Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley is an American Academy Award–nominated actor and New York Film Critics Circle Award winner whose career spans decades, marked by early fame, reinvention, and critical acclaim. He first rose to prominence as a child actor in the 1970s, starring as Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears, followed by Breaking Away and Losin’ It, working alongside actors such as Dennis Quaid and Tom Cruise early in their careers. 

After a long break from acting, Haley made a remarkable return with Little Children, directed by Todd Field, earning an Academy Award nomination for his performance opposite Kate Winslet. He went on to star in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, delivering a standout turn as Rorschach alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan. His subsequent roles include portraying Freddy Krueger in the (2010) remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, as well as appearances in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island with Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, RoboCop  (2014), London Has Fallen, the Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, and Alita: Battle Angel, produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez. 

His recent film credits include Devil’s Peak, Hypnotic, The Union, Dead Money, and Your Host, continuing a career defined by bold choices, transformation, and collaboration with some of cinema’s most influential filmmakers and performers.