Personal Info
Birth date
1985-07-02 (39 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
-
Also known as
-Nelson Franklin
Biography
Franklin was born to father Howard Franklin, a screenwriter and director. His stepmother is DJ Anne Litt. Franklin attended high school at Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California. He graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Franklin's first major role was a recurring role as Nick, the I.T. worker on NBC's The Office. Franklin later went on to appear as a series regular on the short-lived FOX comedy series Traffic Light. He appears with another Office actor, David Denman, who played Pam's ex-fiancée Roy. His side projects include a short for Funny or Die: a fake commercial promoting the Dudes-N-Bros Talking Points System, which is a service that helps guys who aren't dudes or bros hold a conversation with dudes and bros. He co-starred on the CBS sitcom The Millers and appeared on FOX sitcom New Girl, the HBO political comedy Veep, Black-ish, and Abby's.
Filmography
The Office
8.58
Overview:
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.476
Overview:
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.black-ish
7.2
Overview:
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.A Million Little Things
7.4
Overview:
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friends dies unexpectedly.Veep
7.4
Overview:
A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.Arrested Development
7.928
Overview:
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.Ghosts
7.893
Overview:
Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.New Girl
7.348
Overview:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.Hacks
7.487
Overview:
Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.Yellowjackets
7.501
Overview:
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.grown-ish
8
Overview:
Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.The Old Man
7.237
Overview:
Dan Chase absconded from the CIA decades ago and now lives off the grid. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.The Millers
5.9
Overview:
A divorced reporter, looking forward to the single life, finds his parents' marital problems derail his plans.Dollhouse
7.238
Overview:
Echo is a member of a highly illegal and underground group of individuals whose personalities have been wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Confined between missions to a secret facility known as the Dollhouse, the "Actives" are hired by the wealthy, powerful and connected to wholly become—with mind, personality and physiology—whomever the client wants or needs them to be. They know no other life than the specific engagements they are in at that time—or do they?Party Down
7.45
Overview:
A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
8.062
Overview:
Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, only to find out her seven evil exes stand in the way of their love.Bookie
7
Overview:
A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.A Man on the Inside
7.512
Overview:
A retired professor gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover inside a San Francisco retirement home.Abby's
6.9
Overview:
The best bar in San Diego is an unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in Abby's backyard. There are rules at Abby's: no cell phones, not even to "look something up," earning a seat at the bar takes time, and losing a challenge means drinking a limey, sugary "not-beer" drink.Gaslit
7
Overview:
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.#blackAF
6.691
Overview:
A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.Captain Marvel
6.8
Overview:
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
7.1
Overview:
Follows two delusional brothers, who are self-proclaimed filmmakers, as they are kicked out of their parent's house and end up on an epic cinematic journey.Argo
7.281
Overview:
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.Truth Be Told
5.361
Overview:
If you can think it, they will say it. This unabashed new comedy is about two diverse couples, who are both neighbors and best friends. As they go through life side by side, they can't help but analyze and obsess about EVERYTHING. From topics like sex and race, to the fact that the trusted new babysitter might just be a porn star, nothing is out of bounds for this wildly outspoken foursome.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
7.489
Overview:
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.Traffic Light
6.81
Overview:
Brothers-in-arms Ethan, Adam and Mike have been friends since college and have seen each other through highs and lows. Now well into their 30s, the three find themselves at different stages in their lives and trying to wrap their heads around the very grown-up decisions they have to make.Sweet Girl
6.6
Overview:
A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.Unfrosted
5.266
Overview:
In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.I Love You, Man
6.571
Overview:
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."Acting
2024A Man on the Inside (3 Episodes) as Rick Whuzmarc
2024The Gutter as Some Winner
2024Unfrosted as Davey Wilson
2024Cosmetic Criminals as Brian
2023Bookie (1 Episode) as Kevin Miller
2023Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (1 Episode) as Documentarian (voice)
2023You People as Director
2022The Old Man (1 Episode) as Dr. Howard
2022Gaslit (3 Episodes) as Dick Moore
2022King Knight as Angus
2021Being the Ricardos as Joe Strickland
2021Yellowjackets (2 Episodes) as Edwin
2021Ghosts (1 Episode) as Elliot
2021Sweet Girl as Martin Bennett
2021Hero Mode as Rick
2021Hacks (1 Episode) as Interviewer
2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Young Lewis Black
2020#blackAF (3 Episodes) as Nelson
2020Basic as Nick
2019Abby's (10 Episodes) as Bill
2019Tone-Deaf as York
2019Captain Marvel as Medical Examiner
2018A Million Little Things (1 Episode) as Elon
2018Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as Markowitz
2018Fixed as Jason
2018A Futile and Stupid Gesture as P.J. O'Rourke
2018grown-ish (1 Episode) as Connor Stevens
2017Battle of the Sexes as TV Reporter
2017Unicorn Store as Aaron
2017Gemini as Greg
2017Band Aid as Ned
2017The Relationtrip as Buddy
2015Truth Be Told (2 Episodes) as Avi Goldman
2015Big Time in Hollywood, Fl (1 Episode) as Stu
2014Hello Ladies: The Movie as Yogurt Director
2014black-ish (40 Episodes) as Connor Stevens
2013Ghost Phone as Will
2013The Millers (34 Episodes) as Adam Stoker
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1 Episode) as Steve Wilson
2013Jobs as Bill Atkinson
2012Argo as LA Times Reporter
2012Veep (19 Episodes) as Will
2011Answer This! as James Koogly
2011New Girl (18 Episodes) as Robby
2011Traffic Light (13 Episodes) as Adam
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Comeau
2010Waiting for Forever as Joe
2009I Love You, Man as Sidney's Buddy
2009Party Down (1 Episode) as Steve
2009Dollhouse (1 Episode) as Burt Styne
2005Berkeley as Frat Prez
2005The Office (1, 4 Episode) as Graphic Design Guy, Nick
2003Arrested Development (2 Episodes) as Dr. Tilive