Actor James Franco

James Franco
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James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s. Franco landed a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks and later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biopic James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Franco has appeared in an eclectic range of projects since the 2000s. Ranging from period to contemporary pieces, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicized indie films, as well as fantasy movies to biopics and soap operas. Other notable films include Pineapple Express, a stoner comedy that earned him his second Golden Globes nomination, the Harvey Milk-biopic Milk (both 2008) as well as Danny Boyle's 2010 movie 127 Hours, about real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston's struggle to free his hand from a boulder. His performance in 127 Hours earned him nominations for many high-profile awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe and SAG Awards (None of which he won) Franco has hosted the skit comedy Saturday Night Live twice as well as the 83rd Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway. He volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity and is in a relationship with actress Ahna O'Reilly. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Franco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of birth
Palo Alto, California, USA Palo Alto, California, USA
Date of birth
19th April 1978
Movies that starred James Franco (38 in total)
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure poster

The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure [2024]

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs poster

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs [2018]

Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
Future World poster

Future World [2018]

Warlord
The Mad Whale poster

The Mad Whale [2017]

Sausage Party poster

Sausage Party [2016]

Druggie (voice)
Why Him? poster

Why Him? [2016]

Laird Mayhew
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? poster

Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? [2016]

Director
King Cobra poster

King Cobra [2016]

Joe Kerekes
The Little Prince poster

The Little Prince [2015]

The Fox (voice)
True Story poster

True Story [2015]

Christian Longo
The Interview poster

The Interview [2014]

Dave Skylark
Palo Alto poster

Palo Alto [2014]

Mr. B
Good People poster

Good People [2014]

Tom Reed
Lovelace poster

Lovelace [2013]

Hugh Hefner
Homefront poster

Homefront [2013]

Morgan 'Gator' Bodine
Oz the Great and Powerful poster

Oz the Great and Powerful [2013]

Oz
This Is the End poster

This Is the End [2013]

James Franco
Sal poster

Sal [2013]

Milton Katselas
The Iceman poster

The Iceman [2012]

Marty Freeman
Rise of the Planet of the Apes poster

Rise of the Planet of the Apes [2011]

Will Rodman
127 Hours poster

127 Hours [2010]

Aron Ralston
Eat Pray Love poster

Eat Pray Love [2010]

David
Pineapple Express poster

Pineapple Express [2008]

Saul Silver
Milk poster

Milk [2008]

Scott Smith
Spider-Man 3 poster

Spider-Man 3 [2007]

New Goblin / Harry Osborn
In the Valley of Elah poster

In the Valley of Elah [2007]

Sergeant Carnelli
Interview poster

Interview [2007]

Boyfriend on Phone (voice)
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee poster

Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee [2007]

Dean Silo
Annapolis poster

Annapolis [2006]

Jake Huard
The Dead Girl poster

The Dead Girl [2006]

Derek
Flyboys poster

Flyboys [2006]

Blaine Rawlings
Tristan & Isolde poster

Tristan & Isolde [2006]

Tristan
The Great Raid poster

The Great Raid [2005]

Captain Prince
Spider-Man 2 poster

Spider-Man 2 [2004]

Harry Osborn
Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man [2002]

Harry Osborn
City by the Sea poster

City by the Sea [2002]

Joey
James Dean poster

James Dean [2001]

James Dean
Never Been Kissed poster

Never Been Kissed [1999]

Jason
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