James Franco
Movies
Sonny (2003) .... Sonny
City by the Sea (2002) .... Joey LaMarca
Deuces Wild (2002) .... Tino
Spider-Man (2002) .... Harold 'Harry' Osborn
Blind Spot (2001) .... Danny
Mean People Suck (2001) .... Casey
James Dean (2001) (TVmovie) .... James Dean/Narrator
Some Body (2001) (uncredited) .... Apartment Guy 3
If Tomorrow Comes (2000) .... Devin
At Any Cost (2000) (TV) .... Mike
Whatever It Takes (2000) .... Chris Campbell
Never Been Kissed (1999) .... Jason Way
TV
"The X Files" playing "Officer #2" 1/7/2001
"Profiler" playing "Nick" 4/3/1999
"Pacific Blue" playing "Brian" 10/5/1997
Mini Bio
James Edward Franco was born April 19th, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, and attended Palo Alto High School. James is best known for his breakthrough starring role on "Freaks and Geeks" in 1999.Growing up with his two younger brothers, James graduated from Palo Alto high school in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting while studying there, which, much to his parents' dismay, he left after only one year. After fifteen months of intensive study at Robert Carnegie's Playhouse West, James began actively pursuing his dream of finding work as an actor in Hollywood. In that short time, he landed himself a starring role on "Freaks and Geeks" (1999). The show, however, was not a hit to its viewers at the time, and was cancelled after its first year. Now, it has become a cult-hit. Prior to joining "Freaks and Geeks", Franco starred in the TV miniseries "To Serve and Protect" (1999) (mini) and co-starred opposite Drew Barrymore in the hit film Never Been Kissed(1999). After that he had a starring role in _Whatever it Takes (2000)_ , which is where he met his current girlfriend, Marla Sokoloff.
Although he'd been working steadily, it wasn't until the TNT made-for-television movie, James Dean (2001) (TV) that James rose to fan-magazine fame and got to show off his talent. Since then he has been working non-stop. After losing the lead role to Tobey Maguire, James settled for the part of Harry Osborne, Spider-Man's best friend in the summer 2002 major hit Spider-Man (2002).
Next was _Dueces Wild (2002)_ and City by the Sea (2002), in which Robert De Niro personally had him cast, after viewing his performance in James Dean (2001) (TV). Definitely growing out of his shyness James Franco is turning into a legend of his own.
Quick Facts
-Auditioned for the role of Peter Parker in "Spider-Man" but got the role of Harry Osbourne instead.
-has 2 brothers, Tom & David
-parents are Betsy & Doug Franco