About James Franco
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).
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Movie Credits
James Franco has appeared in 151 movies.
Some of James Franco's most popular movies include:
TV Credits
James Franco has appeared in 25 TV Series.
Some of the most popular TV Shows include:
Production Credits
James Franco has 92 production credits.
Crew
Directing
Credited for Director in 35 shows -
The Long Home,
Fool's Gold,
The Ape,
Good Time Max,
The Feast of Stephen,
Goat Boy,
Herbert White,
Saturday Night,
The Clerk's Tale,
Masculinity & Me,
42 One Dream Rush,
My Own Private River,
Francophrenia,
Hart Crane: An Exegesis,
The Broken Tower,
Bukowski,
La Passione,
Venice 70: Future Reloaded,
Interior. Leather Bar.,
As I Lay Dying,
Sal,
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel,
Child of God,
Black Dog, Red Dog,
The Sound and the Fury,
11.22.63,
In Dubious Battle,
The Institute,
The Disaster Artist,
Tenn,
The Deuce,
Future World,
Zeroville,
Pretenders and
Birth of a Poet.
Editing
Production
Credited for Producer in 14 shows -
The Broken Tower,
The Color of Time,
Kink,
The Director,
Interior. Leather Bar.,
I Am Michael,
11.22.63,
The Adderall Diaries,
Goat,
In Dubious Battle,
King Cobra,
The Disaster Artist,
Future World and
Don't Come Back from the Moon.
Credited for Executive Producer in 18 shows -
The Ape,
Jeffrey,
Guests,
The Interview,
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha,
Miss Famous,
A Walk in Winter,
Yosemite,
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?,
Blood Surf,
Why Him?,
The Labyrinth,
Rio,
High School Lover,
The Institute,
The Deuce,
Mississippi Requiem and
Sleepaway Slasher.
Writing
Credited for Writer in 11 shows -
Fool's Gold,
The Ape,
Good Time Max,
The Feast of Stephen,
Herbert White,
Masculinity & Me,
Bukowski,
Black Dog, Red Dog,
Actors Anonymous,
Mississippi Requiem and
Birth of a Poet.