Nelson Franklin Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
• Became interested in acting after being accidentally enrolled in a drama elective in high school, deciding to give the class a chance because he "was the only dude in a class of girls․"
• Made his acting debut as Harold Lafayette in the 2005 short film "The Funeral․"
• Quote: "(On "Traffic Light"): "I was the first person who auditioned for the entire show․ First day․ I got there before the creator, actually․ He was, like, five minutes late․ So I've literally been onboard since the beginning․""
• Quote: "As an actor, [improv] is my favorite thing to do․․․and I think it is for most actors․ It makes the scene better because you're actually in the moment․ You literally are doing it right there․"
• Best known for his role as Comeau in "Scott Pilgrim vs․ the World" and as Adam in "Traffic Light․"
• Had a small part as a graphic designer on "The Office" in 2008 before returning to the show two years later as Nick the I․T․ guy
• Appeared in a Funny or Die short promoting a fake service called the Dudes-N-Bros Talking Points System
• Was an assistant to producer Stuart Cornfeld on the 2006 film "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny․"