Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
July 20, 1985
Place of Birth:
Wheeling, Illinois, USA
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John Francis Daley
Biography
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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | Special Creature Voice (voice) |
| 2018 | Game Night | Carter |
| 2018 | Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary | Self |
| 2016 | Bottom's Butte | Scott/Cabana Boy |
| 2015 | Dude Bro Party Massacre III | Ernest |
| 2015 | Vacation | Ride Operator |
| 2013 | Rapture-Palooza | Ben House |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Paramedic 1 |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Carter |
| 2008 | 5-25-77 | Pat Johnson |
| 2005 | Waiting... | Mitch |
| 2003 | View from the Top | Rodney |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fresh Off the Boat | Jordan |
| 2013 | Drunk History | James J. Andrews |
| 2012 | The Finder | Lance Sweets |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | John |
| 2007 | Clark and Michael | Tom |
| 2005 | Kitchen Confidential | Jim |
| 2005 | Bones | Lance Sweets |
| 2003 | Regular Joe | Grant Binder |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show | Erik |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Anthony Ward |
| 2000 | The Geena Davis Show | Carter Ryan |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Jace Crosby |
| 1999 | Freaks and Geeks | Sam Weir |
| 1996 | Spin City | Spencer |