John Francis Daley

About

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,...

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BonesSeries • 2005Judging AmySeries • 1999Spin CitySeries • 1996Fresh Off the BoatSeries • 2015Boston PublicSeries • 2000Spider-Man: HomecomingMovie • 2017Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesMovie • 2023Freaks and GeeksSeries • 1999The FinderSeries • 2012MaydayMovie • 2026The FlashMovie • 2023In the DarkSeries • 2019Horrible Bosses 2Movie • 2014Yo Gabba Gabba!Series • 2007VacationMovie • 2015Kitchen ConfidentialSeries • 2005Horrible BossesMovie • 2011Game NightMovie • 2018Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2Movie • 2013Hysteria!Series • 2024Waiting...Movie • 2005Vacation FriendsMovie • 2021StuberMovie • 2019Vacation Friends 2Movie • 2023