Marcus Carl Franklin (born February 24, 1993) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying an incarnation of Bob Dylan, who calls himself "Woody Guthrie", in the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, written and directed by Todd Haynes; for this role, he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. Franklin is seen as a young hobo, hitching rides on freight trains, while clutching a guitar case bearing the inscription "This machine kills fascists" (this inscription adorned the guitar of Woody Guthrie). In the film, Franklin performs a rendition of Dylan's song "When the Ship Comes In." His performance is also on the soundtrack album of I'm Not There.
Marcus Carl Franklin | |
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| Born | February 24, 1993 |
Franklin also was in Lackawanna Blues on HBO, which aired in 2005.[2] He acted in the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Caroline or Change.[2]
Filmography
edit- Dragon Tales Let's Start a Band (2003) (TV film) - Himself
- Law & Order (2004) (TV) - "Tate" (episode: Can I Get a Witness?)[3]
- Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - "Ruben Santiago Jr."
- The Water Is Wide (2006) (TV) - "Charles"
- I'm Not There (2007) - "Woody Guthrie"[3]
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) - "James"[3]
- The Art of Getting By (2011) - "Will"[3]
- Blue Bloods (2011) (TV) - "Tom Mackey" (episode: Age of Innocence)[3]
- The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013) - "College Kid"
- But Not for Me (2015) - "Will"
Awards/nominations
edit- Independent Spirit Awards
- 2008, Best Supporting Male: I'm Not There (nominated)[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Marcus Carl Franklin". Young Black Stars. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ a b Lee, Felicia R. (2005-02-06), "Lost and Found In Lackawanna", The New York Times
- ^ a b c d e "Movie Web Credits". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "I'm Not There leads Indie Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Daily News. November 27, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Bruno, Mike (February 25, 2008). "Juno cleans up at Indie Spirit Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Marcus Carl Franklin at IMDb
- Marcus Carl Franklin at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Marcus Carl Franklin at the Internet Broadway Database
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