Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "James Franco is an American actor who started his career by appearing in an episode of the television series Pacific Blue (1997). He landed his breakthrough role in the comedy-drama television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000). Following his film debut in the 1999 movie Never Been Kissed, Franco played opposite Shane West in the 2000 comedy Whatever It Takes. For playing the eponymous actor in the 2001 television biopic James Dean, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Film. Among his four film releases of 2002 were the dramas City by the Sea and Deuces Wild. He went on to play Harry Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), and reprised the role in two more films of the Spider-Man trilogy: Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). For the last of the three, he garnered a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. His only screen appearance of 2003 was in Robert Altman's ballet film The Company, co-starring Neve Campbell. Franco directed and starred in the comedy The Ape (2005).After playing the titular role in the romantic drama Tristan & Isolde (2006), Franco starred in the Tony Bill-directed war drama Flyboys (2006). Two years later, he played against type in the action-comedy film Pineapple Express, and earned critical acclaim for portraying Scott Smith in the biographical film Milk alongside Sean Penn. For the former, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Comedy. He appeared briefly in the television medical drama General Hospital (2009–12). In 2010, he played a supporting role in Ryan Murphy's Eat Pray Love, an adaption of memoir of the same name. Franco portrayed the trapped canyoneer Aron Ralston in 127 Hours (2010), a drama based on Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place. For the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.Franco appeared in four films in 2011, including the poorly-received fantasy film Your Highness, the black-and-white film The Broken Tower, and the biopic Sal. He also starred in the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), a critical and commercial success. He had six roles in 2012. His first role of the year was opposite Ashley Hinshaw in Stephen Elliott's About Cherry, followed by the portrayal of a gangster in the crime-comedy film Spring Breakers. Later in 2012, he was paired opposite Winona Ryder in the psychological thriller The Letter. The following year, Franco played the titular role in the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful, and the disaster film This Is the End saw him play himself. For the first one, he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Fantasy. Also in 2013, he directed and starred in the drama As I Lay Dying. He starred in the action thriller Good People (2014), an adaption of Marcus Sakey's 2008 novel of the same name. In the 2014 satirical comedy The Interview, he was seen as a journalist instructed to assassinate a North Korean leader."@en }
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- James_Franco_filmography abstract "James Franco is an American actor who started his career by appearing in an episode of the television series Pacific Blue (1997). He landed his breakthrough role in the comedy-drama television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000). Following his film debut in the 1999 movie Never Been Kissed, Franco played opposite Shane West in the 2000 comedy Whatever It Takes. For playing the eponymous actor in the 2001 television biopic James Dean, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Film. Among his four film releases of 2002 were the dramas City by the Sea and Deuces Wild. He went on to play Harry Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), and reprised the role in two more films of the Spider-Man trilogy: Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). For the last of the three, he garnered a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. His only screen appearance of 2003 was in Robert Altman's ballet film The Company, co-starring Neve Campbell. Franco directed and starred in the comedy The Ape (2005).After playing the titular role in the romantic drama Tristan & Isolde (2006), Franco starred in the Tony Bill-directed war drama Flyboys (2006). Two years later, he played against type in the action-comedy film Pineapple Express, and earned critical acclaim for portraying Scott Smith in the biographical film Milk alongside Sean Penn. For the former, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Comedy. He appeared briefly in the television medical drama General Hospital (2009–12). In 2010, he played a supporting role in Ryan Murphy's Eat Pray Love, an adaption of memoir of the same name. Franco portrayed the trapped canyoneer Aron Ralston in 127 Hours (2010), a drama based on Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place. For the film, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.Franco appeared in four films in 2011, including the poorly-received fantasy film Your Highness, the black-and-white film The Broken Tower, and the biopic Sal. He also starred in the science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), a critical and commercial success. He had six roles in 2012. His first role of the year was opposite Ashley Hinshaw in Stephen Elliott's About Cherry, followed by the portrayal of a gangster in the crime-comedy film Spring Breakers. Later in 2012, he was paired opposite Winona Ryder in the psychological thriller The Letter. The following year, Franco played the titular role in the fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful, and the disaster film This Is the End saw him play himself. For the first one, he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Fantasy. Also in 2013, he directed and starred in the drama As I Lay Dying. He starred in the action thriller Good People (2014), an adaption of Marcus Sakey's 2008 novel of the same name. In the 2014 satirical comedy The Interview, he was seen as a journalist instructed to assassinate a North Korean leader.".