | ||
| N/A | ||
| Travis | ||
| Blaine Rawlings | ||
| Bar Guy #1 | ||
| Tristan | ||
| Jake Huard | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
| Captain Prince | ||
| Harry Walker | ||
| 2004 | N/A | |
| Harry Osborn | ||
| 2003 | Josh | |
| Danny | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Sonny | |
| Joey | ||
| Skateboarder guy | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Tino | ||
| New Goblin / Harry Osborn | ||
| Harry Osborn | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2001 | James Dean | |
| Apartment Guy #3 | ||
| Casey | ||
| 2000 | Mike | |
| Chris Campbell | ||
| Devin | ||
| 1999 | Self | |
| Daniel Desario | ||
| Jason | ||
| Matt Carr | ||
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Brian | ||
| 1993 | Officer #2 | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Self - Host / Various | |
| Self - Host / Christopher Walken / Various | ||
| Self | ||
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Ed Gein | ||
| Harry Osborn | ||
| N/A | ||
| Finn (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Dallas Hardin | ||
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Production
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| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Producer | |
| 2018 | Producer | |
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| 2017 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2016 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2015 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2014 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2013 | Producer | |
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| 2012 | Producer | |
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| 2005 | Executive Producer | |
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Directing
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| 2020 | Director | |
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| 2018 | Director | |
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| 2016 | Director | |
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| 2012 | Director | |
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| 2011 | Director | |
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| 2009 | Director | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Writer | |
| 2018 | Writer | |
| 2017 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Story | |
| Book | ||
| 2015 | Writer | |
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| 2014 | Screenplay | |
| 2013 | Author | |
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| 2012 | Screenplay | |
| 2010 | Writer | |
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| 2009 | Writer | |
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| 2005 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cinematography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2012 | Editor | |
| 2011 | Editor | |
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