Marcus Carl Franklin (born February 24, 1993) is an American

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. He is best known for portraying an incarnation of

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, who calls himself "Woody Guthrie", in the Bob Dylan biopic ''

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'', written and directed by

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; 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

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). 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 ''

.'' Franklin also was in '' Lackawanna Blues'' on

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, 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 *''

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'' (2004) (TV) - "Tate" (episode: ''Can I Get a Witness?'') *'' Lackawanna Blues'' (2005) (TV) - "Ruben Santiago Jr." *''The Water Is Wide'' (2006) (TV) - "Charles" *''

'' (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

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, Best Supporting Male: ''

'' (nominated)

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* * * 1993 births 21st-century 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 male actors {{US-film-actor-1990s-stub