John Francis Daley
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing19
movieMayday
2026
Writer
movieVacation Friends 2
2023
Characters
movieThe Flash
2023
Screenstory
movieVacation Friends
2021
Screenplay
movieSpider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Screenstory, Screenplay
movieVacation
2015
Writer
movieThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
Screenplay, Story
movieHorrible Bosses
2011
Screenplay
Audio Tour
2011
Screenplay
tvBones
2005
Writer
The $40,000 Man
Screenplay, Story
movieVacation Guide to the Solar System
Screenplay
movieMonopoly
Screenplay
Acting27
movieDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023
Special Creature Voice (voice)
movieGame Night
2018
Carter
Bottom's Butte
2016
Scott/Cabana Boy
movieVacation
2015
Ride Operator
tvFresh Off the Boat
2015
Jordan
tvDrunk History
2013
James J. Andrews
movieRapture-Palooza
2013
Ben House
movieThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
Paramedic 1
tvThe Finder
2012
Lance Sweets
movieHorrible Bosses
2011
Carter
movie5-25-77
2008
Pat Johnson
movieWaiting...
2005
Mitch
tvBones
2005
Lance Sweets
tvRegular Joe
2003
Grant Binder
tvBoston Public
2000
Anthony Ward
tvThe Geena Davis Show
2000
Carter Ryan
tvFreaks and Geeks
1999
Sam Weir
tvJudging Amy
1999
Jace Crosby
tvSpin City
1996
Spencer
Directing10
movieMayday
2026
Director
tvIn the Dark
2019
Director
movieGame Night
2018
Director
movieVacation
2015
Director
Audio Tour
2011
Director
The Creeps
Director
Production10
movieMayday
2026
Producer
tvHysteria!
2024
Executive Producer
movieDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
2023
Executive Producer
Welcome to Georgia
2021
Executive Producer
movieStuber
2019
Producer
tvIn the Dark
2019
Consulting Producer
The Creeps
Producer
movieCare Bears
Producer