▁was ▁born ▁to ▁father ▁Howard ▁Franklin , ▁a ▁screen writer ▁and ▁director . ▁His ▁ste pm other ▁is ▁DJ ▁Anne ▁L itt . ▁Franklin ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Campbell ▁Hall ▁School ▁in ▁Studio ▁City , ▁California . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁T isch ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Franklin ' s ▁first ▁major ▁role ▁was ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁as ▁Nick , ▁the ▁I . T . ▁worker ▁on ▁N BC ' s ▁The ▁Office . ▁Franklin ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁regular ▁on ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁FO X ▁comedy ▁series ▁Tra ffic ▁Light . ▁He ▁appears ▁with ▁another ▁Office ▁actor , ▁David ▁Den man , ▁who ▁played ▁Pam ' s ▁ex - f ian c ée ▁Roy . ▁His ▁side ▁projects ▁include ▁a ▁short ▁for ▁Fun ny ▁or ▁Die : ▁a ▁fake ▁commercial ▁prom oting ▁the ▁D udes - N - B ros ▁T alk ing ▁Point s ▁System , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁service ▁that ▁helps ▁guys ▁who ▁aren ' t ▁d udes ▁or ▁b ros ▁hold ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁d udes ▁and ▁b ros . ▁He ▁co - star red ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁sit com ▁The ▁Mill ers ▁and ▁appeared ▁on ▁FO X ▁sit com ▁New ▁Girl , ▁the ▁H BO ▁political ▁comedy ▁Ve ep , ▁Black - ish , ▁and ▁Abb y ' s . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Franklin ▁married ▁actress ▁Georgia ▁M isch ak ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Television ▁