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James Franco
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- Director
In short · Acting since 1978, 6 decades active, 139 credits.
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Director
5 creditsWriter
2 creditsActor
107 credits
John Rambo(2027)
Actor
Film
Squali(2025)
Robert Price
Film
Bunny-Man(2025)
Austin Boyd
Film
Hey Joe(2024)
Dean Barry
Film
The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure(2024)
Ezio Burntwood
FilmKarantina(2024)
Jacob Stone
TV
Zeroville(2019)
Vikar
Film
Arctic Dogs(2019)
Lemmy
Film
Mississippi Requiem(2018)
Homer Barron (segment: A Rose for Emily)
Film
Future World(2018)
Warlord
Film
The Pretenders(2018)
Maxwell
Film
Kin(2018)
Taylor Balik
Film
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018)
Cowboy
Film
The Vault(2017)
Ed Maas
Film
Blood Heist(2017)
Farmer Simon
Film
Don't Come Back from the Moon(2017)
Roman Smalley
Film
The Labyrinth(2017)
Narrator
Film
The Institute(2017)
Dr. Cairn
Film
The Deuce(2017)
Vincent Martino
TV
The Disaster Artist(2017)
'Johnny'
Film
Actors Anonymous(2017)
Jake Lamont
Film
The Mad Whale(2017)
Edward Fry
Film
High School Lover(2017)
Rick Winters
Film
Alien: Covenant(2017)
Jacob Branson (uncredited)
Film
11.22.63(2016)
Jake Epping
TV
Why Him?(2016)
Laird Mayhew
Film
In Dubious Battle(2016)
Mac
Film
Burn Country(2016)
Lindsay
Film
King Cobra(2016)
Joe
Film
Sausage Party(2016)
Druggie (voice)
Film
Producer
3 credits
Awards & Nominations
2 nominationsAcademy Award
- Nom2011Best Actor — James Franco
More awards & festivals (1) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Academy Awards
- Nom2010Oscar — Actor in a Leading Role
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- Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's LifeSelf · 2026
- Oh, Hi Mark: Making a DisasterSelf · 2018
- CultureshockSelf · 2018
- IMDb at Toronto International Film FestivalSelf · 2017
- No Actor ParkingSelf · 2017
- The 4%: Film's Gender ProblemSelf · 2016
- F for FrancoSelf · 2015
- The Night BeforeSelf · 2015
- Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf (1 Episode) · 2014
- My Journey in OzSelf · 2013
- A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment: Copy Boy) · 2013
- Mademoiselle CSelf · 2013
- What Is Cinema?Self · 2013
- Hart Crane: An ExegesisSelf · 2012
- Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is PresentSelf · 2012
- Eames: The Architect & The PainterSelf (Narrator) · 2011
- Erased: James FrancoSelf · 2009
- IconoclastsSelf · 2005
- Making the AmazingSelf · 2004
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self (2 Episodes) , Self - Guest (1 Episode) · 2003
- LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf (1 Episode) · 1988
- Kino KinoSelf · 1978
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