1972 Un homme est mort .... Eric 1975 The Day of the Locust .... Adore 1976 The Bad News Bears .... Kelly Leak 1977 Damnation Alley .... Billy 1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training .... Kelly Leak 1978 The Bad News Bears Go to Japan .... Kelly Leak 1979 Breaking Away .... Moocher 1981 Every Stray Dog and Kid 1983 Miss Lonelyhearts .... Seventeen-and-Desperate 1983 Losin' It .... Dave 1985 The Zoo Gang .... Little Joe 1991 Dollman .... Braxton Red 1993 Nemesis .... Einstein 1993 Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story 1993 Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence .... Frank Jessup 2006 All the King's Men .... Sugar Boy 2006 Little Children .... Ronnie J. McGorvey 2008 Winged Creatures .... Bob Jaspersen 2008 Semi-Pro .... Dukes 2009 Watchmen .... Walter Kovacs / Rorschach 2009 Shutter Island .... George Noyce |
Haley was born and raised in Northridge, California, the son of Haven Earle "Bud" Haley, a radio show host/disc jockey and actor. His first marriage was to Sherry Vaughan in 1979. He has two children: Christopher (born 1986) with his second wife and Olivia (born 1998) from a previous relationship. He married his third wife, Amelia Cruz, in 2004. He resides in San Antonio, Texas. Haley has appeared in numerous films, including "Damnation Alley", John Schlesinger’s "The Day of the Locust", and "Losin’ It", as well as guest roles on TV. A well known child actor, he starred as Kelly Leak in the comedy "The Bad News Bears". He also starred in "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" and "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" He played 'Moocher' in Peter Yates’ acclaimed 1979 film "Breaking Away" and later in the short lived TV series of the same name. Throughout the 1970s, he often played a tough, angry, pimply, long-haired misfit. He has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Marcus Welby, M.D., The Waltons, Planet of the Apes, MacGyver, The Love Boat, Renegade, and Get a Life. Haley’s acting career went dormant during most of the 1990s and early 2000s before turning to directing. He eventually turned to a career as a successful producer and director of television commercials. He returned to acting in 2006, first appearing in Steven Zaillian’s "All the King’s Men" alongside Sean Penn, before giving a Delta Award winning performance as a recently paroled sex offender in Todd Field’s "Little Children". He stated that his preparation for the role was greatly influenced by the relationship shared between his brother True, who battled a heroin addiction before he died of an overdose, and their mother.[3] Haley was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this portrayal and in 2007 was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Currently, Haley owns a production company, JEH Productions, in San Antonio, Texas. In 2008, he appeared in "Semi-Pro" and will star in "Winged Creatures" with Kate Beckinsdale, Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning. He also stars in Zack Snyder’s 2009 adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel, "Watchmen" as Rorschach, a sociopathic masked vigilante working to find the identity of a superhero killer. The film also reunites him with Little Children co-star Patrick Wilson who played Nite Owl II, former partner of Rorschach. Also in 2009, Haley will appear in Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese. He will play a patient of a hospital for the criminally insane. |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2006 - CFCA Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children Chlotrudis Awards 2007 - Chlotrudis Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2006 - DFWFCA Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children Delta's Choice Awards 2006 - Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children 2006 - Best Dramatic Performance for: Little Children New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2006 - NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children Online Film Critics Society Awards 2007 - OFCS Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2006 - SFFCC Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2006 - SEFCA Award Best Supporting Actor for: Little Children |