Dave Franco

{{Infobox person

| name = Dave Franco

| image = Dave Franco at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg

| caption = Franco at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival

| birth_name = David John Franco

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|6|12}}{{cite news |title= Today in history |work= ABC News |date= June 12, 2014 |url= https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/today-history-24100059?singlePage=true |agency= Associated Press}}

| birth_place = Palo Alto, California, U.S.

| education =

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer|screenwriter|director}}

| years_active = 2006–present

| relatives = {{Plainlist|

James Franco (brother)
Tom Franco (brother)

}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Alison Brie|2017}}

}}

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.

Early life

Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Lou (née Verne), a poet, children's book author,

{{cite web |last1=Wolfson |first1=Jill |title=Penciling in a Career |url=https://stanfordmag.org/contents/penciling-in-a-career |website=STANFORD magazine |publisher=Stanford University |access-date=11 December 2021 |language=en |date=September–October 2009}}

and editor, and Douglas Eugene Franco (1948–2011), who ran a nonprofit agency and a business;

{{cite web |title=Douglas Franco: Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mercurynews/name/douglas-franco-obituary?id=20223935 |website=San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211230354/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mercurynews/name/douglas-franco-obituary?id=20223935 |archive-date=11 December 2021 |publisher=via: Legacy.com |access-date=11 December 2021 |date=2011-09-30}}

{{cite web |title=Management Team |url=http://secureboxcorp.com/team.shtml |website=SecureBox Corp |access-date=11 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220041917/http://secureboxcorp.com/team.shtml |archive-date=20 December 2011}} the two met as students at Stanford University.

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{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800352352/bio |title=James Franco Biography |access-date=August 8, 2008 |publisher=Yahoo! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229171728/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800352352/bio |archive-date=December 29, 2008 }}

Anderson, Sam. "[http://instapaperstories.tumblr.com/post/972880219/the-james-franco-project-new-york-magazine The James Franco Project]" New York, July 25, 2010.

Franco's father was of Portuguese (from Madeira) and Swedish descent.

{{cite web | title=LatinoReview.com | work=Franco Talks Annapolis! | url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=217 | access-date=May 9, 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060614050041/http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=217 |archive-date = June 14, 2006|url-status=dead}}

Franco's mother is Jewish (of Russian Jewish descent);{{cite web|first=Claire|last=Stern|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/dave-franco-james-franco-alison-brie-disaster-artist-interview|title=Dave Franco on Working with His Brother in The Disaster Artist—and That Time Alison Brie Walked in on James Naked|work=InStyle|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023210856/https://www.instyle.com/news/dave-franco-james-franco-alison-brie-disaster-artist-interview|url-status=dead}} her parents had changed the surname from "Verovitz" to "Verne". Franco's paternal grandmother, Marjorie (Peterson) Franco, is an author of young adult books.

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Franco's maternal grandmother, Mitzie (Levine) Verne, owned the Verne Art Gallery, a prominent art gallery in Cleveland, and was an active member in the National Council of Jewish Women.

{{Cite news|last=Spevack|first=Violet|title=Cavalcade|publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|date=January 31, 2002|url=http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2002/01/31//export10620.txt|access-date=December 28, 2010}}

{{Cite news|last=Spevack|first=Violet|title=Cavalcade 10/23|publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|date=October 23, 2009|url=http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2009/11/13/features/cavalcade/doc4ae081106974b082383090.txt|access-date=December 28, 2010}}

{{cite web|url=http://admission.case.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=249&strBack=/admissions/news/news_archive.asp |title=Case Western Reserve University |access-date=August 8, 2008 |publisher=Admission Case |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024200830/http://admission.case.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=249&strBack=%2Fadmissions%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive.asp |archive-date=October 24, 2007 |url-status=dead }}

Franco grew up in California with his two older brothers, James and Tom, both of whom are also actors.{{cite news|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/james-franco/|title=Jamesfranco|last=Van Sant|first=Gus|work=Interview|page=1|access-date=March 2, 2009}}

He studied at the University of Southern California, and originally envisioned himself as a high school teacher teaching creative writing, until his brother James Franco's manager guided him to a theater class when he was a sophomore, where he started learning acting skills.

{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/dave-franco-interview-gq-april-2012|title=On the Cover: Dave Franco|first=Lauren|last=Bans|work=GQ|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=May 21, 2016}} Franco first became interested in film-making while working at a video rental store when he was 14; he was paid in free movie rentals as he was under the legal working age.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_gOr8LJKXE|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=December 20, 2024|title=Tipsy Talk with Dave Franco|website=YouTube }}

Career

=2000s=

In 2006, Franco made his acting debut on The CW drama television series 7th Heaven. He appeared in television shows such as Do Not Disturb and Young Justice. Franco also had noticeable roles in films such as Superbad and The Shortcut. In May 2008, he was cast in The CW teen drama television series Privileged.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribute.ca/people/dave-franco/39287/|title=Dave Franco biography and filmography {{!}} Dave Franco movies|website=Tribute.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-09-26}} The series centered on a live-in tutor for two spoiled heiresses in Palm Beach. Franco was cast in an initial major recurring role. The series premiered on September 9, 2008, to 3.1 million viewers. Ratings continued to slip each week, with the series sixth episode reaching 1.837 million viewers. The CW did not renew the series for a second season due to low ratings.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/fall-tv-cw-1006198/|title=Fall TV: The CW Is No Longer Feeling Privileged {{!}} TV Guide|date=2009-05-19|magazine=TV Guide|language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/news/shows-we-miss-remembering-the-cws-privileged--145624997636/|title=Shows We Miss: Remembering The CW's Privileged|website=TV.com|access-date=2019-01-28|archive-date=2020-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729025542/http://www.tv.com/news/shows-we-miss-remembering-the-cws-privileged--145624997636/|url-status=dead}}

In August 2009, Variety announced Franco was cast in a regular role for the ninth season of the ABC sitcom Scrubs. Portraying the role of Cole Aaronson; Franco went on to appear in all thirteen episodes of the ninth season and received praise from critics for his performance; however, the ninth was the final season of the series.{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/08/scrubs-casts-dave-franco-as-the-first-of-its-new-series-regulars.html|title='Scrubs' casts Dave Franco as the first of its new series regulars|author=Korbi Ghosh|date=August 14, 2009|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110801043410/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/08/scrubs-casts-dave-franco-as-the-first-of-its-new-series-regulars.html|archive-date=August 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}

=2010s=

File:Dave Franco LG-Funny or Die (cropped).jpg event in 2013]]

MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of its "Breakout Stars to Watch For" in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/|title=25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011|last=Evry|first=Max|date=January 5, 2011|publisher=Next Movie|access-date=April 11, 2011|archive-date=March 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308082919/http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/|url-status=dead}} In August 2011, Franco starred in the 3D horror comedy film Fright Night alongside Colin Farrell and Toni Collette. The film is a remake of the 1985 film of the same name and received positive reviews from critics and went on to make over $41 million worldwide.

In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked him and his brother James at number 2 on its list of "the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish men in the world".{{cite news|url=http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/17032/top-50-hottest-jewish-men-10-1/ |author=Ashley Baylen |title=Top 50 Hottest Jewish Men (10–1) |publisher=Shalom Life |date=April 20, 2012 |access-date=2013-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531055725/http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/17032/top-50-hottest-jewish-men-10-1/ |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }} In March 2012, Franco starred in the Columbia Pictures action comedy film 21 Jump Street, which was based on the 1987 television series of the same name.

In 2013, he co-starred in the zombie romance film Warm Bodies, an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name.{{cite web|title=Dave Franco Talks Warm Bodies and Why He'd Make a Goofy Zombie|url=http://www.popsugar.com/Dave-Franco-Interview-Warm-Bodies-Video-26849299|work=PopSugar|access-date=15 December 2013|author=Becky Kirsch|format=Video upload|date=18 January 2013}} The same year, Franco appeared in the ensemble crime thriller film Now You See Me. To promote the film, he was interviewed on the Bob Rivers Show, based in Seattle. Rivers persuaded Franco to show the card-throwing abilities he had learned and Franco expertly sliced half a banana into a further half with his hotel card.{{cite web |url= http://www.bobrivers.com/#v12567c4 |author= Franco, Dave |date= June 2013 |title= Dave Franco |publisher= The Bob Rivers Show |access-date= June 15, 2013}}

Franco's 2014 roles included the Seth Rogen comedy Neighbors and a cameo appearance in 22 Jump Street.{{cite web|title='22 Jump Street' NSFW Trailer: Watch Now|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1719139/22-jump-street-nsfw-trailer.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217005610/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1719139/22-jump-street-nsfw-trailer.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2013|work=MTV|publisher=Viacom International Inc|access-date=21 December 2013|author=Kevin P. Sullivan|date=16 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Neighbors - Official Red Band Trailer #1 HD (2014) - Zac Efron, Seth Rogen, Dave Franco, Rose Byrne|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMrNJq-ANx8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211103/FMrNJq-ANx8| archive-date=2021-11-03 | url-status=live|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=21 December 2013|author=Movieed|format=Video upload|date=4 September 2013}}{{cbignore}} For the former, Franco won an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, alongside Zac Efron. Their pre-planned skit during their acceptance speech, involving both of them dressed as Robert De Niro characters and squeezing each other's crotches, sparked media backlash.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a34871/mtv-movie-awards-awkward-best-worst/|title=Zac Efron and Dave Franco indulge in some bulge-grabbing|date=13 April 2023|access-date=27 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/xw0x25/zac-efron-shirtless-dave-franco|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925080521/https://www.mtv.com/news/xw0x25/zac-efron-shirtless-dave-franco|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2022|title=See Zac Efron Get Kinda Shirtless, Punch Dave Franco's Junk|website=MTV |date=12 April 2023|access-date=27 April 2023}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2015-mtv-movie-awards-best-worst-moments-6531571/|title=Was the punchline really just Efron grabbing Franco's balls?|magazine=Billboard |date=12 April 2023|access-date=27 April 2023}} In 2015, he co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Tom Wilkinson in the comedy Unfinished Business.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/watch-the-red-band-trailer-for-vince-vaughns-103646557462.html|title=Watch the Red-Band Trailer for Vince Vaughn's New Comedy 'Unfinished Business'|date=26 November 2014|access-date=3 April 2015}}

In 2016, he reprised his roles in the sequels Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, as Pete, and Now You See Me 2, as Jack Wilder.{{cite web|publisher=Collider|url=http://collider.com/jesse-eisenberg-the-double-now-you-see-me-2-interview/|title=MIDNIGHT SUN, the NOW YOU SEE ME Sequel, and More At TIFF 2013|date=December 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/dave-franco-joining-james-franco-in-film-based-on-the-room-1201216772/|publisher=Variety|title=Dave Franco Joining James Franco in Film Based on 'The Room'|date=9 June 2014|access-date=20 June 2014}} The following year, Franco appeared in the well-received comedy The Little Hours, and the acclaimed biographical comedy-drama, The Disaster Artist, which was directed by his brother, James. In the latter film, he portrays Greg Sestero, a young actor who befriends the eccentric Tommy Wiseau, and ultimately stars in Wiseau's film, The Room.

In 2018, Franco starred in the addiction drama 6 Balloons opposite Abbi Jacobson, for Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/10/broad-city-netflix-6-balloons-abbi-jacobson-dave-franco-jane-kaczmarek-tim-matheson-1201735520/|title=Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco and Jane Kaczmarek to Star in Netflix Heroin Drama '6 Balloons'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Casey|last=Coit|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2020}} Franco then had a small role in If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins.{{cite web |last1=N'Duka |first1=Amanda |title='If Beale Street Could Talk': Dave Franco & Ed Skrein Cast In Barry Jenkins' Film |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/if-beale-street-could-talk-dave-franco-ed-skrein-barry-jenkins-film-1202197893/ |website=Deadline |access-date=9 August 2018 |date=30 October 2017}} In 2019, Franco starred in Zeroville, directed by his brother, James, which was originally shot in 2014, portraying the role of actor Montgomery Clift.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/james-franco-zeroville-bombs/|title=James Franco's 'Zeroville' Bombs With Measly $8,900 on 80 Screens|website=The Wrap|first=Jeremy|last=Fuster|date=September 30, 2019|access-date=May 18, 2020}} He next starred in the action-thriller 6 Underground, directed by Michael Bay.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/dave-franco-ryna-reynolds-michael-bay-six-underground-netflix-1202877968/|title=Michael Bay's '6 Underground' Sets Ensemble to Join Ryan Reynolds (Exclusive)|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=July 19, 2018|access-date=July 7, 2020}}

=2020s=

In 2020, Franco made his directorial debut on the horror-thriller The Rental, from a screenplay he wrote alongside Joe Swanberg, which stars Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Jeremy Allen White, and Sheila Vand.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/dave-franco-directing-debut-the-rental-alison-brie-dan-stevens-black-bear-pictures-1202573418/|title=Alison Brie, Dan Stevens To Star In Dave Franco Directing Debut 'The Rental'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=July 7, 2020}} It was released on July 24, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/dave-franco-directing-debut-the-rental-ifc-distribution-deal-alison-brie-dan-stevens-black-bear-pictures-1202904632/|title=IFC Lands U.S. Rights To Dave Franco-Directed Black Bear Pictures Thriller 'The Rental'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=April 9, 2020|access-date=July 7, 2020}}

In 2022, Franco was in the main cast of the Apple TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty.

Personal life

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Franco started dating actress Alison Brie in 2012. In August 2015, the couple became engaged.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/dave-franco-alison-brie-engaged|title=Alison Brie and Dave Franco Are Engaged! : People.com|magazine=People|access-date=25 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/689488/exclusive-alison-brie-and-dave-franco-engaged-see-the-ring-now|title=Exclusive! Alison Brie and Dave Franco Engaged—See the Ring Now|date=24 August 2015|work=E! Online|access-date=25 August 2015}} On March 13, 2017, representatives for the couple confirmed that they had married in a private ceremony.{{cite web|url=http://people.com/movies/dave-franco-alison-brie-married/ |title=Dave Franco and Alison Brie Are Married |publisher=People |access-date=2017-03-14}}{{cite web|author=By Allison Takeda |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dave-franco-alison-brie-are-married-w472001 |title=Dave Franco, Alison Brie Are Married! - Us Weekly |publisher=Usmagazine.com |date=2017-01-19 |access-date=2017-03-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/835771/alison-brie-and-dave-franco-are-married |title=Alison Brie and Dave Franco Are Married | E! News |publisher=Eonline.com |date=2017-01-20 |access-date=2017-03-14}} Franco is Jewish.

{{cite web |title=Dave Franco and Conan O'Brien Discuss Shalom Life's JILF List [VIDEO] |url=http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/23273/dave-franco-and-conan-obrien-discuss-shalom-lifes-jilf-list-video/?PageSpeed=noscript |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716082620/http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/23273/dave-franco-and-conan-obrien-discuss-shalom-lifes-jilf-list-video/?PageSpeed=noscript |archive-date=2015-07-16 |access-date=2014-08-24 |publisher=Shalom Life}}

{{cite news |last=Rhone |first=Paysha |date=2009-02-14 |title=Spidey foe meets his match in Harvard's Hasty Pudding crew |publisher=Boston Globe |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/02/14/spidey_foe_meets_his_match_in_harvard_hasty_pudding_crew/ |access-date=2009-08-09}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| Superbad \| Greg the Soccer Player \|
After Sex \| Sam \|
2008 \| Milk \| Telephone Tree #5 \|
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \| {{sortname\|The\|Shortcut}} \| Mark \|
A Fuchsia Elephant \| Michael \| Short; also executive producer
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Greenberg \| Rich \|
Charlie St. Cloud \| Sully \|
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| {{sortname\|The\|Broken Tower\|dab = film}} \| Young Hart Crane \|
Fright Night \| Mark \|
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \| Would You \| Dave \| Short; also writer
21 Jump Street \| Eric Molson \|
rowspan="2" \| 2013 \| Warm Bodies \| Perry Kelvin \|
Now You See Me \| Jack Wilder \|
rowspan="3" \| 2014 \| The Lego Movie \| Wally \| Voice
Neighbors \| Pete Regazolli \|
22 Jump Street \| Eric Molson \| Uncredited cameo{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616040949/http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 16, 2014\|title='22 JUMP STREET': 9 EASTER EGGS AND CAMEOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED\|publisher=MTV\|first=Alex\|last=Zalben\|date=June 13, 2014\|access-date=May 20, 2016}}
2015 \| Unfinished Business \| Mike Pancake \|
rowspan="4" \| 2016 \| Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising \| Pete Regazolli \|
Now You See Me 2 \| Jack Wilder \|
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping \| Co-actor in the movie "Cube Theorem" \| Uncredited cameo{{cite web\|url=https://inthatmovie.com/54697-341012/dave-franco/popstar-never-stop-never-stopping\|title=How old was Dave Franco in the movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping?\|publisher=In That Movie\|access-date=August 15, 2023}}
Nerve \| Ian \|
rowspan="3" \| 2017 \| The Little Hours \| Massetto \|
The Disaster Artist \| Greg Sestero \|
The Lego Ninjago Movie \| Lloyd Garmadon (voice) \|
rowspan="2" \| 2018 \| 6 Balloons \| Seth \|
If Beale Street Could Talk \| Levy \|
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \|Zeroville \| Montgomery Clift \|
6 Underground \| David / Six \|
2020 \| The Rental \| {{n/a}} \| Producer, writer and director
2021 \| Zola \| {{n/a}} \| Producer
2022 \| Day Shift \| Seth \|
2023 \| Somebody I Used to Know \| {{n/a}} \| Writer and director
2024 \| Love Lies Bleeding \| JJ \|
rowspan=4\|2025 \| Bubble & Squeak[https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/ Sundance Film Festival Lineup 2025 Movies] \| Norman \|
Together \| Tim \| Also producer
Regretting You \| Jonah \| Filming
Now You See Me: Now You Don't \| Jack Wilder \| Post-production{{Cite web \|last=Garcia \|first=Bella \|date=2024-11-19 \|title=Now You See Me 3 First Look Images Reveal The Four Horsemen's Return As Filming Wraps \|url=https://screenrant.com/now-you-see-me-3-images-four-horsemen/ \|access-date=2024-12-20 \|website=ScreenRant \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=Dick \|first=Jeremy \|date=2024-11-19 \|title=Now You See Me 3 Gets Major Production Update, New Set Video Released \|url=https://www.cbr.com/now-you-see-me-3-wraps-filming/ \|access-date=2024-12-20 \|website=CBR \|language=en}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="2" | 2007

| Superbad

| Greg the Soccer Player

After Sex

| Sam

2008

| Milk

| Telephone Tree #5

rowspan="2" | 2009

| {{sortname|The|Shortcut}}

| Mark

A Fuchsia Elephant

| Michael

| Short; also executive producer

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Greenberg

| Rich

Charlie St. Cloud

| Sully

rowspan="2" | 2011

| {{sortname|The|Broken Tower|dab = film}}

| Young Hart Crane

Fright Night

| Mark

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Would You

| Dave

| Short; also writer

21 Jump Street

| Eric Molson

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Warm Bodies

| Perry Kelvin

Now You See Me

| Jack Wilder

rowspan="3" | 2014

| The Lego Movie

| Wally

| Voice

Neighbors

| Pete Regazolli

22 Jump Street

| Eric Molson

| Uncredited cameo{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616040949/http://www.mtv.com/news/1844906/22-jump-street-easter-eggs/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2014|title='22 JUMP STREET': 9 EASTER EGGS AND CAMEOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED|publisher=MTV|first=Alex|last=Zalben|date=June 13, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2016}}

2015

| Unfinished Business

| Mike Pancake

rowspan="4" | 2016

| Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

| Pete Regazolli

Now You See Me 2

| Jack Wilder

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

| Co-actor in the movie "Cube Theorem"

| Uncredited cameo{{cite web|url=https://inthatmovie.com/54697-341012/dave-franco/popstar-never-stop-never-stopping|title=How old was Dave Franco in the movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping?|publisher=In That Movie|access-date=August 15, 2023}}

Nerve

| Ian

rowspan="3" | 2017

| The Little Hours

| Massetto

The Disaster Artist

| Greg Sestero

The Lego Ninjago Movie

| Lloyd Garmadon (voice)

rowspan="2" | 2018

| 6 Balloons

| Seth

If Beale Street Could Talk

| Levy

rowspan="2" | 2019

|Zeroville

| Montgomery Clift

6 Underground

| David / Six

2020

| The Rental

| {{n/a}}

| Producer, writer and director

2021

| Zola

| {{n/a}}

| Producer

2022

| Day Shift

| Seth

2023

| Somebody I Used to Know

| {{n/a}}

| Writer and director

2024

| Love Lies Bleeding

| JJ

rowspan=4|2025

| Bubble & Squeak[https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/ Sundance Film Festival Lineup 2025 Movies]

| Norman

Together

| Tim

| Also producer

Regretting You

| Jonah

| Filming

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

| Jack Wilder

| Post-production{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Bella |date=2024-11-19 |title=Now You See Me 3 First Look Images Reveal The Four Horsemen's Return As Filming Wraps |url=https://screenrant.com/now-you-see-me-3-images-four-horsemen/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Jeremy |date=2024-11-19 |title=Now You See Me 3 Gets Major Production Update, New Set Video Released |url=https://www.cbr.com/now-you-see-me-3-wraps-filming/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CBR |language=en}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class=unsortable \| Notes
2006 \| 7th Heaven \| Benjamin Bainsworth \| Episode: "Highway to Cell"
2008 \| Do Not Disturb \| Gus \| 5 episodes
2008 \| Greek \| Brad “Gonzo” \| 6 episodes
2008–2009 \| Privileged \| Zachary \| 5 episodes
2009–2010 \| Scrubs \| Cole Aaronson \| 13 episodes
2011–2012 \| Young Justice \| Edward Nigma / Riddler (voice) \| Episodes: "Terrors" and "Usual Suspects"
2015 \| Other Space \| Chad Simpson \| Episodes: "Into the Great Beyond... Beyond" and "Getting to Know You"
2016 \| BoJack Horseman \| Alexi Brosepheno (voice) \| Episode: "Love And/Or Marriage"
2016–2017, 2019 \| Easy \| Jeff \| 4 episodes
2018 \| Little Big Awesome \| Dave (voice) \| Episode: "Bed Follows/Gotta Get a Gimmick"
2021 \| The Now \| Ed Poole \| 14 episodes
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| The Afterparty \| Xavier \| 7 episodes
Pam & Tommy \| {{N/A}} \| Executive producer only
2023-2025 \| Krapopolis \| Broseidon (voice) \| 4 episodes
2025 \| The Studio \| Himself \| 3 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class=unsortable | Notes

2006

| 7th Heaven

| Benjamin Bainsworth

| Episode: "Highway to Cell"

2008

| Do Not Disturb

| Gus

| 5 episodes

2008

| Greek

| Brad “Gonzo”

| 6 episodes

2008–2009

| Privileged

| Zachary

| 5 episodes

2009–2010

| Scrubs

| Cole Aaronson

| 13 episodes

2011–2012

| Young Justice

| Edward Nigma / Riddler
(voice)

| Episodes: "Terrors" and "Usual Suspects"

2015

| Other Space

| Chad Simpson

| Episodes: "Into the Great Beyond... Beyond" and "Getting to Know You"

2016

| BoJack Horseman

| Alexi Brosepheno (voice)

| Episode: "Love And/Or Marriage"

2016–2017,
2019

| Easy

| Jeff

| 4 episodes

2018

| Little Big Awesome

| Dave (voice)

| Episode: "Bed Follows/Gotta Get a Gimmick"

2021

| The Now

| Ed Poole

| 14 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2022

| The Afterparty

| Xavier

| 7 episodes

Pam & Tommy

| {{N/A}}

| Executive producer only

2023-2025

| Krapopolis

| Broseidon (voice)

| 4 episodes

2025

| The Studio

| Himself

| 3 episodes

=Video games=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Voice role
2016 \| Marvel Avengers Academy \| Tony Stark / Iron Man{{cite web\|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/02/04/marvel-avengers-academy-launches-with-an-all-star-cast\|title=Marvel Avengers Academy Launches with an All-Star Cast\|author=Eric Goldman\|date=4 February 2016\|work=IGN\|access-date=28 February 2016}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Voice role

2016

| Marvel Avengers Academy

| Tony Stark / Iron Man{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/02/04/marvel-avengers-academy-launches-with-an-all-star-cast|title=Marvel Avengers Academy Launches with an All-Star Cast|author=Eric Goldman|date=4 February 2016|work=IGN|access-date=28 February 2016}}

=Web=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class=unsortable \| Notes
2011 \| You're So Hot \| Himself \| Funny or Die short; also writer
2011 \| Go Fck Yourself* \| Himself \| Funny or Die short; also writer
2012 \| You're So Hot: Part Deux \| Himself \| Funny or Die short; also writer
2013 \| Dream Girl \| Himself \| Funny or Die short; also writer and director
2013 \| Real Life H-O-R-S-E! \| Himself \| Funny or Die short; also writer
2013 \| Chris & Daves Epic Adventure \| Himself \| Funny or Die series
2014 \| Hazing \| Himself \| Funny or Die short
2014 \| You're So Hot: Vol. 3 \| Beatrix Kiddo \| Funny or Die short
2015 \| Madden: The Movie \| Blade Johnson \| Madden NFL 16 promotional short

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class=unsortable | Notes

2011

| You're So Hot

| Himself

| Funny or Die short; also writer

2011

| Go F*ck Yourself

| Himself

| Funny or Die short; also writer

2012

| You're So Hot: Part Deux

| Himself

| Funny or Die short; also writer

2013

| Dream Girl

| Himself

| Funny or Die short; also writer and director

2013

| Real Life H-O-R-S-E!

| Himself

| Funny or Die short; also writer

2013

| Chris & Daves Epic Adventure

| Himself

| Funny or Die series

2014

| Hazing

| Himself

| Funny or Die short

2014

| You're So Hot: Vol. 3

| Beatrix Kiddo

| Funny or Die short

2015

| Madden: The Movie

| Blade Johnson

| Madden NFL 16 promotional short

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Association ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" \| {{Abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\| Independent Spirit Awards \| style="text-align:center;"\| 2022 \| Best Film \| Zola \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web\|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2022_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_050522.pdf\|title=Independent Spirit Awards – 37 Years of Nominees and Winners\|publisher=Film Independent\|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
scope="row"\| MTV Movie & TV Awards \| style="text-align:center;"\| 2015 \| Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Zac Efron) \| Neighbors \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web\|last=Stedman\|first=Alex\|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mtv-movie-awards-highlights-shailene-woodley-fault-in-our-stars-1201471134/\|title=Shailene Woodley, 'Fault in Our Stars' Dominate at MTV Movie Awards\|website=Variety\|date=April 12, 2015\|access-date=August 10, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Primetime Emmy Awards \| style="text-align:center;"\| 2022 \| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series \| Pam & Tommy \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/dave-franco\|title=Dave Franco\|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences\|access-date=August 10, 2022}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Association

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| Independent Spirit Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2022

| Best Film

| Zola

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2022_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_050522.pdf|title=Independent Spirit Awards – 37 Years of Nominees and Winners|publisher=Film Independent|access-date=August 10, 2022}}

scope="row"| MTV Movie & TV Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2015

| Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Zac Efron)

| Neighbors

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|last=Stedman|first=Alex|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mtv-movie-awards-highlights-shailene-woodley-fault-in-our-stars-1201471134/|title=Shailene Woodley, 'Fault in Our Stars' Dominate at MTV Movie Awards|website=Variety|date=April 12, 2015|access-date=August 10, 2022}}

scope="row"| Primetime Emmy Awards

| style="text-align:center;"| 2022

| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

| Pam & Tommy

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/dave-franco|title=Dave Franco|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=August 10, 2022}}