Biography
The major source of the teen's fame was his role as a reluctant athlete in the "Bad News Bears" franchise, where he won over fans with his restless energy and bad attitude while looking as hardened and world-weary as a pimply 15-year-old could possibly look. Following Haley's excellent dramatic performance in the acclaimed small town coming-of-age drama "Breaking Away" (1979), however, the actor was unable to parlay his early success into …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Portrayed Alexander Stephens opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" |
2012 | Co-starred with Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's remake of the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" |
2010 | Cast in the iconic role of Freddy Krueger for the remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" |
2010 | Cast as Guerrero, an ally of the protagonist Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) on the Fox drama "Human Target" |
2010 | Played mutilated patient George Noyce in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" |
2009 | Cast as masked detective Rorschach in Zack Snyder's film adaptation of "Watchmen" |
2009 | Appeared in "Fragments," the film adaptation of Roy Freirich's novel Winged Creatures |
2006 | Gave a critically acclaimed performance as a recently paroled sex offender in Todd Field's "Little Children"; received SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor |
2006 | Returned to the big screen in Steven Zaillian's "All the King's Men" |
1993 | TV-movie debut, "Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story" (CBS) |
1991 | Returned to feature acting in the horror film "Dollman" |
1990 | Co-wrote the horror feature "Playroom" |
1990 | Supplied a voice for the animated children's series "Gravedale High" (NBC) |
1985 | Last feature film for six years, "Winners Take All" |
1983 | Co-starred in the teen sex comedy "Losin' It" with Tom Cruise and Shelley Long |
1980 | Reprised the role of 'Moocher' for the short-lived ABC series "Breaking Away" |
1979 | Played 'Moocher' in Peter Yates' acclaimed film "Breaking Away" |
1976 | Played Kelly Leak, the motorcycle-riding, cigarette-smoking little leaguer in "The Bad News Bears"; re-created the role for two sequels |
1975 | Made feature debut in the John Schlesinger adaptation of Nathanael West's "The Day of the Locust" |
1974 | Voiced Greg Butler for the animated children's series "Valley of the Dinosaurs" (CBS) |
1974 | Voiced Danny Day on the animated children's series "These Are the Days" (ABC) |
Awards
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Little Children |
2006 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in Little Children |
2006 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in Little Children |
2006 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in Little Children |