Marcus Carl Franklin
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).
Marcus Carl Franklin
- Name
- Marcus Carl Franklin
- Born
- 24 February 1993
- Birthplace
- Carmel, New York
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages
- English
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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. Franklin also was in Lackawanna Blues on HBO, which aired in 2005. He acted in the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Caroline or Change.
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• Name — Marcus Carl Franklin • Born — 24 February 1993 • Birthplace — Carmel, New York
Filmography
Filmography
• Dragon Tales Let's Start a Band (2003) (TV film) - Himself • Law & Order (2004) (TV) - "Tate" (episode: Can I Get a Witness?) • Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) - "Ruben Santiago Jr." • The Water Is Wide (2006) (TV) - "Charles" • I'm Not There (2007) - "Woody Guthrie" • Be Kind Rewind (2008) - "James" • The Art of Getting By (2011) - "Will" • Blue Bloods (2011) (TV) - "Tom Mackey" (episode: Age of Innocence) • The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013) - "College Kid" • But Not for Me (2015) - "Will"
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• Independent Spirit Awards • 2008, Best Supporting Male: I'm Not There (nominated)
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- 1.Young Black Stars. Marcus Carl Franklin.
- 2.Lee, Felicia R. Lost and Found In Lackawanna. The New York Times. 2005-02-06.
- 3.Movie Web Credits.
- 4.I'm Not There leads Indie Spirit Awards. Los Angeles Daily News. November 27, 2007.
- 5.Bruno, Mike. Juno cleans up at Indie Spirit Awards. Entertainment Weekly. February 25, 2008.
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