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. 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==