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 his roles in films such as Sam Raimis SpiderMan trilogy 20022007 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 is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen having appeared in eight films and one television series with him examples being 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 is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the shortlived ensemble comedydrama Freaks and Geeks 19992000 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 Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital 20092012 and starred in the limited series 112263 2016 He starred in the David Simoncreated HBO drama The Deuce 20172019
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