Nelson Franklin

Birth Name:

Nelson Franklin

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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: "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․"
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․""
Best known for his role as Comeau in "Scott Pilgrim vs․ the World" and as Adam in "Traffic Light․"
Appeared in a Funny or Die short promoting a fake service called the Dudes-N-Bros Talking Points System
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
Was an assistant to producer Stuart Cornfeld on the 2006 film "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny․"

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