James Franco
Born 1978
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 f…
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Bunny-Man(2026)
as Austin Boyd
Squali(2025)
as Robert Price
Hey Joe(2024)
as Dean Barry
Largo Winch: The Price of Money(2024)
as Ezio Burntwood
Arctic Dogs(2019)
as Lemmy (voice)
Pretenders(2019)
as Maxwell
Zeroville(2019)
as Vikar
Don't Come Back from the Moon(2019)
as Roman Smalley
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018)
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Kin(2018)
as Taylor Balik
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary(2018)
as Self
Future World(2018)
as Warlord
Mississippi Requiem(2018)
as Homer Barron
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster(2018)
as Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine(2017)
as Self - Archive Footage
The Show(2017)
as Male Host
The Vault(2017)
as Ed Mass
- Film
Dumpster Diving(2017)
as El Diablo
Blood Heist(2017)
as Farmer Simon
The Mad Whale(2017)
as Edward Fry
Alien: Covenant(2017)
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
The Disaster Artist(2017)
as Tommy / 'Johnny'
Actors Anonymous(2017)
as Jake Lamont
The Institute(2017)
as Dr. Cairn
High School Lover(2017)
as Rick Winters
Why Him?(2016)
as Laird Mayhew
The Labyrinth(2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Blood Surf(2016)
as Metalhead Troy
King Cobra(2016)
as Joe Kerekes
In Dubious Battle(2016)
as Mac McLeod
Goat(2016)
as Mitch
Sausage Party(2016)
as Druggie (voice)
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?(2016)
as Director
- Film
The Caged Pillows(2016)
as David D-R+
Burn Country(2016)
as Lindsay
The Adderall Diaries(2016)
as Stephen Elliott
Memoria(2016)
as Mr. Wyckoff
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem(2016)
as Self
Yosemite(2016)
as Phil
Richard Peter Johnson(2015)
as James Franco
The Night Before(2015)
as Self
A Walk in Winter(2015)
as Conrad
The Sound and the Fury(2015)
as Benjy Compson
Queen of the Desert(2015)
as Henry Cadogan
Call Me Lucky(2015)
as Self
The Little Prince(2015)
as The Fox (voice)
Black Dog, Red Dog(2015)
as Leo
Wild Horses(2015)
as Ben Briggs
Killing Animals(2015)
as Mr. Hurston
True Story(2015)
as Christian Longo
Every Thing Will Be Fine(2015)
as Tomas Eldan
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards(2015)
as Conrad
I Am Michael(2015)
as Michael Glatze
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha(2015)
as Pasamonte
The Interview(2014)
as Dave Skylark
Future Relic 02(2014)
as The Searcher
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men(2014)
as George
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special(2014)
as David Skylark
Good People(2014)
as Tom Reed
Third Person(2014)
as Rick
Obituaries(2014)
as Felix Mitchum
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto(2014)
as Self
Palo Alto(2014)
as Mr. B
Child of God(2014)
as Jerry
Veronica Mars(2014)
as James Franco (uncredited)
Homefront(2013)
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Playtime(2013)
as The Art Dealer
Sal(2013)
as Milton Katselas
As I Lay Dying(2013)
as Darl Bundren
Interior. Leather Bar.(2013)
as James
Here Comes the Night Time(2013)
as Man on Phone
Mademoiselle C(2013)
as Self
What Is Cinema?(2013)
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco(2013)
as Self
Venice 70: Future Reloaded(2013)
as Self (segment James Franco)
A Fuller Life(2013)
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")
Lovelace(2013)
as Hugh Hefner
- Film
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show(2013)
as Self
This Is the End(2013)
as James Franco
My Journey in Oz(2013)
as Self
Oz the Great and Powerful(2013)
as Oz
Spring Breakers(2013)
as Alien
The Color of Time(2012)
as C.K. Williams (age 40)
The Letter(2012)
as Tyrone
The Iceman(2012)
as Marty Freeman
Maladies(2012)
as James
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present(2012)
as Self
The Broken Tower(2012)
as Hart Crane
Hart Crane: An Exegesis(2012)
as Self
About Cherry(2012)
as Francis
Eames: The Architect and the Painter(2011)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011)
as Will Rodman
Caput(2011)
Your Highness(2011)
as Fabious
Two Films, One Legacy(2011)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10(2011)
The Green Hornet(2011)
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
127 Hours(2010)
as Aron Ralston
Howl(2010)
as Allen Ginsberg
- Film
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)(2010)
as James Franco (Image Only)
Love and Distrust(2010)
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")
Eat Pray Love(2010)
as David
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story(2010)
as Self
- Film
Masculinity & Me(2010)
Saturday Night(2010)
as Self
Shadows & Lies(2010)
as William Vincent
Date Night(2010)
as Taste
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)
as (archive footage)
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco(2009)
Erased James Franco(2009)
as Self
Milk(2008)
as Scott Smith
Good Time Max(2008)
as Max
Nights in Rodanthe(2008)
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)
Pineapple Express(2008)
as Saul Silver
Camille(2008)
as Silias
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis(2007)
as Justin Bobby
In the Valley of Elah(2007)
as Sergeant Carnelli
An American Crime(2007)
as Andy
Interview(2007)
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
Knocked Up(2007)
as Sol (uncredited)
Spider-Man 3(2007)
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee(2007)
as Dean Silo
The Holiday(2006)
as James Franco (uncredited)
The Dead Girl(2006)
as Derek
- Film
Grasshopper(2006)
as Travis
Flyboys(2006)
as Blaine Rawlings
The Wicker Man(2006)
as Bar Guy #1
Tristan & Isolde(2006)
as Tristan
Annapolis(2006)
as Jake Huard
The Great Raid(2005)
as Captain Prince
The Ape(2005)
as Harry Walker
Fool's Gold(2005)
as Brent
Spider-Man 2(2004)
as Harry Osborn
The Company(2003)
as Josh
- Film
Blind Spot(2003)
as Danny
Sonny(2002)
as Sonny
City by the Sea(2002)
as Joey
Mother Ghost(2002)
as Skateboarder guy
- Film
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love(2002)
The Car Kid(2002)
Deuces Wild(2002)
as Tino
Spider-Man(2002)
as Harry Osborn
Spider-Mania(2002)
as Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'(2002)
as Self
James Dean(2001)
as James Dean
- Film
Some Body(2001)
as Apartment Guy #3
- Film
Mean People Suck(2001)
as Casey
At Any Cost(2000)
as Mike
Whatever It Takes(2000)
as Chris Campbell
If Tomorrow Comes(2000)
as Devin
Never Been Kissed(1999)
as Jason
To Serve and Protect(1999)
as Matt Carr
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Finn (voice)
- Film
The Long Home
as Dallas Hardin
John Rambo
Toad
- Film
Kill the Czar
- Film
Golden State Killer
- Film
Castro's Daughter
as Fidel Castro
- Film
Foster
as Donald 'Don' Foster
The Razor's Edge
as Dante
- Film
Love Meets in the Sunshine
as Jacob
- Film
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
as Self
- Film
Something's In There
