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Michael Franklin(III)

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  • Producer
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Michael Franklin arrives at the HFPA and Billboard Golden Globes afterparty at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif
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Michael Franklin (born January 6 in Oakland, California, USA) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor and documentary producer known for his work on Truth Be Told (2019), Euphoria (2019), and Atypical (2019). He has appeared in both U.S. and Dutch productions, with his storytelling often exploring themes of activism and the lived experiences of African American youth.

In 2025, Franklin won a Daytime Emmy Award for Ballin' Out, a short-form series from Outsports spotlighting women in wheelchair basketball, following his earlier nomination that same year.
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    Known for

    Zendaya in Euphoria (2019)
    Euphoria
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Police Officer
    Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram in Lady in the Lake (2024)
    Lady in the Lake
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Hubby
    • Pharaoh Bartender
    Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
    Hacks
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mark
    Gabrielle Union and Octavia Spencer in Truth Be Told (2019)
    Truth Be Told
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Young Shreve

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Psycho a Go-Go
      • Chuck Berry
      • Pre-production
    • Once Upon a Christmas Eve
      • Santa Claus
      • Post-production
    • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
      General Hospital
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Officer Tortola
      • 2026
    • I Know Where You Live (2026)
      I Know Where You Live
      4.7
      Video
      • Detective Johnson
      • 2026
    • David Alan Grier, Josh Lawson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kaliko Kauahi, Allison Tolman, Mekki Leeper, and Kahyun Kim in St. Denis Medical (2024)
      St. Denis Medical
      7.2
      TV Series
      • EMT
      • 2026
    • Vince Vaughn in Easy's Waltz (2025)
      Easy's Waltz
      5.9
      • Bartender
      • 2025
    • Robert Ri'chard and Akeem Cheatham in TKO (2025)
      TKO
      5.8
      • Jim
      • 2025
    • Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram in Lady in the Lake (2024)
      Lady in the Lake
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Hubby
      • Pharaoh Bartender
      • 2024
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Parent #2
      • 2024
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Mark
      • 2024
    • Omar J. Dorsey and Sebastian Maniscalco in Bookie (2023)
      Bookie
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Homeless Person #3
      • 2023
    • Richard Kind, Jack Samson, Gabrielle Haugh, Jack Lancaster, and Jared Scott in Monsters of California (2023)
      Monsters of California
      4.7
      • Guard
      • 2023
    • Steven Caceres in Picture Me Dead (2023)
      Picture Me Dead
      4.6
      • Officer Howard
      • 2023
    • No Way Out (2023)
      No Way Out
      6.5
      • Jackson
      • 2023
    • The Stepmother 2 (2022)
      The Stepmother 2
      4.8
      • James Johnson (Security Guard)
      • 2022
    • The Things We Couldn't Do (2022)
      The Things We Couldn't Do
      Music Video
      • Mister Gold
      • 2022
    • Philip Bolden, Bentley Kyle Evans, Oren Williams, Rugg Williams, Zachary Isaiah Williams, Aaron Grady, Sabina Cabe, Nathan Davis Jr., Keraun Harris, and Teresa Celeste in Millennials (2021)
      Millennials
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Goon
      • 2021–2022

    Producer

    • City of WILD Angels
      • producer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2026
    • Ballin' Out (2024)
      Ballin' Out
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Gemmel & Tim (2021)
      Gemmel & Tim
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2021
    • That's Wild (2020)
      That's Wild
      8.0
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • The Dead Diaries (2014)
      The Dead Diaries
      6.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Church Ladies
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014

    Writer

    • The Dead Diaries (2014)
      The Dead Diaries
      6.2
      TV Series
      • story
      • writer
      • 2014
    • The Church Ladies
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Michael Franklin and Micky Shiloah in Tag (2013)
      Tag
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2013

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    Michael Franklin behind the Music.
    Michael Franklin behind the Music.
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    Michael Franklin behind the Music.
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    Demo Reel 1:50
    TAG Short Film
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:37
    Official Trailer
    Stomp The Yard
    Featurette 0:12
    Stomp The Yard

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • FaceBook
      • Instagram
    • Alternative name
      • Michael Anthony Franklin
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Super fan of Storm from X-men.
    • Quotes
      Don't let fear stand in the way of your dreams

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