

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances

Largo Winch: The Price of Money
as Ezio Burntwood

Arctic Dogs
as Lemmy (voice)

Pretenders
as Maxwell

Zeroville
as Vikar

Don't Come Back from the Moon
as Roman Smalley

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

Kin
as Taylor Balik

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self

Future World
as Warlord

Mississippi Requiem
as Homer Barron

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
as Self

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage

The Show
as Male Host

The Vault
as Ed Mass
Dumpster Diving
as El Diablo

Blood Heist
as Farmer Simon

The Mad Whale
as Edward Fry

Alien: Covenant
as Jacob Branson (uncredited)

The Disaster Artist
as Tommy / 'Johnny'

Actors Anonymous
as Jake Lamont

The Institute
as Dr. Cairn

High School Lover
as Rick Winters

Why Him?
as Laird Mayhew

The Labyrinth
as Narrator (voice)

Blood Surf
as Metalhead Troy

King Cobra
as Joe Kerekes

In Dubious Battle
as Mac McLeod

Goat
as Mitch

Sausage Party
as Druggie (voice)

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
as Director
The Caged Pillows
as David D-R+

Burn Country
as Lindsay

The Adderall Diaries
as Stephen Elliott

Memoria
as Mr. Wyckoff

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self

Yosemite
as Phil

Richard Peter Johnson
as James Franco

The Night Before
as Self

A Walk in Winter
as Conrad

The Sound and the Fury
as Benjy Compson

Queen of the Desert
as Henry Cadogan

Call Me Lucky
as Self

The Little Prince
as The Fox (voice)

Black Dog, Red Dog
as Leo

Wild Horses
as Ben Briggs

Killing Animals
as Mr. Hurston

True Story
as Christian Longo

Every Thing Will Be Fine
as Tomas Eldan

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
as Conrad

I Am Michael
as Michael Glatze

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as Pasamonte

The Interview
as Dave Skylark

Future Relic 02
as The Searcher

National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
as George

Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
as David Skylark

Good People
as Tom Reed

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman

Third Person
as Rick

Obituaries
as Felix Mitchum

Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
as Self

Palo Alto
as Mr. B

Child of God
as Jerry

Veronica Mars
as James Franco (uncredited)

I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
as James Franco

Homefront
as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine

Playtime
as The Art Dealer

Sal
as Milton Katselas

As I Lay Dying
as Darl Bundren

Interior. Leather Bar.
as James

Here Comes the Night Time
as Man on Phone

Mademoiselle C
as Self

What Is Cinema?
as Self

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
as Self

A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "Copy Boy")

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as Self (segment James Franco)

Lovelace
as Hugh Hefner
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
as Self

This Is the End
as James Franco

My Journey in Oz
as Self

Oz the Great and Powerful
as Oz

Spring Breakers
as Alien

The Color of Time
as C.K. Williams (age 40)

The Letter
as Tyrone

The Iceman
as Marty Freeman

Maladies
as James

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
as Self

The Broken Tower
as Hart Crane

Hart Crane: An Exegesis
as Self

About Cherry
as Francis

Eames: The Architect and the Painter
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
as Will Rodman

Caput

Your Highness
as Fabious

Two Films, One Legacy

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

The Green Hornet
as Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

127 Hours
as Aron Ralston

Howl
as Allen Ginsberg
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
as James Franco (Image Only)

Love and Distrust
as Travis (segment "Grasshopper")

Eat Pray Love
as David

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
Masculinity & Me

Saturday Night
as Self

Shadows & Lies
as William Vincent

Date Night
as Taste

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)

The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

Erased James Franco
as Self

Milk
as Scott Smith

Good Time Max
as Max

Nights in Rodanthe
as Mark Flanner (uncredited)

Pineapple Express
as Saul Silver

Camille
as Silias

The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
as Justin Bobby

Re-Imagining the Goblin
as Self

Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
as Self

Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
as Self

'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
as Self

In the Valley of Elah
as Sergeant Carnelli

An American Crime
as Andy

Interview
as Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

Knocked Up
as Sol (uncredited)

Spider-Man 3
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn

On the Set: Spider-Man 3
as Self

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Dean Silo

The Holiday
as James Franco (uncredited)

The Dead Girl
as Derek
Grasshopper
as Travis

Flyboys
as Blaine Rawlings

The Wicker Man
as Bar Guy #1

Tristan & Isolde
as Tristan

Annapolis
as Jake Huard

The Great Raid
as Captain Prince

The Ape
as Harry Walker

Fool's Gold
as Brent

Spider-Man 2
as Harry Osborn

The Company
as Josh
Blind Spot
as Danny

Sonny
as Sonny

City by the Sea
as Joey

Mother Ghost
as Skateboarder guy
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love

The Car Kid

Deuces Wild
as Tino

Spider-Man
as Harry Osborn

Spider-Mania
as Self

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
as Self

James Dean
as James Dean
Some Body
as Apartment Guy #3
Mean People Suck
as Casey

At Any Cost
as Mike

Whatever It Takes
as Chris Campbell

If Tomorrow Comes
as Devin