Nelson Franklin
Acting
Born July 2, 1985
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
- 2026Basic
- 2026The Napa Boys — Kevin
- 2026The Social Reckoning
- 2026Wake
- A Man on the Inside — Rick Whuzmarc
- 2024Cosmetic Criminals — Brian
- 2024The Gutter — Some Winner
- The Vince Staples Show — House Manager
- 2024Unfrosted — Davey Wilson
- Bookie — Kevin Miller
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Documentarian (voice)
- 2023You People — Director
- Gaslit — Dick Moore
- 2022King Knight — Angus
- The Old Man — Dr. Howard
- 2021Being the Ricardos — Joe Strickland
- Ghosts — Elliot
- Hacks — Interviewer
- 2021Hero Mode — Rick
- 2021Sweet Girl — Martin Bennett
- Yellowjackets — Edwin
- #blackAF — Nelson
- 2020Basic — Nick
- 2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics — Young Lewis Black
- Abby's — Bill
- 2019Captain Marvel — Medical Examiner
- 2019Gone Hollywood — Doug Ettinger
- 2019Tone-Deaf — York
- 2018A Futile and Stupid Gesture — P.J. O'Rourke
- A Million Little Things — Elon
- 2018Fixed — Jason
- 2018Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich — Markowitz
- grown-ish — Connor Stevens
- 2017Band Aid — Ned
- 2017Battle of the Sexes — TV Reporter
- 2017Gemini — Greg
- 2017The Relationtrip — Buddy
- 2017Unicorn Store — Aaron
- Big Time in Hollywood, Fl — Stu
- Truth Be Told — Avi Goldman
- 2014Hello Ladies: The Movie — Yogurt Director
- black-ish — Connor Stevens
- 2013Ghost Phone — Will
- Instant Mom — Principal Strick
- 2013Jobs — Bill Atkinson
- Maron — Joshua
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Steve Wilson
- The Millers — Adam Stoker
- 2012Argo — LA Times Reporter
- Veep — Will
- 2011Answer This! — James Koogly
- New Girl — Robby
- Traffic Light — Adam
- 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the World — Comeau
- 2010Waiting for Forever — Joe
- Dollhouse — Burt Styne
- 2009I Love You, Man — Sidney's Buddy
- Party Down — Steve
- 2005Berkeley — Frat Prez
- The Office — Graphic Design Guy, Nick
- Arrested Development — Dr. Tilive