John Francis Daley

John Francis Daley

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.

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Filmography

2023

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
as Special Creature Voice (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/23/2023

2018

Game Night
Game Night
as Carter
Movie - Released: 2/15/2018
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/2/2018

2016

Movie
Bottom's Butte
as Scott/Cabana Boy
Movie - Released: 5/4/2016

2015

Dude Bro Party Massacre III
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
as Ernest
Movie - Released: 6/13/2015
Vacation
Vacation
as Ride Operator
Movie - Released: 7/28/2015
Fresh Off the Boat
Fresh Off the Boat
as Jordan
TV - Released: 2/4/2015

2013

Rapture-Palooza
Rapture-Palooza
as Ben House
Movie - Released: 6/7/2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Paramedic 1
Movie - Released: 3/14/2013
Drunk History
Drunk History
as James J. Andrews
TV - Released: 7/9/2013

2012

The Finder
The Finder
as Lance Sweets
TV - Released: 1/12/2012

2011

Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses
as Carter
Movie - Released: 7/8/2011

2008

5-25-77
5-25-77
as Pat Johnson
Movie - Released: 10/17/2008

2007

Yo Gabba Gabba!
Yo Gabba Gabba!
as John
TV - Released: 8/20/2007
Clark and Michael
Clark and Michael
as Tom
TV - Released: 5/23/2007

2005

Waiting...
Waiting...
as Mitch
Movie - Released: 10/7/2005
Kitchen Confidential
Kitchen Confidential
as Jim
TV - Released: 9/19/2005
Bones
Bones
as Lance Sweets
TV - Released: 9/13/2005
Stacked
Stacked
as Kevin
TV - Released: 4/13/2005

2003

View from the Top
View from the Top
as Rodney
Movie - Released: 3/21/2003
TV
Regular Joe
as Grant Binder
TV - Released: 3/28/2003

2001

The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show
as Erik
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

Boston Public
Boston Public
as Anthony Ward
TV - Released: 10/23/2000
The Geena Davis Show
The Geena Davis Show
as Carter Ryan
TV - Released: 10/10/2000

1999

Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Jace Crosby
TV - Released: 9/19/1999
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks
as Sam Weir
TV - Released: 9/25/1999

1996

Spin City
Spin City
as Spencer
TV - Released: 9/17/1996