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kranz at the 2009 san diego comic con 1998 -- present los angeles , california , u.s. fran kranz 13 july 1981 fran kranz by gage skidmore.jpg fran kranz
 harvard-westlake school francis elliott kranz actor yale university
fran kranz

francis elliott `` fran '' kranz -lrb- born july 13 , 1981 -rrb- is an american comedian and film , television and broadway actor .
he is best known for his portrayal of topher brink in the science fiction drama series `` dollhouse '' .
he had prominent roles in the films `` the cabin in the woods '' and `` much ado about nothing '' .
in 2012 , he played bernard in `` death of a salesman '' beginning a career on broadway that continued with 2014 's `` you ca n't take it with you '' .
