James Franco

James Franco

1978-04-19

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 which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character 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 Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco 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).

Also appears in

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

7.3

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

6.4

Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

6.1

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

5.7

The Holiday

The Holiday

7.1

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

7.3

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

5.9

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

7.1

Sausage Party

Sausage Party

5.7

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

7.3

127 Hours

127 Hours

7.1

Homefront

Homefront

6.9

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

6.6

The Interview

The Interview

6.2

This Is the End

This Is the End

6.2

Why Him?

Why Him?

6.4

The Night Before

The Night Before

6.1

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

6.7

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

6.2

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

7.6