David John "Dave" Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American television and film actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as Superbad and Charlie St. Cloud, before making his breakthrough performance in the 2012 buddy comedy 21 Jump Street. He has also had roles in Fright Night, Now You See Me, Now You See Me 2, Warm Bodies, Neighbors, Nerve and on the ninth season of the series Scrubs. He is the younger brother of actor James Franco.