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. 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.

Marcus Carl Franklin
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
Carmel, New York[1]

Franklin also was in Lackawanna Blues on HBO, which aired in 2005.[2] He acted in the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Caroline or Change.[2]

Filmography

Awards/nominations

References
  1. "Marcus Carl Franklin". Young Black Stars. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. Lee, Felicia R. (2005-02-06), "Lost and Found In Lackawanna", The New York Times
  3. "Movie Web Credits". Retrieved 7 March 2012.


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