James Franco
American actor and filmmaker
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| 2024 | Franco is set to appear in 'The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure' and 'Hey Joe' |
| August 2022 | Cast as Fidel Castro in the film Alina in Cuba, a decision supported by Fidel Castro's daughter. |
| December 23 2021 | Gave his first interview in nearly four years on the Jess Cagle Podcast. |
| December 23 2021 | Franco publicly admitted to having had sex with students and revealed he has been in treatment for sexual addiction since 2016. |
| June 2021 | Franco agreed to pay more than $2.2 million to resolve legal disputes, including $894,000 to the two women who cited sexual exploitation. |
| February 21 2021 | The lawsuit filed by Franco's former students was reported as settled, with both students agreeing to drop their individual claims. |
| 2019 | Franco directed 'Zeroville' |
| 2019 | Franco starred in 'Zeroville' and voiced a character in 'Arctic Dogs' |
| October 3 2019 | Two former students of Franco's now-defunct Studio 4 filed a lawsuit alleging sexual exploitation in the name of education. |
| 2018 | Franco co-directed 'Future World' with Bruce Thierry-Chung |
| 2018 | Franco directed 'The Pretenders' |
| 2018 | James Franco appeared in 'Future World', 'Kin', and 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs' |
| January 11 2018 | The Los Angeles Times reported that five women accused Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior during his time as an acting teacher or mentor. |
| January 10 2018 | Franco appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, denying that the Twitter accusations against him were accurate. |
| January 9 2018 | The New York Times canceled a planned event with Franco about 'The Disaster Artist' due to sexual misconduct allegations. |
| 2017 | Franco began dating Isabel Pakzad, a relationship confirmed by People magazine in 2024. |
| 2017 | Franco executive produced and starred in the television film High School Lover as Rick Winters |
| 2017 | Franco began starring in The Deuce, playing dual roles as Vincent and Frankie Martino, and serving as executive producer and director for 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Franco was involved as an executive producer for 'The Labyrinth' and 'Actors Anonymous', and appeared in films 'Don't Come Back from the Moon' and 'The Mad Whale'. |
| 2017 | Franco co-directed 'The Institute' with Pamela Romanowsky |
| December 1 2017 | Released The Disaster Artist, which he directed, co-produced, and starred in, portraying Tommy Wiseau. Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. |
| May 19 2017 | Appeared in the Alien prequel Alien: Covenant, playing the character Branson. |
| 2016 | Released the album 'Let Me Get What I Want' with Tim O'Keefe as the duo 'Daddy' |
| 2016 | James Franco appeared in the music video 'Only in America' portraying rapper Riff Raff |
| 2016 | James Franco starred as Jake Epping in the 8-episode miniseries 11.22.63, which he also produced and directed an episode of |
| 2016 | James Franco appeared in multiple films including 'Goat' and 'King Cobra', and served as executive producer for 'Why Him?' and 'L.A. Series'. |
| 2016 | Franco directed 'In Dubious Battle' |
| 2016 | Franco starred in 'King Cobra', 'In Dubious Battle', and 'Why Him?' |
| December 2016 | Starred in the comedy Why Him?, playing an immature tech-billionaire. |
| February 15 2016 | Premiered in the Hulu limited series 11.22.63, based on Stephen King's novel, in the lead role. |
| 2015 | James Franco had an official bar mitzvah ceremony, which was presided over by a rabbi, marking a significant cultural and religious milestone in his personal Jewish identity journey. |
| 2015 | Recorded the song '11/22/63' |
| 2015 | A Chicago-based theater company, Under the Gun Theater, developed and performed 'Dear James Franco', a show inspired by and titled after Franco, using improvisation to parody and deconstruct celebrity culture. |
| 2015 | Continued hosting 'Making a Scene with James Franco', demonstrating his creative approach to film interpretation through the web series. |
| 2015 | Franco was an executive producer for the film 'Yosemite' and starred in 'I Am Michael'. |
| 2015 | Franco appeared in multiple films including 'True Story', 'Yosemite', and 'The Night Before' |
| April 2015 | Appeared in two projects at the Sundance Film Festival: I Am Michael and True Story. |
| March 2015 | In an interview with Four Two Nine magazine, Franco discusses his views on sexuality, stating he considers himself 'gay in art and straight in life'. |
| February 15 2015 | Premiered in the Hulu limited series 11.22.63, based on Stephen King's novel. |
| 2014 | James Franco directed 'The Long Shift' at Rattlestick Theatre |
| 2014 | Faced allegations of inappropriate behavior when a seventeen-year-old girl posted screenshots of messages showing Franco attempting to meet her in a hotel room. |
| 2014 | James Franco began hosting 'Making a Scene with James Franco', a web series where he recreates and reimagines famous movie scenes by playing multiple characters. |
| 2014 | Franco appeared as himself in the Naked and Afraid television special |
| 2014 | James Franco worked as an executive producer on an unspecified project. |
| 2014 | Franco made uncredited cameo appearances in 'Veronica Mars' and 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' |
| June 2014 | Performed in the BC/EFA benefit Broadway Bares to support AIDS research and awareness. |
| April 2014 | Directed and appeared in 'Techno Color Sunglasses', promoting Gucci's eyewear collection. |
| April 2014 | Presented at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition with Leighton Meester and Chris O'Dowd, raising donations from his Broadway show Of Mice and Men. |
| April 2014 | Graywolf Press published Franco's first poetry collection, 'Directing Herbert White'. |
| March 2014 | Made Broadway stage debut in a revival of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, playing the role of George. |
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