Nelson Franklin

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Nelson Franklin
Born (1985-07-02) July 2, 1985 (age 40)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Children1 [1]

Nelson Franklin (born July 2, 1985 [2] ) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles in The Millers , Traffic Light, The Office , New Girl , Black-ish , and Veep .

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Life and career

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 appeared with another Office actor, David Denman, who played Pam's ex-fiancée Roy. [3] 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 has appeared on the FOX sitcom New Girl , the HBO political comedy Veep , Black-ish , and Abby's . Franklin currently streams video games on the platform Twitch under the name "Slaughterpop". He was also described as "a guest" on the podcast Scott Hasn't Seen.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The FuneralHarold LafayetteShort film
Berkeley Frat Prez
2006Like Father Like EdisonDoyleShort film
2008The ScheduleTomShort film
ExcisionPatientShort film
2009 I Love You, Man Sydney's buddy #2
2010 Waiting for Forever Joe
The Big DogRichShort film
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Michael Comeau
2011 Answer This! James Koogly
Ghost Phone: Phone Calls from the DeadWill
2012 Argo LA Times Reporter
2013 Jobs Bill Atkinson
2017 Band Aid Ned
Gemini Greg
Battle of the Sexes TV reporter
Unicorn Store Aaron
2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture P. J. O'Rourke
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Markowitz
2019 Captain Marvel Medical Examiner
Tone-Deaf York
2020 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics Young Lewis Black
2021 Hero Mode Rick
King Knight Angus
Sweet Girl Martin Bennett
Being the Ricardos Joe Strickland
2023 You People Director
2024 The Gutter Some Winner
Unfrosted Davey Wilson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2009In2itionRick2 episodes
2008–2010 The Office Graphic Design Guy
Nick
Recurring role; 5 episodes
2009 Party Down SteveEpisode: "Brandix Corporate Retreat"
2009 Dollhouse Burt Styne2 episodes
2009CannedJustinTV movie
2011The Zombie WhispererDavidPilot
2011 Traffic Light AdamMain role; 13 episodes
2012Family TrapBenTV movie
2012–2019 Veep WillRecurring role; 19 episodes
2012–2018 New Girl Robby McFerrinRecurring role; 18 episodes
2013Holding PatternsChadTV movie
2013–2018 Arrested Development Dr. TiliveEpisodes: "A New Start", "Premature Independence"
2013–2015 The Millers Adam StokerMain role; 34 episodes
2014 Hello Ladies: The Movie Yogurt DirectorTV movie
2015 Big Time in Hollywood, FL StuEpisode: "To Catch a Paparazzi"
2015 Maron JoshuaEpisode: "Mad Marc"
2015 Truth Be Told Avi Goldman2 episodes
2015 Instant Mom Principal StrickEpisode: "Crimes of Fashion"
2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Steve WilsonEpisode: "Many Heads, One Tale"
2016–2022 Black-ish Connor StevensRecurring role; 40 episodes
2017–2019 I'm Sorry DavidRecurring role; 4 episodes
2019 Abby's BillMain role; 10 episodes
2019 A Million Little Things ElonEpisode: "Grand Canyon"
2020 Grown-ish ConnorEpisode: "Real Life S**t"
2020 #BlackAF Nelson3 episodes
2021 Hacks InterviewerEpisode: "Interview"
2022 Gaslit Dick Moore 3 episodes
2022 The Old Man Dr. HowardEpisode: "I"
2022 Ghosts ElliotEpisode: "The Liquor License"
2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off DocumentarianEpisode: "Lights, Camera, Sparks?!"
2023 Bookie Kevin MillerEpisode: "A Square Job in a Round Hole"
2025 Yellowjackets Edwin2 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2017 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Dan Bakkedahl, Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn, Clea DuVall, Tony Hale, Hugh Laurie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Richardson, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, John Slattery, Sarah Sutherland, Matt Walsh, and Wayne Wilderson) Veep Nominated
2018 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Dan Bakkedahl, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Margaret Colin, Kevin Dunn, Clea DuVall, Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Richardson, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sarah Sutherland, and Matt Walsh)Won

References

  1. "Nelson Franklin on Instagram: "Our son, Hugo! ❤️❤️❤️"".
  2. Mike Rose, cleveland com (2024-07-02). "Famous birthdays list for today, July 2, 2024 includes celebrities Margot Robbie, Lindsay Lohan". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  3. "What To Watch". Aoltv.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2017-01-03.