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). 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
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"

Awards/nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
2008, Best Supporting Male: I'm Not There (Nominated)

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1993 births
21st-century American male actors
African-American male actors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
People from Carmel, New York
Male actors from New York (state)
Living people
21st-century African-American people