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Dave Franco

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Dave Franco

Born June 12, 1985 in Palo Alto, California, USA44 films

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).

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Now You See Me poster7.3Now You See Me2013Superbad poster7.3Superbad200721 Jump Street poster6.921 Jump Street2012Now You See Me 2 poster6.8Now You See Me 22016Hoppers poster8.1Hoppers2026Nerve poster7.0Nerve201622 Jump Street poster6.822 Jump Street2014The Disaster Artist poster7.1The Disaster Artist2017

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. TBATo the ExtremeVanilla Ice
  2. TBASoon You Will Be Gone and Possibly EatenRob
  3. 2026Forgotten IslandRaww (voice)
  4. 2026IdiotsMark
  5. 2026HoppersInsect King (voice)
  6. 2025Now You See Me: Now You Don'tJack Wilder
  7. 2025Regretting YouJonah Sullivan
  8. 2025TogetherTim
  9. 2025Bubble & SqueakNorman
  10. 2024Love Lies BleedingJJ
  11. 2022Day ShiftSeth
  12. 20196 UndergroundSix
  13. 2019ZerovilleMontgomery Clift
  14. 2018If Beale Street Could TalkLevy
  15. 20186 BalloonsSeth
  16. 2017The Lego Ninjago MovieLloyd (voice)
  17. 2017The Little HoursMasseto
  18. 2017The Disaster ArtistGreg / 'Mark'
  19. 2016NerveIan
  20. 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingCo-actor in the movie "Cube Theorem" (uncredited)
  21. 2016Now You See Me 2Jack Wilder
  22. 2016Neighbors 2: Sorority RisingPete
  23. 2015Unfinished BusinessMike Pancake
  24. 201422 Jump StreetEric Molson (uncredited)
  25. 2014NeighborsPete Regazolli
  26. 2014The Lego MovieWally (voice)
  27. 2013Now You See MeJack Wilder
  28. 2013Warm BodiesPerry Kelvin
  29. 2012You're So Hot: Part Deux with Dave Franco & Chris Mintz-Plasse
  30. 2012The Broken TowerYoung Hart Crane
  31. 201221 Jump StreetEric Molson
  32. 2011Bad MeatTyler
  33. 2011Go F*ck Yourself with Dave Franco
  34. 2011Fright NightMark
  35. 2011Blood Meridian Test ReelThe Kid
  36. 2011You're So Hot with Chris Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco
  37. 2010Catblock (The Ultimate Co%kblock)Dave Franco
  38. 2010Charlie St. CloudSully
  39. 2010GreenbergRich (Sara's Party)
  40. 2009A Fuchsia ElephantMichael
  41. 2009The ShortcutMark
  42. 2008MilkTelephone Tree #5
  43. 2007After SexSam
  44. 2007SuperbadGreg the Soccer Player