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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…
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Dawn of the Planet of the ApesWill Rodman
Alien: CovenantJacob Branson (uncredited)
Sausage PartyDruggie (voice)
The InterviewDave Skylark
The Ballad of Buster ScruggsCowboy (segment "Near Algodones")2026FosterDonald 'Don' FosterMovie
2026Find Your FriendsThanksMovie
2025SqualiRobert PriceMovie
2024Hey JoeDean BarryMovie
2024Largo Winch: The Price of MoneyEzio BurntwoodMovie
2020Sleepaway SlasherExecutive ProducerMovie
2020Birth of a PoetDirector · WriterMovie
2019Arctic DogsLemmy (voice)Movie
2019PretendersMaxwell · DirectorMovie
2019ZerovilleVikar · DirectorMovie
2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsCowboy (segment "Near Algodones")Movie
2018KinTaylor BalikMovie
2018Future WorldWarlord · Director · ProducerMovie
2018Mississippi RequiemHomer Barron · Writer · Executive ProducerMovie
2018Oh, Hi Mark: Making a DisasterDirectorMovie
2017The ShowMale HostMovie
2017The DeuceVincent Martino / Frankie Martino · 25 episodes · Director · 4 episodes · Executive Producer · 25 episodesShow
2017The VaultEd MassMovie
2017Dumpster DivingEl DiabloMovie
2017Blood HeistFarmer SimonMovie
2017Don't Come Back from the MoonRoman Smalley · ProducerMovie
2017The Mad WhaleEdward FryMovie
2017Alien: CovenantJacob Branson (uncredited)Movie
2017TennDirectorMovie
2017The Disaster ArtistTommy / 'Johnny' · Director · ProducerMovie
2017Actors AnonymousJake Lamont · WriterMovie
2017Metamorphosis: Junior YearExecutive ProducerMovie
2017The InstituteDr. Cairn · Director · Executive ProducerMovie
2017High School LoverRick Winters · Executive ProducerMovie
2017RioExecutive ProducerMovie
2016Why Him?Laird Mayhew · Executive ProducerMovie
2016The LabyrinthNarrator (voice) · Executive ProducerMovie
2016Blood SurfMetalhead Troy · Executive ProducerMovie
2016King CobraJoe Kerekes · ProducerMovie
2016In Dubious BattleMac McLeod · Director · ProducerMovie
2016GoatMitch · ProducerMovie
2016Sausage PartyDruggie (voice)Movie
2016Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?Director · Story · Executive ProducerMovie
2016The Caged PillowsDavid D-R+Movie
2016Burn CountryLindsayMovie
2016The Adderall DiariesStephen Elliott · ProducerMovie
2016MemoriaMr. WyckoffMovie
201611.22.63Jake Epping · 8 episodes · Director · 1 episode · Producer · 8 episodesShow
2016Angie TribecaSgt. Eddie Pepper · 6 episodesShow
2016YosemitePhil · Executive Producer · BookMovie
2015Richard Peter JohnsonJames FrancoMovie
2015A Walk in WinterConrad · Executive ProducerMovie
2015The Sound and the FuryBenjy Compson · DirectorMovie
2015Queen of the DesertHenry CadoganMovie
2015The Little PrinceThe Fox (voice)Movie
2015Black Dog, Red DogLeo · Director · WriterMovie
2015Miss FamousExecutive ProducerMovie
2015Wild HorsesBen BriggsMovie
2015Killing AnimalsMr. Hurston · NovelMovie
2015True StoryChristian LongoMovie
2015Every Thing Will Be FineTomas EldanMovie
2015The Heyday of the Insensitive BastardsConrad · Executive ProducerMovie
2015I Am MichaelMichael Glatze · ProducerMovie
2015Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La ManchaPasamonte · Executive ProducerMovie
2014The InterviewDave Skylark · Executive ProducerMovie
2014Future Relic 02The SearcherMovie
2014National Theatre Live: Of Mice and MenGeorgeMovie
2014Making A Scene With James Franco30 episodesShow
2014GuestsExecutive ProducerMovie
2014Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA SpecialDavid SkylarkMovie
2014Good PeopleTom ReedMovie
2014Dawn of the Planet of the ApesWill RodmanMovie
2014Third PersonRickMovie
2014ObituariesFelix MitchumMovie
2014Palo AltoMr. B · Book · PresenterMovie
2014Child of GodJerry · Director · ScreenplayMovie
2014DeadbeatJohnny · 1 episodeShow
2014Veronica MarsJames Franco (uncredited)Movie
2014I Think You're Totally Wrong: A QuarrelJames Franco · DirectorMovie
2013DREAMDirector · ProducerMovie
2013HomefrontMorgan 'Gator' BodineMovie
2013PlaytimeThe Art DealerMovie
2013SalMilton Katselas · Director · StoryMovie
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