
Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born in Palo Alto, California on April 19, 1978. His mother, Betsy Franco, is Jewish, and his father, Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and ran a Silicon Valley business. James's mother, a writer, has occasionally acted. Growing ...
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 88 nominations.
Movie | Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad | Unknown | 2018 |
Movie | James Franco 'Art Projects' | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Metamorphosis: Junior Year | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Lockheed | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | The Long Home | Unknown | 2017 |
Series | The Deuce | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | The Trap | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Studio 4 | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Killing Animals | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | Jesse Heiman: World's Greatest Extra | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | For Ed Ricketts | Unknown | 2017 |
Series | 11.22.63 | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Zeroville | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | LA Woman Rising | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | In Dubious Battle | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Why Him? | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Actors Anonymous | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Million Dollar Kill | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | The Disaster Artist | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Untitled James Franco Documentary | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? | Unknown | 2016 |
Series | L.A. Series | Unknown | 2016 |
Series | F*ck | Unknown | 2016 |
Series | The Drunken Peasants | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | The Fixer | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Sausage Party | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | The Labyrinth | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Kill the Czar | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Anesthesia | Unknown | 2016-01-08 |
Movie | Yosemite | Phil | 2016-01-01 |
Movie | The Adderall Diaries | Stephen Elliott | 2016-04-15 |
Series | Angie Tribeca | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
Movie | Goat | Unknown | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | The Little Prince | The Fox | 2016-03-18 |
Movie | Black Dog, Red Dog | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Queen of the Desert | Henry Cadogan | 2016-03-01 |
Movie | King Cobra | Unknown | 2016 |
Movie | Respectability | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | The Strength of God | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | The Night Before | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | City Bus | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Winesburg: Death | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | Inside Edition | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Richard Peter Johnson | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | The Sweet Taste of Redemption | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | A Walk in Winter | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Memoria | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Holy Land | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Miss Famous | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | I Am Michael | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Tenn | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | True Story | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | CBS This Morning | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | MSNBC Live | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | F for Franco | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Unknown | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Seth Rogen's Awful Bar-Mitzvah | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | Making a Scene with James Franco | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Wild Horses | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | The Ultimate Evil | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | The IMDb Studio | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Burden of Proof | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | The Grapes of Wrath: We Shall Overcome | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Black Mantis | Unknown | 2015 |
Series | Unscripted | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | David Letterman: A Life on Television | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | Every Thing Will Be Fine | Tomas Eldan | 2015-04-02 |
Movie | Aborshits | Unknown | 2015 |
Movie | 2015 MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 2015-04-12 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Unknown | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Good People | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Veronica Mars | Unknown | 2014-03-13 |
Movie | 2014 MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 2014-04-13 |
Movie | Guests | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | The Interview | Dave Skylark | 2014-12-24 |
Movie | How to Make a Man | Himself | 2014-12-20 |
Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Unknown | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | By the Fans: The Making of the Veronica Mars Movie | Unknown | 2014-05-06 |
Series | Deadbeat | Unknown | 2014-04-09 |
Movie | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Journey to Dawn | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Gen RX | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | The Sound and the Fury | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Lily | Unknown | 2014 |
Series | Naked and Afraid | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Liberatum Inspiring Creativity | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Obituaries | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Grow a Guy | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel | Unknown | 2014 |
Series | Advice | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Gucci Sunglasses | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | Almost Not Beautiful | Unknown | 2014 |
Movie | As I Lay Dying | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Palo Alto | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Third Person | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Bukowski | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | City of Angels | Unknown | 2013 |
Series | The Frame | Unknown | 2013 |
Series | Revealed | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Mademoiselle C | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Child of God | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Through the Mind's Eye of Colleen Atwood | Unknown | 2013 |
Series | Live with Kelly and Michael | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Comedy Central Roast of James Franco | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Interior. Leather Bar. | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | A Fuller Life | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | XR91 BioRebellion 2.0 | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | E! Special: Oz - The Great and Powerful | Unknown | 2013 |
Series | Kino Kino | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | The Real World: This Is the End Edition | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Acting Class | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Kink | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | The Iceman | Unknown | 2013-05-02 |
Movie | Oz the Great and Powerful | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | Homefront | Morgan 'Gator' Bodine | 2013-11-27 |
Movie | Roast of James Franco: Red Carpet Pre-Show | Himself | 2013-09-02 |
Movie | Lovelace | Hugh Hefner | 2013-08-08 |
Movie | The Sound of Change Live | Himself | 2013-06-01 |
Movie | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | Unknown | 2013 |
Movie | This Is the End | James Franco | 2013-06-12 |
Movie | Hart Crane: An Exegesis | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Francophrenia (Or Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | Himself | 2012-07-05 |
Series | Larry King Now | Unknown | 2012-07-17 |
Series | The Mindy Project | Unknown | 2012-09-25 |
Movie | My Own Private River | Unknown | 2012 |
Series | Hollywood Heights | Unknown | 2012-06-01 |
Series | MSN Exclusives | Unknown | 2012-01-19 |
Movie | Child of God: Behind the Scenes | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Dream | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | About Cherry | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | The Color of Time | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Maladies | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | The Letter | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Spring Breakers | Unknown | 2012 |
Series | Playhouse | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Rebel Dabble Babble | Unknown | 2012 |
Series | Vivir de cine | Unknown | 2012 |
Series | Undergrads: South | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Jeffrey | Unknown | 2012 |
Movie | Sal | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Nightlife | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | The Broken Tower | Unknown | 2011 |
Series | FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | The Genius of Andy Serkis | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Na Nai'a: Legend of the Dolphins | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Rebel | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Mythology of the Apes | Unknown | 2011 |
Series | On Story | Unknown | 2011 |
Series | Into the Night with... | Unknown | 2011 |
Series | Janela Indiscreta | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Himself - Host & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | 2011-02-27 |
Movie | The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards | Himself | 2011-02-26 |
Movie | The Sitter | Unknown | 2011-12-09 |
Movie | 127 Hours | Unknown | 2011-01-28 |
Movie | Your Highness | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | The Green Hornet | Unknown | 2011-01-14 |
Series | Hamish & Andy's Gap Year | Unknown | 2011 |
Movie | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Unknown | 2011-08-05 |
Series | Richard Roeper & the Movies | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Date Night | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Masculinity & Me | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Jimmy and the Cop | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Happy Birthday Sam Raimi from James Franco | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | 127 Hours: An Extraordinary View | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | The Clerk's Tale | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Howl | Unknown | 2010-08-27 |
Movie | Eat Pray Love | Unknown | 2010-08-13 |
Movie | Love & Distrust | Unknown | 2010-11-02 |
Series | Conan | Unknown | 2010-11-08 |
Movie | With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Saturday Night | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Cannes Film Festival 2010 | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | 14 Actors Acting | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Herbert White | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Shadows & Lies | Unknown | 2010 |
Movie | Milk | Scott Smith | 2009-01-30 |
Movie | The Feast of Stephen | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | 42 One Dream Rush | Unknown | 2009 |
Series | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Unknown | 2009-03-02 |
Movie | Erased James Franco | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | Milk: Hollywood Comes to San Francisco | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | Stuntmen | Unknown | 2009-08-18 |
Movie | Acting with James Franco | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | New Now Next Awards | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | The 81st Annual Academy Awards | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 2009 |
Movie | G4 Presents Comic-Con '08 Live | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | 2008 MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 2008 |
Series | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | Nights in Rodanthe | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | Pineapple Express | Unknown | 2008-08-06 |
Movie | Speechless | Unknown | 2008-01-10 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | Camille | Unknown | 2008 |
Movie | Spider-Man 3: UK Premiere Special | Unknown | 2007 |
Series | Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Movie | Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Interview | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Knocked Up | Unknown | 2007-06-01 |
Series | Up Close with Carrie Keagan | Unknown | 2007-02-21 |
Series | Reel Junkie | Unknown | 2007-02-21 |
Movie | Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards | Himself | 2007-02-04 |
Series | Xposé | Unknown | 2007-04-16 |
Movie | Good Time Max | Max | 2007-04-30 |
Movie | Spider-Man 3 | New Goblin / Harry Osborn | 2007-05-04 |
Movie | Spider-Man 3 | Harry Osborn / New Goblin | 2007-05-04 |
Movie | Spider-Man 3 on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | An American Crime | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3 | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | The Villains of 'Spider-Man 3' | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Spider-Man 3 on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | In the Valley of Elah | Unknown | 2007 |
Movie | Annapolis | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | Tristan + Isolde | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | The Dead Girl | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | Grasshopper | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | Flyboys | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | The Wicker Man | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | Reel Comedy | Unknown | 2006 |
Movie | The Holiday | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | The Fabulous Picture Show | Unknown | 2006-11-01 |
Movie | Love Conquers All: The Making of Tristan + Isolde | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | Fuse Celebrity Playlist | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | At the Movies | Unknown | 2006 |
Series | Made in Hollywood | Unknown | 2005-09-30 |
Series | Howard Stern on Demand | Unknown | 2005-11-18 |
Movie | The Ape | Unknown | 2005-06-18 |
Series | Iconoclasts | Himself | 2005-11-01 |
Series | Noche Hache | Unknown | 2005-11-07 |
Series | Attack of the Show! | Unknown | 2005-03-28 |
Movie | The Great Raid | Unknown | 2005-08-12 |
Movie | Fool's Gold | Unknown | 2005 |
Series | Corazón de... | Unknown | 2005 |
Series | Last Call with Carson Daly | Unknown | 2005 |
Series | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Series | Le grand journal de Canal+ | Unknown | 2004-08-30 |
Series | The Insider | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Spider-Man 2 | Harry Osborn | 2004-06-30 |
Movie | Making the Amazing | Unknown | 2004 |
Series | Cartaz Cultural | Unknown | 2003 |
Movie | The Company | Unknown | 2003 |
Series | Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Shootout | Unknown | 2003-10-12 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Behind the Ultimate Spin | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Sonny | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Blind Spot | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Mother Ghost | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | The Car Kid | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | You Always Stalk the Ones You Love | None | 2002-07-07 |
Series | Cinema 3 | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 2002-03-10 |
Movie | City by the Sea | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Spider-Man | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Deuces Wild | Unknown | 2002 |
Movie | Some Body | Unknown | 2001 |
Series | Total Request Live | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | Mean People Suck | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | James Dean | Unknown | 2001 |
Movie | If Tomorrow Comes | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | Whatever It Takes | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | Whatever It Takes: Making-Of Featurette | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | At Any Cost | Unknown | 2000 |
Movie | Never Been Kissed | Unknown | 1999 |
Series | To Serve and Protect | Unknown | 1999-02-14 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-02 |
Series | Freaks and Geeks | Daniel Desario | 1999-09-25 |
Movie | 1973 | Unknown | 1998 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Pacific Blue | Unknown | 1996-03-02 |
Series | Profiler | Unknown | 1996-09-21 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Series | Extra | Unknown | 1994-09-05 |
Series | HBO First Look | Unknown | 1994-03-01 |
Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
Series | Late Show with David Letterman | Unknown | 1993-08-30 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Gomorron | Unknown | 1992-09-15 |
Series | Charlie Rose | Unknown | 1991-09-30 |
Series | This Morning | Unknown | 1988-10-03 |
Series | American Experience | Unknown | 1988-10-04 |
Series | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986-09-08 |
Series | Entertainment Tonight | Unknown | 1981-09-14 |
Series | Good Morning America | Unknown | 1975-01-06 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Fantástico | Unknown | 1973-08-05 |
Series | Canada A.M. | Unknown | 1972-09-11 |
Series | General Hospital | Unknown | 1963-04-01 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |