James Franco
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).
Filmography (204 Appearances)
John Rambo
Bunny-Man
Castro's Daughter
Foster
Golden State Killer
Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra
Kill the Czar
Love Meets in the Sunshine
Making A Scene
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Runaway
Something's In There
The Long Home
The Razor's Edge
Toad
Squali
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Hey Joe
Largo Winch: The Price of Money
Arctic Dogs
Pretenders
Zeroville
Don't Come Back from the Moon
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Kin
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Cultureshock
Future World
Mississippi Requiem
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Marcians
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
The Show
The Deuce
The Vault
Dumpster Diving
Blood Heist
The Mad Whale
Alien: Covenant
The Disaster Artist
Actors Anonymous
The Institute
High School Lover
Why Him?
The Labyrinth
Blood Surf
King Cobra
In Dubious Battle
Goat
Sausage Party
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
The Caged Pillows
Burn Country
The Adderall Diaries
Memoria
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
11.22.63
Angie Tribeca
Yosemite
Richard Peter Johnson
The Night Before
A Walk in Winter
The Sound and the Fury
Queen of the Desert
Call Me Lucky
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
The Little Prince
Black Dog, Red Dog
Wild Horses
Killing Animals
True Story
Every Thing Will Be Fine
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Hot Ones
I Am Michael
Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
The Interview
Future Relic 02
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Making A Scene With James Franco
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Good People
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Third Person
Obituaries
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Child of God
Deadbeat
Veronica Mars
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel
Homefront
Playtime
Sal
As I Lay Dying
Interior. Leather Bar.
Here Comes the Night Time
Mademoiselle C
What Is Cinema?
Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
A Fuller Life
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Lovelace
Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show
This Is the End
My Journey in Oz
The Frame
Oz the Great and Powerful
Spring Breakers
The Color of Time
The Mindy Project
The Letter
The Iceman
Maladies
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
The Broken Tower
Hart Crane: An Exegesis
About Cherry
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Caput
Your Highness
Two Films, One Legacy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
The Green Hornet
127 Hours
Conan
Howl
Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)
Love and Distrust
Eat Pray Love
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Masculinity & Me
Saturday Night
Shadows & Lies
Date Night
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
The Room Before and After - Part 1: James Franco
Erased James Franco
Milk
Good Time Max
Nights in Rodanthe
Pineapple Express
Camille
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
Re-Imagining the Goblin
Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3'
'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets
In the Valley of Elah
An American Crime
Interview
Knocked Up
Spider-Man 3
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
The Holiday
The Dead Girl
30 Rock
Grasshopper
Flyboys
The Wicker Man
Tristan & Isolde
Annapolis
The Colbert Report
The Great Raid
The Ape
Fool's Gold
The Tony Danza Show
Spider-Man 2
The Company
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Blind Spot
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sonny
City by the Sea
Mother Ghost
You Always Stalk the Ones You Love
The Car Kid
Deuces Wild
Spider-Man
Spider-Mania
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
James Dean
Some Body
Mean People Suck
At Any Cost
Whatever It Takes
If Tomorrow Comes
The Early Show
Freaks and Geeks
Never Been Kissed
To Serve and Protect
To Serve and Protect
Profiler
The Daily Show
Pacific Blue
The X-Files
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark