Nelson Franklin

Nelson Franklin

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Social Reckoning The Social Reckoning 2026 Basic Basic 2026 The Napa Boys ★ 5.0 The Napa Boys 2026 A Man on the Inside ★ 7.4 A Man on the Inside 2024 The Gutter ★ 4.9 The Gutter 2024 Unfrosted ★ 5.4 Unfrosted 2024 Cosmetic Criminals ★ 5.0 Cosmetic Criminals 2024 Bookie ★ 6.9 Bookie 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ★ 7.9 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 2023 You People ★ 5.6 You People 2023 The Old Man ★ 7.2 The Old Man 2022 Gaslit ★ 6.9 Gaslit 2022 King Knight ★ 5.1 King Knight 2022 Being the Ricardos ★ 6.5 Being the Ricardos 2021 Yellowjackets ★ 7.5 Yellowjackets 2021 Ghosts ★ 8.0 Ghosts 2021 Sweet Girl ★ 6.6 Sweet Girl 2021 Hero Mode ★ 5.7 Hero Mode 2021 Hacks ★ 7.5 Hacks 2021 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics ★ 6.6 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics 2020 #blackAF ★ 5.9 #blackAF 2020 Basic ★ 5.7 Basic 2020 Abby's ★ 6.9 Abby's 2019 Tone-Deaf ★ 5.2 Tone-Deaf 2019 Captain Marvel ★ 6.8 Captain Marvel 2019 Gone Hollywood Gone Hollywood 2019 A Million Little Things ★ 7.1 A Million Little Things 2018 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich ★ 5.6 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018 Fixed ★ 4.2 Fixed 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture ★ 6.5 A Futile and Stupid Gesture 2018 grown-ish ★ 7.8 grown-ish 2018 Battle of the Sexes ★ 6.8 Battle of the Sexes 2017 Unicorn Store ★ 5.9 Unicorn Store 2017 Gemini ★ 5.4 Gemini 2017 Band Aid ★ 6.3 Band Aid 2017 The Relationtrip ★ 5.1 The Relationtrip 2017 Truth Be Told ★ 5.4 Truth Be Told 2015 Big Time in Hollywood, Fl ★ 7.1 Big Time in Hollywood, Fl 2015 Hello Ladies: The Movie ★ 6.4 Hello Ladies: The Movie 2014 black-ish ★ 7.1 black-ish 2014 Ghost Phone ★ 6.0 Ghost Phone 2013 The Millers ★ 5.7 The Millers 2013 Instant Mom ★ 8.2 Instant Mom 2013 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ★ 7.5 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013 Jobs ★ 6.1 Jobs 2013 Maron ★ 7.1 Maron 2013 Argo ★ 7.3 Argo 2012 Veep ★ 7.5 Veep 2012 Answer This! ★ 4.3 Answer This! 2011 New Girl ★ 7.4 New Girl 2011 Traffic Light ★ 6.8 Traffic Light 2011 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ★ 7.5 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 Waiting for Forever ★ 5.9 Waiting for Forever 2010 I Love You, Man ★ 6.6 I Love You, Man 2009 Party Down ★ 7.5 Party Down 2009 Dollhouse ★ 7.2 Dollhouse 2009 Berkeley ★ 5.5 Berkeley 2005 The Office ★ 8.6 The Office 2005 Arrested Development ★ 7.9 Arrested Development 2003 Wake Wake