About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1985-07-20
Place of birth:
Wheeling, Illinois, USA
Website:
N/A

John Francis Daley

Overview

John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985; Wheeling) is an American screenwriter, director, actor and musician. 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 best 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-writers for 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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Actor Special Creature Voice (voice) 71
Good
2018 Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Game Night Actor Carter 68
Fair
2016 Bottom's Butte Actor Scott/Cabana Boy 59
Average
2015 Vacation Actor Ride Operator 62
Fair
2015 Dude Bro Party Massacre III Actor Ernest 58
Average
2013 Rapture-Palooza Actor Ben House 56
Average
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Actor Paramedic 1 57
Average
2011 Horrible Bosses Actor Carter 65
Fair
2008 5-25-77 Actor Pat Johnson 58
Average
2007 Clark and Michael Actor Tom 70
Good
2005 Waiting... Actor Mitch 61
Fair
2005 Kitchen Confidential Actor Jim 69
Fair
2003 Regular Joe Actor N/A
N/A
2003 View from the Top Actor Rodney 56
Average
2000 The Geena Davis Show Actor Carter Ryan 70
Good
1999 Freaks and Geeks Actor Sam Weir N/A
N/A
1999 Freaks and Geeks Actor Sam Weir 81
Very good

Directing
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Directing Director 71
Good
2018 Game Night Directing Director 68
Fair
2015 Vacation Directing Director 62
Fair
2011 Audio Tour Directing Director N/A
N/A
2001 What Babies Do Directing Director N/A
N/A
Vacation Guide to the Solar System Directing Director N/A
N/A
The Creeps Directing Director N/A
N/A
Mayday Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2023 Vacation Friends 2 Writing Characters 60
Fair
2023 The Flash Writing Screenstory 66
Fair
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Writing Screenplay 71
Good
2021 Vacation Friends Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
2021 Welcome to Georgia Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
2018 Game Night Writing Writer 68
Fair
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Writing Screenstory 73
Good
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Writing Screenplay 73
Good
2015 Vacation Writing Writer 62
Fair
2014 Horrible Bosses 2 Writing Story 61
Fair
2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Writing Screenplay 57
Average
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Writing Story 57
Average
2011 Horrible Bosses Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2011 Audio Tour Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
The $40,000 Man Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Writing Writer N/A
N/A
The Creeps Writing Writer N/A
N/A
Vacation Guide to the Solar System Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A
Mayday Writing Writer N/A
N/A
The $40,000 Man Writing Story N/A
N/A
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light Writing Writer N/A
N/A

Production
2024 Hysteria! Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Production Executive Producer 71
Good
2021 Welcome to Georgia Production Executive Producer N/A
N/A
2019 Stuber Production Producer 64
Fair
The Creeps Production Producer N/A
N/A
Vacation Guide to the Solar System Production Producer N/A
N/A
Mayday Production Producer N/A
N/A
The Prince of Fashion Production Producer N/A
N/A

Sound
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Sound Songs 71
Good
2015 Vacation Sound Songs 62
Fair