A graduate of Yale University, Fran Kranz most recently starred in the comedy series “Welcome to the Captain” opposite Jeffrey Tambor.

Kranz’s upcoming films include “Don’t Fade Away” and “Shades of Ray.” His additional feature credits include “The TV Set” opposite David Duchovny, “Wieners,” “The Night of the White Pants,” “Careless,” “Bickford Schmeckler’s Cool Ideas,” “Rise: Blood Hunter,” “The Village,” “Matchstick Men,” “Orange County,” “Training Day” and “Donnie Darko.”

Kranz also has extensive theater credits including “Twelfth Knight,” “Angels in America,” “A Bright Room Called Day,” “Henry IV, Part I,” “Sideman,” “Antony & Cleopatra” and “The Dining Room.” At a guest program at Oxford, he won Best Actor for his portrayal of “Petruchio” in “The Taming of the Shrew.”

Kranz currently resides in Los Angeles.

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