James Franco

Acting · Born 1978-04-19 in Palo Alto, California, USA

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 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…

Filmography

• Spider-Man as Harry Osborn
• Spider-Man 2 as Harry Osborn
• Milk as Scott Smith
• An American Crime as Andy
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes as Will Rodman
• 127 Hours as Aron Ralston
• Homefront as Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
• The Disaster Artist as Tommy / 'Johnny'
• The Little Prince as The Fox (voice)
• The Holiday as James Franco (uncredited)

TV

• Freaks and Geeks as Daniel Desario
• The X-Files as Officer #2
• 11.22.63 as Jake Epping
• The Tony Danza Show as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• The Early Show as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Profiler as Stevie
• 30 Rock as James Franco