John Francis Daley
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
July 20, 1985 (41 years)
John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and FBI criminal profiler Dr. Lance Sweets on the crime drama series Bones, for which he was nominated for a 2014 PRISM Award. He plays keyboards and sings for the band Dayplayer.
Daley is also known for his collaborative work with fellow writer and director Jonathan Goldstein, working on various films together. Daley and Goldstein's first work together was co-writing the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), co-writing The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), co-story writing for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and co-writing/co-directing (in their directing debuts) the fifth film in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, Vacation (2015). The duo were co-writers for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) with Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers, and they co-directed the 2018 comedy Game Night and the 2023 fantasy Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.
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Daley is also known for his collaborative work with fellow writer and director Jonathan Goldstein, working on various films together. Daley and Goldstein's first work together was co-writing the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), co-writing The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), co-story writing for Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and co-writing/co-directing (in their directing debuts) the fifth film in the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, Vacation (2015). The duo were co-writers for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) with Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Chris McKenna, and Erik Sommers, and they co-directed the 2018 comedy Game Night and the 2023 fantasy Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Mayday · as Lso |
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves · as Special Creature Voice (voice) |
| 2018 | Game Night · as Carter |
| 2015 | Vacation · as Ride Operator |
| 2015 | Dude Bro Party Massacre III · as Ernest |
| 2015 | Fresh Off the Boat · as Jordan |
| 2013 | Drunk History · as James J. Andrews |
| 2013 | Rapture-Palooza · as Ben HouseOn Plex |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone · as Paramedic 1 |
| 2012 | The Finder · as Lance Sweets |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses · as Carter |
| 2008 | 5-Second Films · as Human Attack! |
| 2008 | 5-25-77 · as Pat JohnsonOn Plex |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Clark and Michael · as Tom |
| 2007 | The Call · as Tom |
| 2005 | Waiting... · as MitchOn Plex |
| 2005 | Kitchen Confidential · as Jim |
| 2005 | Bones · as Lance Sweets |
| 2005 | Stacked · as Kevin |
| 2003 | View from the Top · as Rodney |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show · as Erik |
| 2000 | Boston Public · as Anthony Ward |
| 2000 | The Geena Davis Show · as Carter Ryan |
| 1999 | Freaks and Geeks · as Sam Weir |
| 1999 | Judging Amy · as Jace Crosby |
| 1996 | Spin City · as Spencer |
| 2026 | |
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves · as Screenplay |
| 2021 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone · as Screenplay |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses · as Screenplay |
| 2005 |
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | Hysteria! · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | In the Dark (2019) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2018 | Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary · as Self |
| 2018 | Cultureshock · as Self |
| 2009 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2023 | Vacation Friends 2 · as Characters |
| 2023 | The Flash · as Screenstory |
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves · as Songs |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Screenstory |
| 2015 | Vacation · as Songs |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 · as Story |
| 1999 | Freaks and Geeks · as Songs |