James Franco
Known For
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 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).
Most Known For
The X-Files
as Officer #2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Daily Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Conan
as Self
The Colbert Report
Hot Ones
as Self
30 Rock
as James Franco
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
The Mindy Project
as Paul Leotard
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Spider-Man
as Harry Osborn
Freaks and Geeks
as Daniel Desario
Angie Tribeca
as Sgt. Eddie Pepper
Spider-Man 3
as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
11.22.63
as Jake Epping