Marcus Carl Franklin

Marcus Carl Franklin

31 · Born: Feb 24, 1993

Personal Details

Born Feb 24, 1993

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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. 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.

Career

2011
The Art of Getting By
The Art of Getting By as Will
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2008
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind as James
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2007
I'm Not There
I'm Not There as Woody
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2006
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide as Charles
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2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues as Ruben Santiago Jr.
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