AfterElton Hot 100 Sneak Peek: James Franco

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on May 7, 2009

Every day until the results are announced for the 2009 AfterElton.com Hot 100 poll we're leaking beefcake at a steady rate of a hunk a day.

Today's fan-fave is actor James Franco, who can do brooding and smoldering better than anyone of his generation. We first noticed him in the short-lived but lamented series Freaks & Geeks, then he really caught our eye when we saw him stripped down to a g-string and tied to a bed post in the teen comedy Whatever It Takes.

His star started to skyrocket with a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated performance in the TV movie James Dean, and continued to ascend with his role of Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man films.

It was last year that proved to be a turning point in his career, with two inspired performances in wildly different films. He received a Golden Globe nomination (and stole the film) for playing a perpetually stoned drug dealer in the comedy Pineapple Express, and he was part of the ensemble that made Milk the award-winning success it was.

It was his performance as Harvey Milk's boyfriend Scott Smith that opened the eyes of many people that James was more than just a pretty face.

To find out where James placed on this year's list, you'll have to come back for the results, but for now, enjoy this assortment of pictures of ... um, his pretty face!