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Dave Franco

Acting

Born June 12, 1985 · Palo Alto, California, USA

Also known as David John Franco

Biography

David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career with small roles in films such as Superbad(2007) and Charlie St. Cloud (2010). Following a starring role in the final season of the comedy series Scrubs (2009–2010), Franco had his film breakthrough with a supporting role in the buddy comedy film 21 Jump Street (2012). Franco has also starred in Fright Night (2011), Now You See Me (2013) and its sequel Now You See Me 2 (2016), Neighbors (2014) and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Nerve (2016), The Disaster Artist (2017), and Day Shift (2022). In 2020, he made his directorial debut with The Rental, starring his wife Alison Brie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dave Franco, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

BoJack Horseman

2014as Alexi Brosefino (voice)

Young Justice

2010as Riddler (voice)

Hoppers

2026as Insect King (voice)

Scrubs

2001as Cole Aaronson

The Studio

2025as Dave Franco

Long Story Short

2025as (voice)

The Lego Movie

2014as Wally (voice)

Krapopolis

2023as Broseidon (voice)

Now You See Me

2013as Jack Wilder

Superbad

2007as Greg the Soccer Player

Pam & Tommy

2022Executive Producer

Comedy Central Roast of James Franco

2013as Self

Milk

2008as Telephone Tree #5

The Afterparty

2022as Xavier

The Disaster Artist

2017as Greg / 'Mark'

Privileged

2008as Zachary

Regretting You

2025as Jonah Sullivan

Nerve

2016as Ian

Charlie St. Cloud

2010as Sully

Together

2025as Tim

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018as Levy

21 Jump Street

2012as Eric Molson

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Now You See Me 2

2016as Jack Wilder

22 Jump Street

2014as Eric Molson (uncredited)

Day Shift

2022as Seth

Greek

2007as Gonzo

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016as Co-actor in the movie "Cube Theorem" (uncredited)

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

2025as Jack Wilder

Love Lies Bleeding

2024as JJ

The Lego Ninjago Movie

2017as Lloyd (voice)

Warm Bodies

2013as Perry Kelvin

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

7th Heaven

1996as Benjamin Bainsworth

The Daily Show

1996as Self

6 Underground

2019as Six

Zola

2020Producer

Neighbors

2014as Pete Regazolli

Fright Night

2011as Mark

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

6 Balloons

2018as Seth

Easy

2016as Jeff

The Little Hours

2017as Masseto

Greenberg

2010as Rich (Sara's Party)

Somebody I Used to Know

2023Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016as Pete

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

The Rental

2020Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story

Unfinished Business

2015as Mike Pancake

After Sex

2007as Sam