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.
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| 2024 | The Gutter as Some Winner |
| 2024 | Çılgın Kahvaltılık as Davey Wilson |
| 2024 | Cosmetic Criminals as Brian |
| 2023 | Ah Siz İnsanlar as Director |
| 2022 | King Knight as Angus |
| 2021 | Ricardo'ları Canlandırmak as Joe Strickland |
| 2021 | Sweet Girl as Martin Bennett |
| 2021 | Hero Mode as Rick |
| 2020 | Psikedelik Maceralar as Young Lewis Black |
| 2020 | Basic as Nick |
| 2019 | Tone-Deaf as York |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel as Medical Examiner |
| 2018 | Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich as Markowitz |
| 2018 | Fixed as Jason |
| 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture as P.J. O'Rourke |
| 2017 | Ezeli Rekabet as TV Reporter |
| 2017 | Unicorn Store as Aaron |
| 2017 | Gemini as Greg |
| 2017 | Yara Bandı as Ned |
| 2017 | The Relationtrip as Buddy |
| 2014 | Hello Ladies: The Movie as Yogurt Director |
| 2013 | Ghost Phone as Will |
| 2013 | Jobs as Bill Atkinson |
| 2012 | Operasyon: Argo as LA Times Reporter |
| 2011 | Answer This! as James Koogly |
| 2010 | Scott Pilgrim Dünyaya Karşı as Comeau |
| 2010 | Sonsuzluğu Beklerken as Joe |
| 2009 | Adamım Benim as Sidney's Buddy |
| 2005 | Berkeley as Frat Prez |
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