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James Franco

Acting

2.3 Popularity Apr 19, 1978 (47 years old) Palo Alto, California, USA

James Edward Franco 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 ...

Biography

James Edward Franco 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 289

2025
Squali Movie

as Robert Price

2024
Hey Joe Movie

as Dean Barry

2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Sleepaway Slasher Movie

Executive Producer

2020
Birth of a Poet Movie

Writer

2020
Birth of a Poet Movie

Director

2019
Arctic Dogs Movie

as Lemmy (voice)

2019
Pretenders Movie

as Maxwell

2019
Pretenders Movie

Director

2019
Zeroville Movie

as Vikar

2019
Zeroville Movie

Director

2019
Don't Come Back from the Moon Movie

as Roman Smalley

2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Movie

as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

2018
Kin Movie

as Taylor Balik

2018
Future World Movie

as Warlord

2018
Future World Movie

Director

2018
Future World Movie

Producer

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday April 19, 1978 (47 years old)
Place of Birth Palo Alto, California, USA
Also Known As James Edward Franco , 제임스 프랭코, 詹姆斯·弗朗科 and 1 more
Years Active 1975 - 2025
Popularity 2.3
Career Stats
289 Total Credits
163 Movie Roles
30 TV Roles
4 Photos