
John Francis Daley
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1985-07-20 (39 years old)
Place of Birth
Wheeling, Illinois, USA
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
Acting
(2023)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
as Special Creature Voice (voice)
(2018)
Game Night
as Carter
(2018)
(2016)
Bottom's Butte
as Scott/Cabana Boy
(2015)
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
as Ernest
(2015)
Vacation
as Ride Operator
(2013)
Rapture-Palooza
as Ben House
(2013)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Paramedic 1
(2011)
Horrible Bosses
as Carter
(2008)
5-25-77
as Pat Johnson
(2005)
Waiting...
as Mitch
(2003)
View from the Top
as Rodney
Crew
Vacation Guide to the Solar System
Director, Producer, Screenplay
The $40,000 Man
Screenplay, Story
Mayday
Director, Writer, Producer
The Prince of Fashion
Producer
The Creeps
Producer, Writer, Director
Monopoly
Screenplay
(2023)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Executive Producer, Songs, Director, Screenplay
(2023)
The Flash
Screenstory
(2023)
Vacation Friends 2
Characters
(2021)
Vacation Friends
Screenplay
(2021)
Welcome to Georgia
Screenplay, Executive Producer
(2019)
Stuber
Producer
(2018)
Game Night
Director, Writer
(2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Screenstory, Screenplay
(2015)
Vacation
Director, Writer, Songs
(2014)
Horrible Bosses 2
Story
(2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Screenplay
(2013)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Screenplay, Story
(2011)
Horrible Bosses
Screenplay
(2011)
Audio Tour
Screenplay, Director
(2001)
What Babies Do
Director