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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Francis Daley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Horrible Bosses (2011) — Carter
2. Game Night (2018) — Carter
3. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) — Special Creature Voice (voice)
4. Vacation (2015) — Ride Operator
5. Bones (2005) — Lance Sweets
6. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) — Paramedic 1
7. Waiting... (2005) — Mitch
8. Freaks and Geeks (1999) — Sam Weir
9. View from the Top (2003) — Rodney
10. Spin City (1996) — Spencer
11. Fresh Off the Boat (2015) — Jordan
12. Rapture-Palooza (2013) — Ben House
13. The Finder (2012) — Lance Sweets
14. Drunk History (2013) — James J. Andrews
15. Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015) — Ernest
16. Judging Amy (1999) — Jace Crosby
17. Boston Public (2000) — Anthony Ward
18. Kitchen Confidential (2005) — Jim
19. Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018) — Self
20. 5-25-77 (2008) — Pat Johnson
21. Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007)
22. The Ellen Show (2001) — Erik
23. The Geena Davis Show (2000) — Carter Ryan
24. Clark and Michael (2007) — Tom
25. Bottom's Butte (2016) — Scott/Cabana Boy
26. Regular Joe (2003) — Grant Binder
27. Cultureshock (2018) — Self

Directed

1. Game Night (2018) — Director
2. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) — Director
3. Vacation (2015) — Director
4. In the Dark (2019) — Director
5. What Babies Do (2001) — Director
6. Vacation Guide to the Solar System — Director
7. Audio Tour (2011) — Director
8. Mayday (2026) — Director
9. The Creeps — Director
10. Untitled Star Trek Film — Director
11. Renegades — Director