Marcus Carl Franklin

Marcus Carl Franklin

Known for

Acting

Born

February 24, 1993 (age 33)

Biography

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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 20...

Best known work

Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind
2008
The Art of Getting By
The Art of Getting By
2011
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
2010
I'm Not There
I'm Not There
2007
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
2005

Filmography

  1. 2011

    The Art of Getting By

    as Will

  2. 2010

    Blue BloodsTV

    as Tom Mackey (1 episode)

  3. 2008

  4. 2007

    I'm Not There

    as Woody / Chaplin Boy

  5. 2005

    Lackawanna Blues

    as Ruben Santiago Jr.

  6. 1990

    Law & OrderTV

    as Tate (1 episode)

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