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John Francis Daley

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn July 20, 1985 (39 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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Rapture-Palooza
  • 5-25-77

Known For

  • Horrible Bosses
  • The Flash
  • Freaks and Geeks
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • Game Night
  • Vacation
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
  • Horrible Bosses 2
  • Bones
  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
  • Waiting...
  • Vacation Friends
  • Rapture-Palooza
  • In the Dark (2019)
  • Stuber

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2023
    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves · as Special Creature Voice (voice)
    2018
    Game Night · as Carter
    2015
    Vacation · as Ride Operator
    2015
    2015
    Fresh Off the Boat (TV Series) · as Jordan
    2013
    Drunk History (TV Series) · as James J. Andrews
    2013
    Rapture-Palooza · as Ben House
    2013
    2012
    The Finder (TV Series) · as Lance Sweets
    2011
    Horrible Bosses · as Carter
    2008
    5-Second Films (TV Series) · as Human Attack!
    2008
    5-25-77 · as Pat Johnson
    2007
    Yo Gabba Gabba! (TV Series) · as John
    2007
    Clark and Michael (TV Series) · as Tom
    2007
    The Call · as Tom
    2005
    Waiting... · as Mitch
    2005
    Kitchen Confidential (TV Series) · as Jim
    2005
    Bones (TV Series) · as Lance Sweets
    2005
    Stacked (TV Series) · as Kevin
    2003
    View from the Top · as Rodney
    2001
    The Ellen Show (TV Series) · as Erik
    2000
    Boston Public (TV Series) · as Anthony Ward
    2000
    The Geena Davis Show (TV Series) · as Carter Ryan
    1999
    Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) · as Sam Weir
    1999
    Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Jace Crosby
    1996
    Spin City (TV Series) · as Spencer

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