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Nelson Franklin

Actor

Nelson Franklin

Born July 2, 198532 films

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.

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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.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World posterFirst watchScott Pilgrim vs. the World20107.5as ComeauAs bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Argo poster7.3Argo2012Captain Marvel poster6.8Captain Marvel2019Battle of the Sexes poster6.7Battle of the Sexes2017I Love You, Man poster6.6I Love You, Man2009Jobs poster6.1Jobs2013Sweet Girl poster6.6Sweet Girl2021Being the Ricardos poster6.5Being the Ricardos2021Unicorn Store poster5.9Unicorn Store2017

Filmography

32 films as actor
  1. 2026Wake
  2. 2026The Social Reckoning
  3. 2026Basic
  4. 2026The Napa BoysKevin
  5. 2024The GutterSome Winner
  6. 2024UnfrostedDavey Wilson
  7. 2023You PeopleDirector
  8. 2022King KnightAngus
  9. 2021Being the RicardosJoe Strickland
  10. 2021Sweet GirlMartin Bennett
  11. 2021Hero ModeRick
  12. 2020BasicNick
  13. 2019Tone-DeafYork
  14. 2019Captain MarvelMedical Examiner
  15. 2019Gone HollywoodDoug Ettinger
  16. 2018Puppet Master: The Littlest ReichMarkowitz
  17. 2018FixedJason
  18. 2018A Futile and Stupid GestureP.J. O'Rourke
  19. 2017Battle of the SexesTV Reporter
  20. 2017Unicorn StoreAaron
  21. 2017GeminiGreg
  22. 2017Band AidNed
  23. 2017The RelationtripBuddy
  24. 2014Hello Ladies: The MovieYogurt Director
  25. 2013Ghost PhoneWill
  26. 2013JobsBill Atkinson
  27. 2012ArgoLA Times Reporter
  28. 2011Answer This!James Koogly
  29. 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldComeau
  30. 2010Waiting for ForeverJoe
  31. 2009I Love You, ManSidney's Buddy
  32. 2005BerkeleyFrat Prez