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John Francis Daley Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1985-07-20

Birthplace:
Wheeling, Illinois, USA

Credits:
27 Total Roles

John Francis Daley

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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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Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves MOVIE Special Creature Voice (voice)
2018 Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary MOVIE Self
2018 Cultureshock TV Self
2018 Game Night MOVIE Carter
2016 Bottom's Butte MOVIE Scott/Cabana Boy
2015 Vacation MOVIE Ride Operator
2015 Dude Bro Party Massacre III MOVIE Ernest
2015 Fresh Off the Boat TV Jordan
2013 Drunk History TV James J. Andrews
2013 Rapture-Palooza MOVIE Ben House

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