Dave Franco

Actor / Producer / Writer

Birthdate – June 12, 1985 (39 Years Old)

Birthplace – Palo Alto, California, USA

David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene “Doug” Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made his first television appearance at age 21, in 2006, in an episode of 7th Heaven (1996). A string of high-profile TV work followed, interspersed with roles in some moderately successful movies, including Charlie St. Cloud (2010) and Fright Night (2011), and he came to bigger prominence when he played Eric Molson in the hit movie version of the cult TV series 21 Jump Street (2012). He subsequently co-starred in the zombie romance Warm Bodies (2013) and the thriller Now You See Me (2013), and provided a voice role for The Lego Movie (2014). Some of his other films include Neighbors (2014), 22 Jump Street (2014), and Unfinished Business (2015).

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Filmography

Love Lies Bleeding

JJ (2024)

The Lego Ninjago Movie

Lloyd (2017)

The Disaster Artist

Greg (2017)

The Disaster Artist

'Mark' (2017)

The Little Hours

Massetto (2017)

Now You See Me 2

Jack Wilder (2016)

Nerve

Ian (2016)

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Pete (2016)

Unfinished Business

Mike Pancake (2015)

Neighbors

Pete (2014)

Warm Bodies

Perry (2013)

Now You See Me

Jack Wilder (2013)

21 Jump Street

Eric Molson (2012)

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Zola

(2021)

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Regretting You

Jonah (2025)

Now You See Me 3

Jack Wilder (2025)

Now You See Me 3

Jack Wilder (2025)

The Rental

(2020)

The Lego Movie

Wally (2014)