Top Section: Actor;

Middle Section: Writer;

Bottom Section: Director 

MICHAEL FRANKLIN 

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GOOD WILL HUNTING

From Movie, Psychologist, College Professor, Educated, Academic (Accent: British RP)

Michael performs one of the famous monologues by Robin Williams from the film.

THE WATCHER

Movie, Psychopath, Stalker, Killer, Writer, Blogger. (Accent: British RP)

The Watcher is a psychological Thriller short with Michael in the title role as the Psychopathic Stalker/Killer.

SPLITTING HAIRS

Theatre, Hair dresser, Gay, Camp. (Accent: British Cockney)

Gay, attentive hairdresser by day. Cockney straight tough 50 miles away at home by night with 2.8 children.

CONFESSIONS

Film, Prison Warden, Understanding, (Accent: American Southern)

Michael plays a Prison Warden inviting an unforgiving priest to meet with his Serial Killer brother on death row for one last time.

BOONE (Audition)

Film, Western, Public Defender, Court Room, Lawyer (Accent: American South-Western)

Michael as Public Defender stands up for a killer whose actions have no defense in this Western

New Age Romance

Theatre, One-man show, (Languages: French, English; Accents: French, English)

Originally performed by Michael at the Edinburgh Festival in 1999, Michael reprises his role as Rudi de Fauvancourt, a man whose travels with his new love, lead him to an Ashram in India, and eventually lead to his detention in an insane asylum.

CASUALTY

Television, Guest Star, Shop keeper (Accents: Armenian-Iranian)

Armen Petrossian is attacked and left for dead in his own shop. When he's taken to Casualty his assailants are also there!

The Boxing Ring

Film, Debtor, (Accent: British w/ Lisp)

Life's constant battles with debt can be like going rounds in a Boxing Ring. A World Premiere of Karen Packwood's poem.

ZOO STORY

Monologue, Stage (Accents: New York, Italian-American)

The Story of Jerry, and the Dog. An excerpt from the play.

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Acting Filmography

  • Television, Armen Petrossian - Guest Starring, Casualty, BBC, Fiona Walton
  • Television Movie, First Client - Co Star, Rosamunde Pilcher's Occupied Hearts, FFP New Media, Hans-Jurgen Togel
  • Television, ADR Voice Artist - Foyle's War, ITV, Stuart Orme
  • Television, Behrooz - Series Regular, Bitter Sweet in Exile, Pourmand Productions for Iranian-American TV, Mansour Pourmand
  • Television, Menelaus - Principal role, Agamemnon, Wilson Productions, Ellen Rooney
  • Television, Gino - Co Star, The Spy Game, Universal Television, USA, Winrich Kolbe
  • Television, Joseph Bilotti - Guest Starring, Thief Takers III, Carlton Television, David Innes Edwards
  • Television, Mick Maguire - Co Star, Unsolved Mysteries, Cosgrove Meurer Productions, USA, Eric Taylor
  • Television, Franc - Co Star, US Customs Classified, Stephen J Cannel Productions, USA

  • Feature Film, ADR Artist, 6 Days, General Film Corporation, Toa Fraser
  • Feature Film, ADR Artist, Ali and Nino, Peapie Films, Asif Kapadia
  • Feature Film, Dialect Coach, Out To Sea, Davis Productions, USA, Martha Coolidge

  • Short Film, Larry Large - Leading role, The Master Baiter (Silent Film), Completing the Square Pictures Ltd., Michael Franklin
  • Short Film, Ahmad Durrani - co lead, Insha'allah, High Five Films, Darwin Franks & Ben Nicholson
  • Short Film, Dick Winter - Principal, Confession, London Metropolitan University, Charles Kneen
  • Short Film, Sergei - Principal, Cheap Import, Westminster Adult Education Service, Ranjit Krishnamma
  • Short Film, Male Poet - Supporting, Come into my office, Completing the Square Pictures, Michael Franklin
  • Short Film, The Gentleman - Principal, Organs for Orphans, UCA, Kate Herron
  • Short Film, Lee - Principal, Rickshaw, Borda Productions, Juan Villarreal
  • Short Film, British Ambassador to the UN - Principal, The Diplomat, American Film Institute, USA, Mateus Roer
  • Short Film, The Postman - Leading role, The Postman, SAE, Robin Trabi
  • Short Film, American Visitor - Principal, Cafe Petit, London International Film School, London, Nick Calori
  • Short Film, Thug - Leading role, Shooting the Scene, National Film and Television School, Catherine Hendrie
  • Short Film, Giuseppe Bellini - Principal, Max Come HOme, American International Film School, Aundre Johnson
  • Short Film, Omar Paragon - Principal, Jesus 2000, Okay Maybe A Little Productions, USA, Eric Cooper
  • Short Film, Cameron - co lead, The Last Supper, CSUN Graduate Theatre, USA, Sirous Kazimi
  • Short Film, Guido - Principal, La Paz, CSULB Graduate Theater, USA, Jose Sanchez

  • Stage, Inspector Goole, An Inspector Calls, The Stage Door Theatre, USA, John Barker
  • Stage, Kevin, Heads High, Kwame's/TS2K in Brixton, Kwame Nana Ossei Bentil
  • Stage, All Roles - (one man show), New Age Romance, Edinburgh Festival, Michael Eriera
  • Stage, Reuben Starkadder, Cold Comfort Farm, Birds Nest Theatre, Peter Allen
  • Stage, Mr Hawk, Conference of the Birds, Tabernacle Theatre, Notting Hill Gate, Mohammed Sesay
  • Stage, Hamlet, Hamlet, Two Roads Theatre, Michael Moriarty
  • Stage, Penteus' Captain, The Bacchae, Brad Mays Company/The Complex, Hollywood, Bradford Mays
  • Stage, Nigel,

    * Winner of Los Angeles Dramalogue Critics Award *

    My Lady Vaudeville, Theatre East, USA, Victoria Thompson
  • Stage, Terence, Stuttgart, Theatre East, USA, Ian Stuart
  • Stage, Mr Crowe, The Moke Eater, Open Fist Theatre, USA
  • Stage, Randy, A Social Event, The Actors Workout, USA, Fran Montano
  • Stage, Ben, The Dumb Waiter, Company of Char-Actors Theatre, USA, Ian Ogilvy
  • Stage, Mr Barker, Eat Your Hair, Pasadena Basement Theatre, USA, Dave Faul
  • Stage, Kedge, A Night Out, Ealing Arts Theatre/Hollywood Pub Theatre
  • Stage, Boy, Me, I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Ealing Arts Theatre/Hollywood Pub Theatre

    • Other

  • Audible Online, King Shahraman, Ensemble, Arabian Nights, AUDIBLE
  • Corporate, Jason, Sexual Harassment, Advantage Media, USA
  • Music Video, Man on Slab, (the one with Kim Basinger), Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty, Lorimar Pictures, USA
  • Musical, Reb Mordcha, Fiddler on the Roof, Show Boat Troupe, Mike Monahan

    • Writer-Director Filmography

    Writer Credits – (film scripts unless stated otherwise) and many more in various stages of development.

  • 2019 - "Sleep" - (Short - Drama)
  • 2019 - "Vengeance" - (Short Film Adaptation of work by Alex Birch)
  • 2018 - "Double Blind" - (Feature Length)
  • 2016 - "Clarissa" - short sizzle for Friday the series
  • 2016 - "Different" - (Short - Tragedy)
  • 2016 - "Bowel Movement" (Short - comedy)
  • 2016 - "Over 4 Tea" (Short)
  • 2016 - "The Parking Office" (Short)
  • 2016 - "The Master Builder - Not" aka "The Master Baiter" (Short)
  • 2014 - "Directing other people's writing" (Educational/lecture)
  • 2013 - “Friday" (Episodic Web Series)
  • 2013 - “Emil-E” (Short)
  • 2012 - “Even” – (Stageplay Adaptation)
  • 2010 - “2+2=3” (Feature Length)
  • 2010 – “The Shrinkage” (Short Foreign language film)
  • 2009 - “This House is Burglar-proof” (Short)
  • 2009 - “Tis the Season…” (Short)
  • 2009 - “Come into my office” (Short)
  • 2008 - “Abe” (Short)
  • 2008 - “Are you looking at me?” (Short)
  • 2008 - “Go and get your sister!” (Short)
  • 2008 - “Swing Time” (Play)
  • 2007 - “Even” (Feature length)
  • 2007 - “Midnight Massness” (Short)
  • 2007 - “Hell and High Water” (Short)
  • 2007 - “Waiting to Pop the Question” (Short)
  • 2006 - “Laura” (Short)
  • 2004 - “Lolita’s Plight” (Short)
  • 2003 - “Ned and Young Man” – (Play)
  • 2000 - “The Argument” (Short)

    • Scripts written for Showcases:

  • Alpha Mail – October 2005
  • DKNY Blew – October 2005
  • Shrill and Mace – October 2005
  • Begotten Not Made – October 2005
  • Incantations 54 – October 2005
  • The Year after the next, squared – October 2005
  • Johnson’s Greek – October 2005
  • Avarice – November 2005
  • Rushed In – November 2005
  • The Conspiracy – June 2006
  • Incoherent Coincidences – June 2006

    • Director Credits

  • 2025 - "A Beautiful Friendship" - On Stage - Corner House Theatre, Surbiton. UK.
  • 2016 - “The Master Baiter” - Shot on HDV

    * Winner of Sutton-the-Movie Film Festival Award *;

    • 2015/16 - Monologue Series for Youtube including from

  • "Good Will Hunting"
  • "New Age Romance"
  • "Splitting Hairs"
  • "The Boxing Ring"
  • "Zoo Story"

  • 2009 - "Tis the Season..." - Shot on HDV (Completed 2010)
  • 2009 - “Come into my office” – Shot on HDV
  • 2007 - “Waiting to Pop the Question” - Shot on HDV (Completed 2008)
  • 2005 - “Lolita’s Plight” - Shot on DV
  • 2003 - “The Ticking Woman*” - On Stage (2003 Hollywood Young Playwrights Festival)

    • Represented for Acting by:

    UK AGENT: S C A MANAGEMENT - agency@sca-management.co.uk (+44)1932 503285
    US AGENT: Media Artists Group/MAG Talent (CA) (323) 658-5050 Theatrical (Film / TV)
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