Fran Kranz

Fran Kranz: Biography in Details

Who is Fran Kranz?

Fran Kranz is an American actor, and film director who gained popularity for his role as Topher Brink in the scientific fiction drama series Dollhouse. 

Moreover, he has made appearances in The Cabin in the Woods, Much Ado About Nothing, You Can’t Take It with You, and many more.

When was Fran Kranz born? – Age, Parents, Education

Fran Kranz was born on July 13, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. As of 2025, Fran is 43 years old and holds an American nationality.

He has not revealed any information regarding his parents or siblings. Talking about his educational qualifications, Fran Kranz joined Harvard Westlake School and graduated in 2000, later in 2004 he enrolled in Yale University.

Fran Kranz: Professional Life, Career

Talking about his career, Fran Kranz first entered the television industry in the television sitcom “Fraiser” in 1998 in the role of Aaron in the episode of “Good Grief”. In 2001, Fran made an appearence in Donnie Darko, Training Day, and in 2002 in Orange Country.

In 2008, he was cast in the short film Last Meal in the role of Noah, in 2011, in The Five Stages of Grief, as Daniel, It’s Not You, It’s Me as Jack in 2012.

Kranz starred in two important movies including Much Ado About Nothing, and The Cabin in the Worlds. He began his Broadway career in 2013, playing Bernaner in Death of a Salesman, and went on to play You Can’t Take It with You in 2014.

Furthermore, Fran has appeared in Lust for Love (2014), Mojave (2015), Rebirth (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), You Might Be The Killer(2018), Fanboy (2019), Jungleland(2019), and many more.

In 2016, he was seen in an episode of How The Sausage Is Made in the role of Brendan Farley in the television series Elementary. Likewise, he was cast as Stan Pearl in the 2017 television series Major Crimes in four episodes.

His other television credits include:

• Welcome To The Captain (2008)
• Private Practice (2008)
• Dollhouse (2009-2010)
• Goodnight Burbank (2011)
• The Good Wife (2013)
• Dallas (2014)
• Trip Tank (2016)
• Ballers (2018)
• The Loudest Voice (2019)
• Julia (2022-2023)
• Party Down (2023)

Fran Kranz: Net Worth, Salary

An American actor, Fran Kranz has garnered a good sum of money from his successful acting career. As of 2025, Fran has an estimated net worth between $1 million – $5 million. However, his exact salary is still under review.

Rumours, Controversy

Throughout his successful acting career, Fran Kranz has never been indulged in any kind of controversies. He has maintained a healthy distance between his professional life, and personal life.

Fran Kranz: Height and Weight

Fran Kranz has maintained a good body shape and has a decent height. He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 70kg. He has a fair skin tone with a pair of grey eyes and medium-light golden hair. The info about his other body measurements such as biceps size, chest size, dress size and shoe size is under review.

Social Media

Fran Kranz is not seen much active on social media platforms. However, there is one account on Instagram under the username @instafrankranz with a decent number of 5.9k followers.

Trivia

• Cancer is his Zodiac sign.
• As of 2025, Fran is 43 years old.
• He portrayed Bernard on Broadway in the Death of a Salesman production.

Fran Kranz is divorced and currently Single. Previously, Fran was married to Spencer Margaret Richmond. The couple tied the knot in the year 2015. After five years of marriage, Spencer decided to file for divorce on July 6, 2020. In 2021, the divorce was finalized.

Fran and Spencer are the parents of a baby girl, a daughter who was born in 2016.

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