Franklin is from a small town just south of St. Louis, Missouri. He has trained at The University of Northern Colorado-Greeley, and The Stella Adler Studio in NYC. He has worked in rep all over the country at various Shakespeare festivals including The Old Globe, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, New Jersey Shakespeare, and The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He is writing/developing a large handful of features that go into production this year as well as a proof of concept to be sold this summer. He is in ongoing classes at the incredible John Rosenfeld Studios in West Hollywood.