Eduardo Franco (actor)

Eduardo Franco
Franco in 2019
Born	(1994-08-29) August 29, 1994 (age 30) Yuma, Arizona, U.S.[1]
Nationality	American
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	2015–present

Eduardo Franco (born August 29, 1994) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Argyle in the Netflix series Stranger Things, Theo in the film Booksmart, DJ Catnip in Gabby's Dollhouse, and Spencer Diaz in the mockumentary series American Vandal.[2][3] He is also a member of the musical duo "Dumb Bitches w/ Internet" with Noetic Nixon.[4]

Early life

Franco was born in the city of Yuma, Arizona. He was raised in a working class family to Mexican parents.[1]

Career

Franco first started acting in a number of television comedies. He played the role of Gavis in the Adam Ruins Everything episode Adam Ruins Dating which aired August 1, 2017. His first major credit was as Spencer Diaz in the first season of the 2017 Netflix comedy American Vandal. In 2019, he had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed comedy film Booksmart. He also appeared in several nationwide commercials, including spots for GEICO, Samsung, and TurboTax.[5] In 2020, Franco starred in a lead role as Andrew in the Hulu movie The Binge.

In 2022, Franco gained notability for playing Argyle, a stoner friend of Jonathan Byers, in the fourth season of Stranger Things. Franco initially auditioned for the role of Eddie Munson.[6] Franco said he was not invited to reprise the role in the following season.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	The Package	Jeremy Abelar
2019	Booksmart	Theo
2020	The Binge	Andrew
	Superintelligence	Todd
2021	We Broke Up	Mike
	Queenpins	Greg
	Koati	Pako (voice)
2022	The Binge 2: It's A Wonderful Binge^[citation needed]	Andrew
2023	Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken	Trevin (voice)
	Self Reliance	P.A. Ninja
2024	Y2K	Farkas

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015–17	Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything	Stu	7 episodes
	Adam Ruins Everything	Gavis	4 episodes
2016	The Skinny	Jose	Episode: "Squad"
	You're the Worst	Justin	Episode: "The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything"
2017	Lopez	Audience Member	Episode: "George Gets Schooled"
	Idiotsitter		3 episodes
	Good Game	Gamer	Episode: "Everyone Calls Everyone Else a Nazi"
	American Vandal	Spencer Diaz	Recurring (season 1); 6 episodes
	Lady Dynamite	Spider	Episode: "Goof Around Gang"
2018	The Cool Kids	Kevin the Delivery Clerk	Episode: "Pilot"
2019	Those Who Can't	Kevin	Episode: "You Can't Go Homecoming Again"
	Tacoma FD	Gas Mask Stoner	Episode: "A New Hope"
2020	Conan	Jacob the Intern	Episode: "Kumail Nanjiani"
2021–present	Gabby's Dollhouse	DJ Catnip (voice)	Main role
2022	Stranger Things	Argyle	Also starring (season 4); 8 episodes

References

1. Betancourt, Manuel (May 24, 2019). "Mexican-American Actor Eduardo Franco on the 'Booksmart' Role That Was Created Just for Him". Remezcla. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
2. "Stranger Things". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
3. BeLatina Daily (2022). "Eduardo Franco, the Latino Actor From 'Stranger Things' Conquering Audiences". BeLatina Daily. BrandStar. Retrieved July 9, 2022. Eduardo Franco is a 29-year-old actor most famous for his roles as Spencer in 'American Vandal' and high school student Theo in Olivia Wilde's first film, 'Booksmart.'
4. LeGardye, Quinci (2022). "Who Is Eduardo Franco From "Stranger Things"?". Marie Claire. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
5. "Eduardo Franco TV Commercials Ads". iSpot.tv. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
6. "Eduardo Franco Auditioned for a Completely Different "Stranger Things" Character". Teen Vogue. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
7. Flores, Andrea (January 12, 2024). "'I never got a phone call': Eduardo Franco confirms Argyle will not be in 'Stranger Things' Season 5". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

External links

• Eduardo Franco at IMDb
• Dumb Bitches w/ Internet on SoundCloud