Nelson Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Children | 1[1] |
Nelson Franklin is an American actor best known for his television roles in The Millers, Traffic Light, The Office, New Girl, Black-ish, and Veep.
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.[2] 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Funeral | Harold Lafayette | Short film |
| Berkeley | Frat Prez | ||
| 2006 | Like Father Like Edison | Doyle | Short film |
| 2008 | The Schedule | Tom | Short film |
| Excision | Patient | Short film | |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man | Sydney's buddy #2 | |
| 2010 | Waiting for Forever | Joe | |
| The Big Dog | Rich | Short film | |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Michael Comeau | ||
| 2011 | Answer This! | James Koogly | |
| Ghost Phone: Phone Calls from the Dead | Will | ||
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | In2ition | Rick | 2 episodes |
| 2008–10 | The Office | Nick | Recurring; 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Party Down | Steve | Episode: "Brandix Corporate Retreat" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Burt Styne | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Canned | Justin | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Zombie Whisperer | David | Pilot |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Adam | Main; 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Family Trap | Ben | TV movie |
| 2012–19 | Veep | Will | Recurring; 19 episodes |
| 2012–18 | New Girl | Robby McFerrin | Recurring; 18 episodes |
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | Chad | TV movie |
| 2013–18 | Arrested Development | Dr. Tilive | Episodes: "A New Start", "Premature Independence" |
| 2013–15 | The Millers | Adam | Main; 34 episodes |
| 2014 | Hello Ladies: The Movie | Yogurt Director | TV movie |
| 2015 | Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Stu | Episode: "To Catch a Paparazzi" |
| 2015 | Maron | Joshua | Episode: "Mad Marc" |
| 2015 | Truth Be Told | Avi Goldman | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Instant Mom | Principal Strick | Episode: "Crimes of Fashion" |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Steve Wilson | Episode: "Many Heads, One Tale" |
| 2016–22 | Black-ish | Connor Stevens | Recurring; 40 episodes |
| 2017–19 | I'm Sorry | David | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Abby's | Bill | Main |
| 2019 | A Million Little Things | Elon | Episode: "Grand Canyon" |
| 2020 | Grown-ish | Connor | Episode: "Real Life S**t" |
| 2020 | #BlackAF | Nelson | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Hacks | Interviewer | Episode: "Interview" |
| 2022 | Gaslit | Dick Moore | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Old Man | Dr. Howard | Episode: "I" |
| 2022 | Ghosts | Elliot | Episode: "The Liquor License" |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |