Television

On Australian television, Franklin was both writer and performer on Jimeoin (1994—95), Shaun Micallef's World Around Him (1996), Small Tales & True (1998) Eric (1997), The Mick Molloy Show (1999) and Introducing Gary Petty (2000), in which he played the title role and received an Australian Writers' Guild award nomination.

Franklin has also acted in TV dramas such as Kangaroo Palace (1997), Stingers (2002), After the Deluge (2003), CrashBurn (2003), The Heartbreak Tour (2005), Tripping Over (2006) and an episode of The Adventures of Lano & Woodley (Starquest).

Franklin has made several appearances on Thank God You're Here (2006—07), and the hit sitcoms The Librarians and Stupid Stupid Man on ABC TV.

Film

Franklin has appeared in several Australian films, including The Craic (1999), You Can't Stop The Murders (2003), Bad Eggs (2003), The Extra (2005), Macbeth (2006), BoyTown (2006) and The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008).

Books

Franklin's first book Under Stones, a collection of 'tales of unease', was published in 2010.