John Francis Daley

Writing·Jul 20, 1985·Wheeling, Illinois, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Mayday2026 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves2023 · Special Creature Voice (voice), Director, Screenplay	Special Creature Voice (voice), Director, Screenplay
Vacation Friends2021 · Screenplay	Screenplay
WWelcome to Georgia2021 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Stuber2019 · Producer	Producer
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary2018 · Self	Self
Game Night2018 · Carter, Director	Carter, Director
Spider-Man: Homecoming2017 · Screenplay	Screenplay
BBottom's Butte2016 · Scott/Cabana Boy	Scott/Cabana Boy
Vacation2015 · Ride Operator, Director, Writer	Ride Operator, Director, Writer
Dude Bro Party Massacre III2015 · Ernest	Ernest
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 22013 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Rapture-Palooza2013 · Ben House	Ben House
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone2013 · Paramedic 1, Screenplay	Paramedic 1, Screenplay
Horrible Bosses2011 · Carter, Screenplay	Carter, Screenplay
AAudio Tour2011 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
5-25-772008 · Pat Johnson	Pat Johnson
Waiting...2005 · Mitch	Mitch
View from the Top2003 · Rodney	Rodney
WWhat Babies Do2001 · Director	Director
Vacation Guide to the Solar SystemDirector, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
TThe $40,000 ManScreenplay	Screenplay
TThe CreepsProducer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
MonopolyScreenplay	Screenplay
Care BearsProducer	Producer
UUntitled Star Trek FilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
RRenegadesDirector, Producer	Director, Producer