John Francis Daley

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John Francis Daley
John Francis Daley in March 2012.jpg
Daley in March 2012
Born (1985-07-20) July 20, 1985 (age 39)
Wheeling, Illinois
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Corinne Kingsbury
​
(m. 2016)​
Children1 [1]

John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985 [2] ) 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. [3] He plays keyboards and sings for the band Dayplayer. [4]

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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-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 and the 2023 fantasy Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves .

Early life

Daley is the son of R.F. Daley, an actor, and Nancy Daley, a piano teacher. [5] His father is of Irish Catholic background, while his mother is Jewish. [6] [7] [8] [9] He grew up in Nyack, New York, [10] where he played Danny in Nyack Middle School's production of Grease .

Career

Daley began acting when he was cast as young Tommy in the U.S. and international tours of the Broadway hit The Who's Tommy . He played Sam Weir, protagonist of the "Geeks", in the television series Freaks and Geeks , and since then he has worked continuously in television, including series such as The Geena Davis Show , Boston Public , Regular Joe , Kitchen Confidential , Judging Amy , and Spin City . He was #94 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. [5]

In 2001, he co-directed a short film titled What Babies Do. He also wrote and starred in the comedy short Friday Night. In 2005, he appeared in the film Waiting... and in the Fox sitcom Kitchen Confidential . In 2007, Daley joined the cast of the Fox drama series Bones , portraying psychologist Lance Sweets. He co-wrote the season six episode "The Truth in the Myth" with his writing partner Jonathan Goldstein.[ citation needed ] Sweets was ultimately killed in the season 10 premiere; Bones executive producer Stephen Nathan said Sweets was killed because Daley wanted time off to direct a movie, and he was concerned that Daley's absence would be too long, especially if the directing job led to other jobs. [11]

Daley was also featured in the music video for "Mercy Kiss" by Abandoned Pools.

In 2011, Daley and his writing partner Jonathan M. Goldstein wrote the black comedy Horrible Bosses . In 2013, Daley co-wrote The Incredible Burt Wonderstone with Goldstein; Daley also has a cameo in the film as a paramedic. In 2013, the two were hired to write Call of the Wild for DreamWorks Studios. [12] John plays Ben House in Rapture-Palooza . Daley went on to write the story for the sequel to Horrible Bosses.

Daley and Goldstein co-wrote and co-directed the 2015 film Vacation , the latest installment of the National Lampoon's Vacation film series, starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate. [13]

Daley and Goldstein wrote the screenplay for the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming with four other screenwriters, [14] and were both considered to direct [15] before Jon Watts was hired. [16]

Daley and Goldstein directed the 2018 black comedy Game Night , based on a screenplay by Mark Perez. The film, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams, "earned a raft of glowing reviews for its whip-smart script, energetic performances, and deliberate avoidance of modern comedy's ubiquitous tropes," and grossed $117 million at the worldwide box office, versus a $37 million budget. While Daley and Goldstein did not receive screenwriter credit, they later said they rewrote "almost all of the original script's dialogue, totally overhauled the characters — most notably a creepy cop portrayed by Jesse Plemons — and comprehensively reworked the original script's third act." [17]

In 2018, it was announced that the duo were set to direct a film adaptation of DC Comics' The Flash for their DC Extended Universe, [18] but it was announced in July that they have left the project. Despite this, both Daley and Goldstein received story by credit alongside Joby Harold. [19] [20]

In July 2019, it was announced that Goldstein and Daley were entering early negotiations to direct the reboot of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). [21] In January 2020, it was announced that, in addition to directing the film, Goldstein and Daley were also writing a new draft of the screenplay. [22]

Filmography

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriter
2001What Babies DoYesNo
2011Audio TourYesYes

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
2011 Horrible Bosses NoYesNo
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone NoYesNo
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 NoYesNo
2014 Horrible Bosses 2 NoStoryNo
2015 Vacation YesYesNo
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming NoYesNo
2018 Game Night YesUncreditedNo
2021 Vacation Friends NoYesNo
2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves YesYesYes
The Flash NoStoryNo
TBA Mayday YesYesNo

Producer

Acting credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Allerd Fishbein's in LoveAllerd FishbeinShort film
2003 View from the Top Rodney
2005 Waiting... Mitch
2008 Burying the Ex ZakOriginal short film
2011 Horrible Bosses Carter
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Paramedic
Rapture-Palooza Ben
2015 Dude Bro Party Massacre III ErnestCameo role
Vacation Ride Operator
2018 Game Night Carter
2022 5-25-77 Pat

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2011 Bones NoYesNoEpisode "The Truth in the Myth"
2019 In the Dark YesYesConsultingEpisode "All About the Benjamin"
2021Welcome to GeorgiaNoYesExecutive
2024 Hysteria! YesNoExecutive [23]

Acting credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2000 Freaks and Geeks Sam Weir 18 episodes
2000–2001 Boston Public Anthony Ward5 episodes
2000–2001 The Geena Davis Show Carter Ryan22 episodes
2001 The Ellen Show ErikEpisode: "Walden Pond"
The KennedysAnthonyTV movie
2002 Spin City SpencerEpisode: "Eyes Wide Open"
2003 Regular Joe Grant Binder5 episodes
2004 Judging Amy Jace CrosbyEpisode: "Roadhouse Blues"
2005–2006 Kitchen Confidential Jim13 episodes
2006 Stacked KevinEpisode: "The Third Date"
2007The CallTomTV movie
2007–2014 Bones Dr. Lance Sweets 138 episodes
2010 Yo Gabba Gabba! HimselfEpisode: "Flying"
2012 The Finder Dr. Lance SweetsEpisode: "Bullets"
2015Bottom's ButteScott and Cabana BoyVoice
2016 Fresh Off the Boat JordanEpisode: "Rent Day"
2019 Drunk History James J. Andrews Episode: "Behind Enemy Lines"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2000 YoungStar Awards Best Young Ensemble Cast – Television (shared with the cast) Freaks and Geeks Nominated
Best Young Actor/Performance in a Comedy TV SeriesNominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble (shared with the cast)Nominated
2001Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Supporting Young Actor The Geena Davis Show Nominated
2014 British Academy Children's Awards Kids' Vote – Feature Film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Nominated
2015 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Character We Miss Most Bones Nominated
2018 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema Spider-Man: Homecoming Nominated
2019 Game Night Nominated
2024 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form Dungeons & Dragons: Among Thieves Won

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