Marcus Carl Franklin

Born: 1993-02-24

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2011

The Art of Getting By as Will

2010

Blue Bloods as Tom Mackey

2008

Be Kind Rewind as James

2007

I'm Not There as Woody / Chaplin Boy

2005

Lackawanna Blues as Ruben Santiago Jr.

1990

Law & Order as Tate