
Nelson Franklin
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

You People
2023

Waiting for Forever
2010

Answer This!
2011

Jobs
2013

Cosmetic Criminals
2024

Hello Ladies: The Movie
2014

Berkeley
2005

Ghost Phone
2013

The Gutter
2024

Unfrosted
2024

Gemini
2017

Band Aid
2017

The Relationtrip
2017

I Love You, Man
2009

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018

Battle of the Sexes
2017

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018

Fixed
2018

Captain Marvel
2019

Unicorn Store
2017

Tone-Deaf
2019

Sweet Girl
2021

Basic
2020

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020

Hero Mode
2021

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010

Argo
2012

Being the Ricardos
2021

King Knight
2022

The Napa Boys
2026

Wake
—

Gone Hollywood
2019

Basic
2026

The Social Reckoning
2026

The Office
2005

New Girl
2011

Hacks
2021

Traffic Light
2011

The Millers
2013

Gaslit
2022

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
2015

black-ish
2014

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023

Bookie
2023

Abby's
2019

The Old Man
2022

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013

Veep
2012

Ghosts
2021

A Million Little Things
2018

#blackAF
2020

Party Down
2009

Arrested Development
2003

grown-ish
2018

Dollhouse
2009

Truth Be Told
2015

The Office
2005

A Man on the Inside
2024

Yellowjackets
2021

Instant Mom
2013