James Franco

46, from Palo Alto, California, USA

Artwork for Spider-Man 3Image of James Franco

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 his roles 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 is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being 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 is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character 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 Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco 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).

Timeline

2025Aged 47

  • Poster for Bunny-Man

    (Unknown)

  • Squali

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

    Finn (voice)

2024Aged 46

  • Poster for The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

    Ezio Burntwood

  • Poster for Hey Joe

    Dean Barry

2022Aged 44

  • Poster for Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

    Self (archive footage)

2020Aged 42

  • Poster for Birth of a Poet

    Writer

  • Poster for Sleepaway Slasher

    Executive Producer

2019Aged 41

  • Poster for Don't Come Back from the Moon

    Roman Smalley

  • Poster for Zeroville

    Vikar

  • Poster for Pretenders

    Maxwell

  • Poster for Arctic Dogs

    Lemmy (voice)

2018Aged 40

  • Poster for Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

    Self

  • Poster for Mississippi Requiem

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Future World

    Warlord

  • Poster for Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

    Self

  • Poster for Kin

    Taylor Balik

  • Poster for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

2017Aged 39

  • Poster for High School Lover

    Rick Winters

  • Poster for Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

    Capt. Jacob Branson

  • Poster for The Institute

    Dr. Cairn

  • Poster for Actors Anonymous

    Jake Lamont

  • Poster for The Disaster Artist

    Tommy / "Johnny"

  • Poster for Alien: Covenant

    Jacob Branson (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Mad Whale

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Blood Heist

    Farmer Simon

  • Dumpster Diving

    El Diablo

  • Poster for The Vault

    Ed Mass

  • Poster for The Show

    Male Host

  • Rio

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Tenn

    Director

2016Aged 38

  • Poster for Yosemite

    Phil

  • Poster for The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

    Self

  • Poster for Memoria

    Mr. Wyckoff

  • Poster for The Adderall Diaries

    Stephen Elliott

  • Poster for Burn Country

    Lindsay

  • The Caged Pillows

    David D-R+

  • Poster for Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?

    Director

  • Poster for Sausage Party

    Druggie (voice)

  • Poster for Goat

    Mitch

  • Poster for In Dubious Battle

    Mac McLeod

  • Poster for King Cobra

    Joe Kerekes

  • Poster for Blood Surf

    Metalhead Troy

  • Poster for The Labyrinth

    Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Why Him?

    Laird Mayhew

2015Aged 37

  • Poster for Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha

    Pasamonte

  • Poster for I Am Michael

    Michael Glatze

  • Poster for Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

    Self

  • Poster for The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

    Conrad

  • Poster for Every Thing Will Be Fine

    Tomas Eldan

  • Poster for True Story

    Christian Longo

  • Poster for Killing Animals

    Mr. Hurston

  • Poster for Wild Horses

    Ben Briggs

  • Black Dog, Red Dog

    Leo

  • Poster for The Little Prince

    The Fox (voice)

  • Poster for Call Me Lucky

    Self

  • Poster for Queen of the Desert

    Henry Cadogan

  • Poster for The Sound and the Fury

    Benjy Compson

  • Poster for A Walk in Winter

    Conrad

  • Poster for The Night Before

    Self

  • Poster for Richard Peter Johnson

    James Franco

  • Miss Famous

    Executive Producer

2014Aged 36

2013Aged 35

2012Aged 34

  • Poster for About Cherry

    Francis

  • Poster for Hart Crane: An Exegesis

    Himself

  • Poster for The Broken Tower

    Hart Crane

  • Poster for Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present

    Self

  • Poster for Maladies

    James

  • Poster for The Iceman

    Marty Freeman

  • Poster for The Letter

    Tyrone

  • Poster for The Color of Time

    C.K. Williams (age 40)

  • Poster for Jeffrey

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Francophrenia

    Director

  • Poster for My Own Private River

    Director

2011Aged 33

  • Poster for The Green Hornet

    Danny Crystal Cleer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Your Highness

    Fabious

  • Poster for Caput

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Will Rodman

  • Poster for Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Blood Meridian Test Reel

    Director

2010Aged 32

2009Aged 31

  • Poster for Erased James Franco

    Self

  • Poster for The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Feast of Stephen

    Director

2008Aged 30

  • Poster for Camille

    Silias

  • Poster for Pineapple Express

    Saul Silver

  • Poster for Nights in Rodanthe

    Mark Flanner (uncredited)

  • Poster for Good Time Max

    Max

  • Poster for Milk

    Scott Smith

2007Aged 29

  • Poster for The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis

    Justin Bobby

  • Poster for Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee

    Dean Silo

  • Poster for Spider-Man 3

    New Goblin / Harry Osborn

  • Poster for Knocked Up

    Self (uncredited)

  • Poster for Interview

    Boyfriend on Phone (voice)

  • Poster for An American Crime

    Andy

  • Poster for In the Valley of Elah

    Sergeant Carnelli

2006Aged 28

  • Poster for Annapolis

    Jake Huard

  • Poster for Tristan & Isolde

    Tristan

  • Poster for The Wicker Man

    Bar Guy #1

  • Poster for Flyboys

    Blaine Rawlings

  • Grasshopper

    Travis

  • Poster for The Dead Girl

    Derek

  • Poster for The Holiday

    James Franco

2005Aged 27

  • Poster for Fool's Gold

    Brent

  • Poster for The Ape

    Harry Walker

  • Poster for The Great Raid

    Captain Prince

2004Aged 26

  • Poster for Spider-Man 2

    Harry Osborn

2003Aged 25

2002Aged 24

2001Aged 23

2000Aged 22

  • Poster for If Tomorrow Comes

    Devin

  • Poster for Whatever It Takes

    Chris Campbell

  • Poster for At Any Cost

    Mike

1999Aged 21

  • Poster for To Serve and Protect

    Matt Carr

  • Poster for Never Been Kissed

    Jason

  • Poster for Freaks And Geeks

    Daniel Desario

Year unknown