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).
Acting
Movie
Spider-Man
as Harry Osborn
2002
Movie
Spider-Man 2
as Harry Osborn
2004
Movie
Spider-Man 3
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
2007
Movie
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman
2011
Movie
Alien: Covenant
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)
2017
Movie
127 Hours
as Aron Ralston
2010
Movie
Sausage Party
as Druggie (voice)
2016
Movie
This Is the End
as James Franco
2013
Movie
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Oz
2013
Movie
The Interview
as Dave Skylark
2014
Movie
The Holiday
as James Franco (uncredited)
2006
Movie
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
2018
Movie
Why Him?
as Laird Mayhew
2016
Movie
Knocked Up
as Sol (uncredited)
2007
Movie
Pineapple Express
as Saul Silver
2008
Movie
Spring Breakers
as Alien
2013
Movie
Homefront
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
2013
Movie
The Disaster Artist
as Tommy / 'Johnny'
2017
TV
The X-Files
as Officer #2
1993
Movie
The Green Hornet
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)
2011
Movie
Date Night
as Taste
2010
Movie
The Little Prince
as The Fox (voice)
2015
Movie
Eat Pray Love
as David
2010
Movie
Milk
as Scott Smith
2008
Crew
Movie
The Interview
Executive Producer
2014
Movie
Why Him?
Executive Producer
2016
Movie
The Disaster Artist
Director
2017
TV
11.22.63
Director
2016
Movie
Palo Alto
Book
2014
Movie
King Cobra
Producer
2016
TV
The Deuce
Director
2017
Movie
Future World
Director
2018
Movie
Goat
Producer
2016
Movie
The Adderall Diaries
Producer
2016
Movie
I Am Michael
Producer
2015
Movie
In Dubious Battle
Director
2016