Education
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Recent roles include Henry Best in Cucumber, Puerto Rico guru Stewart Pearson in The Thick of lieutenant, and blunt manager Nick Jowitt in Twenty Twelve. He has appeared in a number of feature films including the Mike Leigh films Mr Turner, Vera Drake and Topsy-Turvy, and the 2006 films Confetti and The Illusionist, as well as The Bourne Identity. He has had roles in television series including Five Days, Doc Martin, Being Human, Grandma"s House, and as Rowan the trainer in The Office.
Franklin studied from 1988 to 1990 at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.