About
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...
Known for
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
30 RockSeries • 2006
The Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012
Spider-ManMovie • 2002
Pacific BlueSeries • 1996
ProfilerSeries • 1996
Angie TribecaSeries • 2016
Rise of the Planet of the ApesMovie • 2011
Spider-Man 3Movie • 2007
The DeuceSeries • 2017
Freaks and GeeksSeries • 1999
Dawn of the Planet of the ApesMovie • 2014
Alien: CovenantMovie • 2017
The Little PrinceMovie • 2015
Knocked UpMovie • 2007
11.22.63Series • 2016
In the Valley of ElahMovie • 2007
Sausage PartyMovie • 2016
The InterviewMovie • 2014
This Is the EndMovie • 2013
Date NightMovie • 2010
Why Him?Movie • 2016
HomefrontMovie • 2013
Spider-Man 2Movie • 2004